Houston Dash

Paige Nielsen

Defender#14

Key facts

Age: 33
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #14
Born: 14/10/1993
Position: Defender
Nationality: USA

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	SHOT	SOG
2026 NWSL HOU	25	17	18	4	0	4	1
2025 NWSL HOU	24	17	12	1	1	7	2
2024 NWSL HOU	21	19	11	4	1	15	2

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 NWSLHouston Dash	27	0	0	4	1	2,156	4	0	0	27	1	20	19	0	37	0
2025 NWSLHouston Dash	26	1	0	6	2	2,215	1	0	0	26	2	17	12	0	35	0
2024 NWSLAngel City FC / Houston Dash	24	1	0	9	1	2,160	3	0	0	14	0	10	8	1	22	0
2023 NWSLAngel City FC	21	1	–	–	–	1,864	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 NWSLAngel City FC	20	0	1	2	1	1,297	4	0	0	20	6	13	9	1	20	0
2021 NWSLWashington Spirit	19	1	–	–	–	1,053	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019 NWSLWashington Spirit	22	0	0	0	0	1,914	4	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	24	0
Career7 seasons	159	4	1	21	5	12,659	16	1	0	109	9	60	48	2	138	0

Game log, 2026 NWSL

Game
2 Nov v Portland Thorns FCL 0-2 2 Nov	0	0	90	0	1	0	3	1	2
24 Oct @ Chicago Stars FCW 3-1 24 Oct	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	1
19 Oct v Orlando PrideL 1-2 19 Oct	0	0	90	1	1	0	1	1	2
5 Oct v Washington SpiritL 2-3 5 Oct	1	1	90	0	1	0	0	0	3
27 Sept @ Portland Thorns FCD 1-1 27 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	1
21 Sept @ Boston Legacy FCW 2-1 21 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	0	1
13 Sept v Utah RoyalsL 0-1 13 Sept	0	0	90	1	1	0	1	4	1
7 Sept @ Orlando PrideL 1-3 7 Sept	0	0	56	0	1	0	1	0	2
17 Aug @ North Carolina CourageW 3-2 17 Aug	0	0	85	0	1	0	1	0	2
9 Aug v Kansas City CurrentD 1-1 9 Aug	0	0	84	0	1	0	0	0	1
2 Aug v Gotham FCL 0-1 2 Aug	2	0	89	0	1	0	0	1	1
25 July v Bay FCW 1-0 25 July	0	0	83	0	1	0	1	0	0
19 July @ Racing Louisville FCD 1-1 19 July	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	1
13 July @ Denver Summit FCD 2-2 13 July	0	0	85	0	1	0	0	1	2
4 July @ Washington SpiritL 1-2 4 July	0	0	45	0	1	0	0	0	0
1 June @ Gotham FCL 0-1 1 June	0	0	90	0	1	0	2	1	1
24 May v Angel City FCW 2-1 24 May	0	0	45	0	1	0	0	0	1
21 May v San Diego Wave FCD 2-2 21 May	0	0	56	0	1	0	1	0	1
16 May @ Kansas City CurrentL 0-3 16 May	0	0	60	0	1	0	0	0	2
10 May v Denver Summit FCL 1-4 10 May	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	4
7 May @ Utah RoyalsL 0-2 7 May	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	2
2 May v Seattle Reign FCD 0-0 2 May	0	0	28	0	1	1	0	1	0
26 Apr v North Carolina CourageL 0-1 26 Apr	0	0	90	1	1	0	1	0	1
4 Apr v Racing Louisville FCW 4-3 4 Apr	0	0	90	1	1	0	4	1	3
28 Mar @ Angel City FCL 1-2 28 Mar	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	3	2
22 Mar v Boston Legacy FCW 3-0 22 Mar	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	2	0
15 Mar @ San Diego Wave FCW 1-0 15 Mar	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, NWSL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 25 of 80	80	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	80.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.0
HomeHome or away · won 29 of 79	79	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	78.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.0
LossesResult	66	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	83.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.0	1.5	0.0
WinsResult	54	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	72.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0
DrawsResult	39	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	83.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 54 of 159	159	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	79.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.0
Gotham FCOpponent · won 5 of 15	15	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	83.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0
North Carolina CourageOpponent · won 8 of 15	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	74.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
Orlando PrideOpponent · won 4 of 15	15	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	83.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.1	0.0
Chicago Stars FCOpponent · won 6 of 14	14	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	82.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0
Kansas City CurrentOpponent · won 6 of 13	13	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	74.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
Portland Thorns FCOpponent · won 2 of 13	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.0
Seattle Reign FCOpponent · won 3 of 12	12	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	66.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.8	0.0
Racing Louisville FCOpponent · won 4 of 11	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	79.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.0
San Diego Wave FCOpponent · won 5 of 10	10	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	86.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.0
Utah RoyalsOpponent · won 2 of 9	9	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	90.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.0
Washington SpiritOpponent · won 2 of 9	9	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	75.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.4	0.0
Houston DashOpponent · won 2 of 8	8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	69.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
Angel City FCOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.0	82.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.0
Bay FCOpponent · won 1 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	88.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.4	0.0
Boston Legacy FCOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Denver Summit FCOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	3.0	0.0
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround · won 11 of 42	42	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	84.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.7	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround · won 8 of 23	23	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	79.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0
Audi Field, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround · won 7 of 13	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.0
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaGround · won 2 of 9	9	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	83.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.0
Maryland SoccerPlex, Boyds, MarylandGround · won 4 of 8	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0
Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, KentuckyGround · won 3 of 7	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0
SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IllinoisGround · won 2 of 7	7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	90.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround · won 0 of 6	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	79.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	1.2	0.0
WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North CarolinaGround · won 2 of 6	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround · won 4 of 5	5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround · won 2 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.0
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround · won 0 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0
CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, MissouriGround · won 0 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	82.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround · won 1 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	57.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.5	0.0
Segra Field, Leesburg, VirginiaGround · won 1 of 4	4	–	–	–	–	87.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma, WashingtonGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
RWJBarnabas Health Stadium at Yurcak Field, PiscatawayGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Centreville Bank Stadium, Pawtucket, Rhode IslandGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	85.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Legends Field, Kansas City, KansasGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	20.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, EvanstonGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Subaru Park, Chester, PennsylvaniaGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	65.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–