Paul Blanchette

Paul Angelo Blanchette (born April 16, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots SC in the USL Championship.

Paul Blanchette
Personal information
Full name Paul Angelo Blanchette
Date of birth (1994-04-16) April 16, 1994
Place of birth Palo Alto, California, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 20
Youth career
De Anza Force[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Loyola Marymount Lions 47 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Portland Timbers U23s 1 (0)
2014–2015 Des Moines Menace 14 (0)
2016 Burlingame Dragons 3 (0)
2017 PEPO 18 (0)
2018 Santa Cruz Breakers 6 (0)
2019 New York Cosmos 10 (0)
2020 Rio Grande Valley FC 10 (0)
2021– Oakland Roots 73 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Career

College

Blanchette played four years of college soccer at Loyola Marymount University between 2012 and 2015.[2]

Semi-professional

While at college, Blanchette appeared for USL PDL sides Portland Timbers U23s[3] and Des Moines Menace.[4][5]

Following college, Blanchette continued in the PDL with Burlingame Dragons for their 2016 season, before transferring to Finnish Kakkonen side PEPO Lappeenranta in January 2017.[6][7]

In 2018, Blanchette returned to the PDL again, playing with Santa Cruz Breakers.[8]

Blanchette spent 2019 with NPSL side New York Cosmos.[9]

Professional

On March 7, 2020, Blanchette signed for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[10] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 1–5 loss to LA Galaxy II.[11] RGVFC opted to decline their contact option on Blanchette following the 2020 season.[12]

On July 6, 2021, Blanchette joined Oakland Roots SC.[13]

References
  1. Satterfield, Lem (8 February 2012). "Defense [sic] carries De Anza Force to first place". espn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. "Paul Blanchette - Men's Soccer". lmulions.com. Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. "Paul Blanchette | SoccerStats". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. "2014 Stats | uslleaguetwo". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. "2015 Stats | uslleaguetwo". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  6. "PEPO Lappeenranta". pepofutis.net. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. "TRANSFER: Former LMU Goalkeeper Paul Blanchette Signs First Pro Contract with PEPO in Finland". April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  8. "Santa Cruz Breakers FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Paul Blanchette -". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  9. "Paul Blanchette Continues To Frustrate Opposing Attackers, Keep Clean Sheets". nycosmos.com. New York Cosmos. July 18, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  10. Communications, Toros (March 7, 2020). "RGV FC Add Ten Players To 2020 Roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  11. "Rio Grande Valley FC vs. LA Galaxy II | USLChampionship". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. March 8, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  12. "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Announce Roster Moves". 9 December 2020.
  13. "ROOTS SIGN PALO ALTO NATIVE PAUL BLANCHETTE". oaklandrootssc.com. Oakland Roots SC. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.


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