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Paige Marjorie Metayer (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back or midfielder for the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the California Golden Bears and began her professional career with the Spirit in 2023.
Metayer grew up in Irvine, California, and attended University High School, where she was twice named the girls’ soccer team’s most valuable player and set a school record in the 400-meter dash. In 2018, the school named her its girls’ athlete of the year. Metayer also played youth soccer for Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) team So Cal Blues, where she appeared in three consecutive national playoffs and won the 2017 Surf Cup.
Metayer played NCAA Division I women’s soccer for the California Golden Bears, where she scored nine goals and registered one assist in 89 matches played. She scored her first collegiate goal on September 17, 2018, against UC Davis.
At the University of California, Berkeley, Metayer studied data science and economics.
After going undrafted in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Metayer joined the Washington…
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