Ilijah Paul
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Monterey Bay FC
at Monterey Bay FC
476 days · joined 2025-02-03
Market value
€200k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
2019
debut season
0.23
goals / match
Real Monarchs SLC
top club · 30 apps
Career highs
€200k
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
7
best season · 2025
3 · 16.7%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 2002-07-26 · 6 players total
79Appearances
18Goals
7Assists
15Yellow cards
2Red cards
15Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ilijah Paul |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ilijah Paul Gindiri |
| Date of birth | 2002-07-26 (23 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Gilbert, Arizona, United States |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Monterey Bay FC |
| Joined | 2025-02-03 |
| Contract expires | 2025-11-30 |
| Agent | PRO FC |
Jul 2025
2025 — Monterey Bay FC
23 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Salt Lake → Monterey Bay
24/25 · Transfer
Dec 2024
Transfer: Ventura County → Salt Lake
24/25 · Return from loan
Aug 2024
Transfer: Salt Lake → Ventura County
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
2024 — Ventura County FC, Real Monarchs SLC
25 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2023
Transfer: Larne FC → Salt Lake
23/24 · Return from loan
Sep 2023
Transfer: Salt Lake → Larne FC
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Real Salt Lake City, Real Monarchs SLC
22 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Larne FC
5 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2022
Transfer: Washington → Salt Lake
22/23 · Draft
Jul 2022
2022 — Washington Huskies (University of Washington)
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2021
Transfer: SF Dons → Washington
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Washington Huskies (University of Washington)
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2020
Transfer: Barca Academy → SF Dons
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Transfer: Rising Acad. → Barca Academy
19/20 · Transfer
Nov 2019
Transfer: Phoenix Rising → Rising Acad.
19/20 · Return from loan
Nov 2019
Transfer: FC Tucson → Phoenix Rising
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
2019 — FC Tucson
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2019
Transfer: Phoenix Rising → FC Tucson
18/19 · Loan
Feb 2019
Transfer: Rising Acad. → Phoenix Rising
18/19 · Loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: RSL Academy → Rising Acad.
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €200k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 1.00/90
Assists2 total · 2.00/90
G+A3 total · 3.00/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Larne FC
6.6%
Monterey Bay FC
30.0%
Ventura County FC
23.2%
Real Monarchs SLC
40.2%
Real Salt Lake City
0.0%
Washington Huskies (University of Washington)
0.0%
FC Tucson
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larne FC | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
| Monterey Bay FC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 407 |
| Ventura County FC | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 315 |
| Real Monarchs SLC | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 545 |
| Real Salt Lake City | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Huskies (University of Washington) | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Tucson | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Irish League Cup | Larne FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Larne FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | US Open Cup | Monterey Bay FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | USL Cup | Monterey Bay FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2025 | USLC | Monterey Bay FC | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 333 |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Ventura County FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 315 |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Real Monarchs SLC | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 307 |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro Playoffs | Ventura County FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Real Monarchs SLC | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 238 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NCAA D1 College Cup | Washington Huskies (University of Washington) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NCAA D1 College Cup | Washington Huskies (University of Washington) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | USL1 | FC Tucson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | RSL Academy | Rising Acad. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-07 | Rising Acad. | Phoenix Rising | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-04-10 | Phoenix Rising | FC Tucson | Loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-29 | FC Tucson | Phoenix Rising | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-30 | Phoenix Rising | Rising Acad. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Rising Acad. | Barca Academy | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-01 | Barca Academy | SF Dons | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-01 | SF Dons | Washington | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-21 | Washington | Salt Lake | Draft | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-06 | Salt Lake | Larne FC | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | Larne FC | Salt Lake | Return from loan | 75000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-08 | Salt Lake | Ventura County | Loan | 75000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | Ventura County | Salt Lake | Return from loan | 75000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | Salt Lake | Monterey Bay | Transfer | 75000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€200k
Peak€200k
Low€75k
Δ since start+€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Farnsworth | 1 | 0 | 958 |
| Fernando Delgado | 1 | 0 | 791 |
| Tommy Silva | 1 | 2 | 693 |
| Matthew Bell | 1 | 0 | 670 |
| Noel Caliskan | 1 | 0 | 569 |
| Bertin Jacquesson | 2 | 0 | 491 |
| Griffin Dillon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Alba | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keller Storlie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Pierre | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Ventura County FC | 5 | 24 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Real Monarchs SLC | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | USLC | Monterey Bay FC | 4 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USLC | Monterey Bay FC | 2 | 20 |
| 23/24 | Irish League Cup | Larne FC | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Real Monarchs SLC | 2 | 13 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | Ventura County | Salt Lake | Return from loan | — | €75k |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-08 | Salt Lake | Ventura County | Loan | — | €75k |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | Larne FC | Salt Lake | Return from loan | — | €75k |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-06 | Salt Lake | Larne FC | Loan | — | €150k |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-30 | Phoenix Rising | Rising Acad. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-29 | FC Tucson | Phoenix Rising | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-04-10 | Phoenix Rising | FC Tucson | Loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-07 | Rising Acad. | Phoenix Rising | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Senior debut season | |
| 2023 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 407 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 |
| 2024 | 25 | 622 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | 22 | 238 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
MLS Next Pro
37 apps
10 G
3 A
USLC
20 apps
4 G
2 A
USL Cup
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Irish League Cup
1 apps
1 G
2 A
US Open Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
MLS
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Ilijah Paul
Who is Ilijah Paul?
Ilijah Paul is an United professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Monterey Bay FC.
How old is Ilijah Paul?
Ilijah Paul is 23 years old. He was born on July 26, 2002 in Gilbert, Arizona.
What position does Ilijah Paul play?
Ilijah Paul plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Ilijah Paul play for?
Ilijah Paul currently plays for Monterey Bay FC.
How many career goals has Ilijah Paul scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ilijah Paul has scored 18 goals in 79 appearances.
What is Ilijah Paul's market value?
Ilijah Paul's most recent reported market value is €200k.