Paige Quinn Cronin ( Monaghan; born November 13, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for and captains the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Butler Bulldogs and was drafted 10th overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
Early life and college career 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.
Butler Bulldogs Cronin played four years for the Butler University Bulldogs, finishing her university career with 22 goals and 18 assists in 80 games played. During her career at Butler she was twice named to the All-Big East First Team (2017, 2018) as well as being awarded the 2017 All-Big East Offensive Player of the Year. 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 In 2023, 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 chosen 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 July 23, 2026 LeagueClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsTotalAppsAssistsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals NCAAButler University201519344023420161836001862017186103021102018186200182total731822708022NWSLSky Blue FC201923122322020C601612020F41242202112011013120222203223total672910689Racing Louisville FC 20232203223total220300223Utah Royals2024221222220251625165202671171total454800458 Career total20724428021542 C – NWSL 2020 Challenge Cup
F – NWSL 2020 Fall Series
References
External links Sky Blue FC
NWSL player profile