Davis Paul

A striker in college, Paul has shown the ability to play on the wing and in the middle of the park for Carlos de los Cobos’ side. The Upland, CA product will look to build off a successful senior season in Berkeley as he makes the step up to become a professional. 2010: Appeared in 20 matches, leading the team in goals (8) and assists (14) as Cal ran to the final eight of the NCAA tournament, bowing out on penalties to eventual national champions Akron University…Was named to the NSCAA All-American third team…2009: Appeared in 17 matches, scoring two goals…Named to Pac-10 All-Academic second team…2008: Appeared in 21 matches, recording three goals and six assists…Earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors...Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selection... started 19 of 21 games… 2007: Appeared in 20 matches, tallying two goals and an assist during his freshman season...selected one of College Soccer News' "100 Freshmen From Coast To Coast To Keep An Eye On"... Prep: A 2006 NSCAA/adidas boys youth All-American...selected to the prestigious adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) and was one of 35 players chosen to play in the ESP All-Star Game in 2006. Three-time (2004-06) state ODP champion with Cal South, scored the game-winning goal that gave Cal-South a national championship in 2005...played at Arsenal FC, leading them to three national titles in three years at the USYSA National Championships as well as three regional titles in three years...at the 2005 USYSA National Championships, he earned the adidas Golden Boot after his club won the U.S. Under-16 Niotis Cup...led Damien high school to back-to-back Division 1 CIF titles as the goal and points leader...selected to the West Coast High School Classic Best 11 all-tournament team...won many major tournaments such as Surf Cup, NHB, League Cup and back-to-back Premier League Championships. Personal: American Studies major at Cal...parents are Doug and Donna Paul...father played baseball at the University of San Diego...hobbies include snowboarding and video editing...created a video with his Cal teammates during a 2010 road trip to Chris Brown’s “For Ur Love”, which went viral on YouTube…born on Oct. 12, 1988, in San Diego, Calif.