Alex Paulsen
Alexander Paulsen (born 4 July 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wellington Phoenix. He was part of the New Zealand team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Paulsen | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2002 | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Onehunga Sports | ||
| 2018– | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Wellington United | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Lower Hutt City | 39 | (0) |
| 2021– | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | New Zealand U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | New Zealand U-23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2021 | |||
Club career
He made his A-League debut on 19 December 2021, in a 2–1 loss against Sydney FC after coming on for an injured Oli Sail.[6]
In an FFA Cup quarterfinal match against Melbourne City on 5 January 2022, Paulsen made three saves in a 0–0 (4–3) penalty shootout extra time win to secure the Phoenix's maiden semifinal appearance in the competition.[7]
References
- "Alex Paulsen". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Eric Goodman (7 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics Men's Soccer Preview – Group B (South Korea, Honduras, New Zealand, Romania)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Ben Grounds (15 July 2021). "Football at Olympics Tokyo 2020: Which Premier League stars are heading to the Games?". SkySports. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Andrew Voerman (2 November 2019). "Fifa Under-17 World Cup: New Zealand stay alive thanks to Alex Paulsen's saves". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- "PAULSEN BOUNCES BACK AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY". FIFA. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- Rollo, Phillip (19 December 2021). "'Not up to standard': Wellington Phoenix lose third A-League Men game in a row". Stuff.
- Rollo, Phillip (6 January 2022). "Alex Paulsen saves the day to send Wellington Phoenix into FFA Cup final four". Stuff. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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