Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and was awarded the Hermann Trophy two years in a row. She was drafted by Racing Louisville FC with the second overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.
.jpg) Howell with Racing Louisville FC in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaelin Marie Howell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 21, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Florida State Seminoles | 90 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Racing Louisville FC | 50 | (0) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | United States U17 | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | United States U20 | 26 | (2) |
| 2020– | United States | 5 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022 | |||
After playing at the under-17 and under-20 level, Howell debuted for the United States national team in 2020.
Early life and college career
editHowell attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was named an NSCAA All-American in 2015.[2] She played for the Florida State women's soccer team prior to beginning her professional career.[3][4]
Howell was awarded the Hermann Trophy in 2020, honoring the United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I women's soccer. She again won the Hermann Trophy in 2021 for the second consecutive season.[5]
Club career
editOn January 21, 2022, Howell signed a three-year contract with Racing Louisville FC after being selected second by the team in the 2022 NWSL Draft.[6]
Howell made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18 in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener, starting in midfield against the Kansas City Current.[7] The midfielder was second in the NWSL in minutes played last season among rookies, only trailing her Racing teammate Savannah DeMelo. Howell had two assists for the year.
On August 19, 2024, Howell was traded to Seattle Reign FC along with $50,000 in allocation money in exchange for Bethany Balcer.[8] She made her debut for Seattle against North Carolina Courage on August 25th, 2024 as she was substituted on in the 75th minute.[9]
International career
editHowell was named to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI.[10] The same year, she was the starting center midfielder for the U-17 team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. On March 29, 2017, she was called up to the U.S. women's national soccer team.[10][11]
After being a part of the USA U-20 Squad that finished runner up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Howell was named to the USA U-20 roster for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[12]
She made her debut for the United States November 27, 2020, coming on as a substitute for Sam Mewis in the 89th minute against the Netherlands.
Howell scored her first senior national team goal in a 9–1 win over Uzbekistan.[13]
Personal life
editJaelin's father, John, was an NFL safety who was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of August 27, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Louisville FC | 2022 | NWSL | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Seattle Reign | 2024 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
International
edit- As of match played April 9, 2022
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Howell goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 9, 2022 | Columbus, Ohio |  Uzbekistan
|
7–0 | 9–1 | Friendly | [14] |
Honors
editFlorida State Seminoles
United States
Individual
- Hermann Trophy: 2020, 2021
- Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year: 2020, 2021
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: USA U20 (women)" (PDF). FIFA. July 26, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Lytle, Kevin (September 1, 2014). "Freshman soccer player chasing U.S. national team dream". Coloradoan. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Bio". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Jaelin Howell Florida State Bio". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Jaelin Howell Wins MAC Hermann Trophy For the Second Straight Season". seminoles.com. January 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Racing signs No. 2 draft pick Howell to multi-year deal". Racing Louisville FC. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Seattle Reign FC Acquires Midfielder Jaelin Howell and Allocation Money in Trade with Racing Louisville FC". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Wins 1-0 In Stoppage Time". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Garza, Daniel (April 3, 2017). "16-year-old called in to replace Tobin Heath for Russian friendlies". MLS Multiplex. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "HORAN RULED OUT OF APRIL MATCHES; HOWELL EARNS CALL-UP". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "USA ROSTER NAMED FOR 2018 FIFA U-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Jardy, Adam. "Racing Louisville's Jaelin Howell scores first international goal to power USWNT to win". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Uzbekistan 9–1 as Forward Sophia Smith Records First Career Hat Trick". U.S. Soccer. April 9, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Rolls to Title at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, With Dominant 6–0 Victory Against Argentina". U.S. Soccer. February 25, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5–0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022.
Match reports
editExternal links
edit- Jaelin Howell at the National Women's Soccer League
- Jaelin Howell at Racing Louisville FC
- Jaelin Howell at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- Jaelin Howell at Soccerway
- Jaelin Howell – FIFA competition record (archived)