TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– For the second consecutive year, Alabama’s Gianna Paul has been named a United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-American, the organization announced Friday.

Paul’s selection follows an impressive senior campaign that included a team-leading 31 points off 12 goals and seven assists. Her performance on the field earned her First Team All-SEC honors and propelled the Tide to its fourth NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance in five years.

Mirroring her selection from a year prior, Paul was named a fourth-team honoree, becoming the first two-time All-American in program history. Her back-to-back honors are listed alongside Reyna Reyes (2022, first team), Riley Mattingly Parker (2022, first team) and Felicia Knox (2022, third team) as USC All-Americans.  

Additionally, of the 61 women’s soccer players to earn the national honor, Paul is one of just 13 athletes to be named an All-American more than once.

• Surpassed a pair of 20-year-old program records during the season, becoming the Tide’s all-time leader in goals (40) and points (94)
• Scored a team-leading 12 goals and tallied a team-leading 31 points during the season
• Ranked fifth nationally among active Division I players in career goals and eighth in career points
• Named a First-Team All-SEC honoree, garnering her third consecutive first-team nod
• Named a 2025 USC second-team All-Southeast Region honoree
• The All-Southeast Region honor was the third of her career after being named to the first team in both 2023 and 2024
• Also holds UA program records for career shots (279) and career shots on goal (115) as well as single season shots (80)
• Earned a spot on the midseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist