Alexander Paulsen

Following his move to Motherwell, Paulsen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→2), while his Rating climbed 35→47. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	MotherwellLoan · 4th	2	1	50%	7.45	47	2
2025/26	Lechia GdanskLoan · 16th	24	2	8%	6.69	35	2
2024/25	AucklandLoan	28	0	0%	7.06	—	—
2023/24	Wellington Phoenix	29	0	0%	7.54	—	—
2021/22	Wellington Phoenix	4	0	0%	7.03	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

New Zealand · international

Side	Apps	G
New Zealand	7	0
New Zealand U23	3	0
New Zealand U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

A. Paulsen is a 24-year-old goalkeeper at Lechia Gdansk, rated 35.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (70.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulsen.

On the season, Paulsen graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 24 Paulsen is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

35.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

1.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.08

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Lechia Gdansk finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Clean sheets

CS rate

70.6%

Minutes

2 clean sheets in 24 appearances (8% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.2 overall — developing / rotation level. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.083

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.083

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 24, Paulsen sits on 5.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Paulsen's projected Rating — 35.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.3M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Motherwell(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

Bournemouth(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

Lechia Gdansk(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

Bournemouth(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Auckland(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

BournemouthJul 2024 – Aug 2024€ 2.3M

Wellington Phoenixuntil Jul 2024

About A. Paulsen

Alexander Noah Paulsen is a 24-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Motherwell, born on July 4, 2002 in Auckland, standing 193 cm tall. He is from New Zealand. Motherwell currently sit 4th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, A. Paulsen has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, averaging a 7.45 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 9, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Falkirk (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-1 win away at Hibernian (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)

A. Paulsen's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Motherwell face ST Mirren away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Paulsen at 35.2 with a Season form score of 1.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the OFC Nations Cup and the A-Leagues All Stars Men. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, A. Paulsen has totalled 108 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 29 appearances for Wellington Phoenix.

A. Paulsen's career has also included time at Bournemouth, Lechia Gdansk, Auckland and Wellington Phoenix.

On the international stage, A. Paulsen has represented New Zealand, New Zealand U23, New Zealand U17 — 13 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.