Paul Christensen is a 22 year old decorated former collegiate athlete from Woodinville, Washington. He was acquired by Atlanta in the 2018 SuperDraft, where he was selected 70th overall.
In college he played and started in all 72 games of his four year career at University of Portland, recording twenty clean sheets. In his final two seasons he was also voted West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the year. During his time before college, Christensen played his soccer for the Seattle Sounders FC Academy, also earning caps at the international level for the US at both the U-15 and U-17 age groups.