Joseph Paintsil (born 1 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Ghana national team.

[2][3] Paintsil made his Ghana Premier League debut with Tema Youth 12 February 2017 after the club were promoted from Division One the previous season.

Paintsil was fifth in the Golden Boot race at the time of his departure, and finished the season joint-eighth, top scorer for Tema.

[6] Paintsil made his debut on 9 September against Vasas, scoring the first goal in a 5–2 win, taking the place of Rui Pedro in the lineup.

[8] At the halfway point of the season, Paintsil had six goals and four assists, and was rated by Nemzeti Sport as the league's top player.

Following the sale of Leandro Trossard to England in the off-season, Paintsil was given an opportunity to claim the left wing position, and scored his first goal on 17 August against Waasland-Beveren.

[21] Paintsil would only make two starts the rest of the season, which was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, his spot mostly taken by Théo Bongonda.

On 21 February 2024, Paintsil signed a four-year deal with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy for a reported $9 million transfer fee.