Paige Nielsen: NWSL stats, matches & career

Season at a glance · 2025

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26 appearances · 2,215 minutes

2025 · published season totals · Houston Dash listed in season record · data through Sep 1, 2026

Appearances: 26
Starts: 24
Minutes: 2,215
Tackles won: 23
Interceptions: 39
Clearances: 171

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Latest appearance · 2025

Brief

Lost 0–2 at Thorns

From the record · November 2, 2025

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Look beyond the ball2025 · Houston Dash

2025 role

Left center back

Houston Dash

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2023

Left center back

Angel City

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When she steps forward, who covers the space behind her?

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Recent playing time · 2025

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5 starts in 5 recorded appearances. Latest: 99 minutes against Thorns on Nov 2, 2025.

Event-clock minutes include stoppage time and can exceed 90. Only appearances are shown; gaps do not establish availability.

Statistics · 2025

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Per 90 uses the displayed season total and minutes. Competition scope is under review; these are not confirmed regular-season-only rates.
Metric	Total	Per 90 minutes
Goals	1	0.04
Assists	0	0
Shots	6	0.24
Shots on target	2	0.08
Key passes	3	0.12
Passes completed	1060	43.07
Tackles won	23	0.93
Interceptions	39	1.58
Clearances	171	6.95

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Advanced metrics · 2025

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Matches · 2025

2025 regular-season appearances · player’s team score first · event-timed minutes
Date / opponent	Result	Played	Min	Tackles	Int.	Clear.
Nov 2, 2025 · Thorns (A)	L 0–2	Start	99	1	2	3
Oct 18, 2025 · Current (H)	W 1–0	Start	107	1	2	10
Oct 12, 2025 · Angel City (A)	L 0–2	Start	108	1	1	9
Oct 4, 2025 · Pride (H)	D 1–1	Start	101	1	1	8
Sep 28, 2025 · Spirit (A)	L 0–4	Start	98	1	1	7
Sep 20, 2025 · Stars (H)	W 1–0	Start	106	1	3	8
Sep 14, 2025 · Royals (A)	L 0–2	Start	101	0	1	8
Sep 8, 2025 · Wave (A)	W 3–0	Start	108	3	3	9
Aug 29, 2025 · Racing (A)	D 1–1	Start	104	0	3	5
Aug 24, 2025 · Reign (H)	D 1–1	Start	103	1	1	4
Aug 17, 2025 · Gotham (A)	W 2–1	Start	100	1	4	12
Aug 9, 2025 · Courage (H)	W 2–1	Start	104	0	0	2
Aug 3, 2025 · Bay FC (A)	D 2–2	Start	102	3	1	9
Jun 21, 2025 · Courage (A)	L 1–2	Start	100	2	2	8
Jun 14, 2025 · Wave (H)	L 2–3	Start	97	4	1	4
Jun 7, 2025 · Pride (A)	L 0–1	Start	107	4	3	10
May 25, 2025 · Bay FC (H)	D 2–2	Start	105	1	1	5
May 17, 2025 · Thorns (H)	L 1–4	Sub	43	0	0	4
May 12, 2025 · Reign (A)	W 1–0	Sub	30	0	1	4
May 3, 2025 · Racing (H)	L 1–2	Start	97	2	0	7
Apr 26, 2025 · Royals (H)	W 1–0	Start	98	1	0	10
Apr 19, 2025 · Current (A)	L 0–2	Start	93	1	1	9
Apr 12, 2025 · Angel City (H)	L 1–3	Start	97	0	1	6
Mar 29, 2025 · Gotham (H)	D 0–0	Start	100	0	2	4
Mar 23, 2025 · Stars (A)	W 2–1	Start	95	1	2	4
Mar 15, 2025 · Spirit (H)	L 1–2	Start	104	2	2	2

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Season record

Published season totals; competition scope may include playoffs. Select a season to inspect its regular-season club appearances.
Season / listed club	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
2026 · Houston Dash	19	18	1469	0	0
2025 · Houston Dash	26	24	2215	1	0
2024 · Houston Dash	24	24	2159	1	0
2023 · Angel City	21	21	1864	1	0
2022 · Angel City	20	14	1299	0	1
2021 · Washington Spirit	19	13	1055	1	0
2019 · Washington Spirit	22	22	2224	0	0
2016 · Seattle Reign	2	0	46	0	0

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

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201646 minSeattle Reign

2017No row

2018No row

20192,224 minWashington Spirit

2020Excluded

20211,055 minWashington Spirit 20221,299 minAngel City 20231,864 minAngel City 20242,159 minHouston Dash 20252,215 minHouston Dash 20261,469 minHouston Dash

Calendar gaps remain visible. This is the available NWSL record, not a complete professional career.

Upcoming club fixture

Boston Legacy vs Houston Dash

Sun, Sep 20, 6:00 PM UTC

For the last recorded club. Player availability is not confirmed.

Schedule as observed Sep 18, 2026; later changes are not reflected.

Player details

Paige Nielsen

Defender

Nationality: USA
Born: 1993-10-14
Height: 165 cm
Recorded seasons: 8
NWSL coverage: 2016–2026
Data through: Sep 1, 2026

Coverage dates are not debut or retirement dates · 2016 onward, excluding 2020

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Sources, coverage and definitions

Season totals use the official league feed from 2021 onward and event-derived records for 2016–2019. Some season totals may include playoff figures; competition scope remains under review. Match tables here contain verified regular-season appearances only.

Coverage starts in 2016. The 2020 competitions are excluded. Missing seasons do not mean the player did not play. Match minutes include stoppage time and may differ from official season minutes.

Statistics through Sep 1, 2026. Career annotations reviewed September 5, 2026. Listed position, modeled role and availability are separate.

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