Paul Kelly (born May 1, 1974, in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a former American professional soccer defender.
Kelly scored the game-winning goal in Academica's victory over the Dynamo Brava in the SuperCup final.
In 1997, Paul then trained with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer before moving to the USL to play for the New Hampshire Phantoms.
That year the Wildfire fell in penalty kicks to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the US Open Cup.
This year the team lost in the Northeast Conference title game to the Connecticut Wolves despite winning the 2 match aggregate 4–3.