Alex Paulsen
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Paulsen playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexander Noah Paulsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Lechia Gdańsk (on loan from Bournemouth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Eastern Suburbs & Onehunga Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Wellington United (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Lower Hutt City (loan) | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bournemouth | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Auckland FC (loan) | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | New Zealand U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | New Zealand U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | New Zealand | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:34, 15 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Noah Paulsen (born 4 July 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, on loan from AFC Bournemouth, and the New Zealand national team.
Born in Auckland, Paulsen joined the academy of Wellington Phoenix in 2018 and signed his first professional contract in September 2021. After establishing himself as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper, he signed for AFC Bournemouth in June 2024. He was subsequently loaned to sister club Auckland FC for their inaugural A-League Men season, before joining Lechia Gdańsk on loan for the 2025–26 campaign. Paulsen represented New Zealand at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics.