Paige Califf

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Villa Park HS
Prev School:
Cal State Northridge
Hometown:
Orange, Calif.

PRONUNCIATION

*Transferred from CSUN before the 2026 season

Career Highlights

2025 All-Big West First Team
2024 All-Big West Honorable Mention

2025 (Redshirt-Junior at CSUN): Started all 19 matches for CSUN … tallied four goals and two assists … played at least 90 minutes in all but one game … helped CSUN to the 2025 Big West Conference Regular Season Championship.

2024 (Redshirt-Sophomore at CSUN): Califf started all 19 matches in her second season with CSUN ... earned All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... helped anchor the Matador backline, playing full time in 11 matches and racking up over 1,500 minutes on the field ... appeared in all but 10 minutes in Big West play ... finished with an assist on the season along with 20 shots with four on goal ... had a season-high four shots at California Baptist (8/15/24) ... dished out an assist to Yoshi Rubalcava in an eventual 1-1 draw with Cal State Fullerton (9/22/24) ... named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team.

2023 (Redshirt-Freshman at CSUN): Califf made her debut on the field for CSUN and appeared in 17 matches with 16 starts ... totaled an assist, a point and 19 shots with nine on goal ... finished with 1,282 total minutes on the field ... played full time in six matches ... started the first eight Big West matches before missing the final two matches of the season ... picked up her first career assist and point at Hawai'i (9/14/23).

2022 (Freshman at Pittsburgh): Califf did not compete in any games in her freshman season ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Spent four years on the varsity soccer team … Scored a combined 20 goals in her final two seasons … Collected Offensive MVP, first-team All-CIF x2, Second-Team All County x2, Defensive MVP x2, First-Team All-League x3 during her career … Held the highest GPA on the women’s soccer team … Played club and served as team captain for Slammers FC.

PERSONAL: Parents are Erin and Danny … has three siblings Blake, Jude, and Caroline … father played professional soccer for 14 years in the MLS, overseas in Denmark, and with the USMNT.

FUN FACTS: Favorite food is Chipotle ... favorite soccer team is the Philadelphia Union, and Julie Ertz is her favorite player... If she did not play soccer, she would play volleyball ... Growing up, she wanted to become a professional soccer player ... Her biggest fear is snorkeling... Her favorite musical artists include SZA, Drake, Don Toliver and Morgan Wallen... Her dream vacation spot is Barcelona, Spain... She enjoys traveling and playing pickleball... Her favorite song right now is “Sweet Home” by Don Toliver... Visiting all 50 states is on her bucket list... If she could have any superpower, she would choose teleportation... Her dream job is to become a professional snowboarder... Her favorite book is Gone Girl... People might be surprised to learn that she lived in Denmark for four years and used to be fluent in Danish... She would love to live in Newport Beach, California... Making her younger self and her family proud is what motivates her.