Versatile defender Paul became City's first permanent signing of 2007 when he joined the club from Aston Villa.

Paul, who played in the FA 2004 Youth Cup Final for Villa against Middlesbrough, worked his way through the ranks with the Premiership side, going on to represent England at U18 level. A regular in Villa's reserves, he was involved in their first team during the 2006/07 pre-season programme.

After initially finding himself on the bench following his arrival Paul soon established himself as a first team regular and appeared in a number of positions during his first season at Sincil Bank. His form in his second season, meanwhile, saw him scoop a number of end of season awards and prior to the start of the 2008/09 season penned a one-year extension to his contract.

Injuries and suspension made the second half of the 2008/09 season very much a stop-start affair for Paul and after a hip problem kept him on the sidelines throughout the summer of 2009 the resultant operation kept him out of action until he returned at Christmas. Having forced his way back into the first team, the injury jinx struck again as he finished the 2009/10 season on the sidelines with a broken fifth metatarsal.

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