Alex Paulsen
 Paulsen playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Noah Paulsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Onehunga Sports | ||
| 2018– | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wellington United | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Lower Hutt City | 39 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 33 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | New Zealand U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | New Zealand U-23 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023 | |||
Alexander Noah Paulsen (born 4 July 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Bournemouth.
Paulsen was part of the New Zealand team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Club career[edit]
Wellington Phoenix[edit]
Paulsen 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.[5]
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.[6]
Bournemouth[edit]
In June 2024, Paulsen signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for a reported initial fee of £850,000, rising up to £2 million.[7] [8]
Personal life[edit]
Paulsen was born in New Zealand to a South African father and Namibian mother.[9][10] He was educated at St Heliers Primary in Auckland and Scots College in Wellington. His brother, Adam, represents the New Zealand national futsal team.[11]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 18 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2018–19 | New Zealand Football Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | New Zealand National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | New Zealand National League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | New Zealand National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | New Zealand National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Wellington United | 2018 | New Zealand Central League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Lower Hutt City | 2019 | New Zealand Central League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | New Zealand Central League | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | New Zealand Central League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Bournemouth | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 95 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
Honours[edit]
Individual
- A-League Men Player of the Month: October/November 2023, March 2024
- PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2023–24[12]
- A-Leagues All Stars: 2024[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Player profile".
- ^ Template:Cite web url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alexander-paulsen/577652/
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cherries complete signing of goalkeeper Paulsen". AFC Bournemouth. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: AFC Bournemouth are closing in on the signing of Wellington Ph..." Facebook. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ https://aleagues.com.au/news/who-is-alex-paulsen-wellington-phoenix-a-league/
- ^ "Paulsen Bounces Back at First Opportunity". FIFA. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.sporty.co.nz/aucklandfootball/newsarticle/69411
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (16 May 2024). "Wellington Phoenix dominate PFA A-League Men team of the season". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "A-League All Stars Men lock in final 21-player squad to take on Newcastle United this Friday". A-League Men. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Alex Paulsen at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 2002 births
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
- New Zealand people of South African descent
- New Zealand association football biography stubs
- People educated at Selwyn College, Auckland
- People educated at Scots College, Wellington