Paige Cronin

Cronin grew up in the Succasunna section of Roxbury, New Jersey, alongside her mother Christine, dad Jim, two brothers and one sister. She attended Roxbury High School, where she played soccer for four years, scoring 68 goals in 45 appearances and earning the NJ.com's 2014 NJAC girls soccer Player of the Year award. She also played two years of high school basketball. She hopes to one day become a sports broadcaster. Cronin graduated from Butler with a degree in marketing. ==Professional career==

Sky Blue FC/NJ/NY Gotham FC Cronin was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 10th overall pick of the 2019 NWSL College Draft. In doing so she became the first player from Butler University to be drafted in the NWSL. She signed with the club in February, 2019. Cronin made her club regular season debut on April 13, 2019. Racing Louisville FC Racing Louisville traded its first-round NWSL Draft pick to obtain the playing rights to Cronin, $150,000 in NWSL Allocation Money and a 2023 international slot. Utah Royals In December 2023, she was selected by Utah Royals in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. She was selected as the team captain in the 2024 season. ==International career==

Cronin was a United States youth international at the U23 level. Cronin received her first call-up to the United States women's national soccer team in December 2019. ==Personal life==

In December 2025, she married Major League Baseball player Declan Cronin. She began using her married name, Paige Cronin, professionally in 2026. == Career statistics ==

As of April 11, 2024 C – NWSL 2020 Challenge Cup F – NWSL 2020 Fall Series ==References==