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Ilijah Paul

Monterey Bay F.C.
183 cm
Height
20
Shirt
22 years
Jul 26, 2002
United States
Country
€160K
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches79%Shot attempts92%Goals79%
Chances created85%Aerial duels won58%Defensive actions95%

USL Championship 2025

3
Goals
2
Assists
4
Started
5
Matches
369
Minutes played
7.31
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 5

Detroit City FC
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
5.8

Apr 2

El Farolito SC
1-2
10
0
0
0
0
5.9

Mar 30

Phoenix Rising FC
3-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.7

Mar 23

Orange County SC
0-3
90
2
1
1
0
9.2

Mar 20

International San Francisco
4-0
19
1
0
0
0
7.2

Mar 16

Oakland Roots SC
3-2
81
1
0
0
0
7.8

Mar 9

San Antonio FC
1-0
18
0
0
0
0
6.0

Oct 21, 2024

Tacoma Defiance
4-0
90
0
0
1
0
5.9

Sep 30, 2024

St. Louis City 2
2-3
89
0
0
0
1
5.3

Sep 18, 2024

Portland Timbers 2
2-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.4
Monterey Bay F.C.

Apr 5

USL Championship
Detroit City FC
0-0
90’
5.8

Apr 2

US Open Cup
El Farolito SC
1-2
10’
5.9

Mar 30

USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC
3-1
90’
7.7

Mar 23

USL Championship
Orange County SC
0-3
90’
9.2

Mar 20

US Open Cup
International San Francisco
4-0
19’
7.2
2025

Season performance
Minutes played: 369

Shooting

Goals
3
Penalty goals
1
Shots
11
Shots on target
3

Passing

Assists
2
Successful passes
65
Pass accuracy
76.5%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Dribble success
50.0%
Touches
161
Touches in opposition box
26
Dispossessed
9
Fouls won
10

Defending

Tackles won
3
Tackles won %
60.0%
Duels won
24
Duels won %
35.3%
Aerial duels won
7
Aerial duels won %
29.2%
Interceptions
2
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
16
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
2

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches79%Shot attempts92%Goals79%
Chances created85%Aerial duels won58%Defensive actions95%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Monterey Bay F.C. (Free transfer)Feb 2025 - now
7
4
Ventura County FC (on loan)Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
8
2
Real Monarchs SLCMar 2024 - Aug 2024
17
3
Real Salt Lake (back from loan)Jan 2024 - Aug 2024
Larne (on loan)Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
4
0
Real Salt LakeJan 2023 - Sep 2023
9
0
Real Monarchs SLCJan 2023 - Sep 2023
15
5
FC Tucson (on loan)Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
3
0
Phoenix Rising FC (on loan)Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

Youth career

Barca Academy Under 18/19 (Free transfer)Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
4
5
Real Salt Lake Under 18/19Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Real Salt Lake

United States
1
Mobile Mini Sun Cup(2023)