Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart (born October 30, 1999) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder or a defender for Perth Glory in the A-League Women. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 30, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto SC | |||||||||||||||||
| PSV Union SC | |||||||||||||||||
| Woodside High School | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Washington Huskies | 66 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | California Storm | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spartak Subotica | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | IFK Kalmar | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Perth Glory | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Philippines | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51; 31 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:30; 30 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
College career
editCowart played collegiate soccer at University of Washington. She received the 2019 Husky Invitational Tournament Defensive MVP Award playing as a defensive midfielder against the University of North Carolina, University of Portland, and University of New Mexico. She appeared in 66 matches with 51 starts, including the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[2]
Club career
editYouth
editCowart had her youth career at Palo Alto Soccer Club and PSV Union. She also played for the varsity soccer team of Woodside High School in California.[3]
Çaykur Rizespor
editIn 2022, Cowart joined Turkish Women's Football Super League club Çaykur Rizespor. She made her debut for the club in a 3–1 win against Adana İdman Yurdu.[4] She finished the season with 10 starts in 10 matches for the club, scoring two goals and two assists.[5]
California Storm
editAfter her short stint in the Turkish top flight, Cowart joined Women's Premier Soccer League club California Storm, who later won the 2022 WPSL Championship.[6]
Spartak Subotica
editCowart joined ŽFK Spartak Subotica of the Serbian Women's Super League in August 2022.[7] She made her debut for the club against Norwegian side SK Brann Kvinner during the first round of the 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League[8] She started in all 12 league games.
IFK Kalmar
editIn January 2023, Cowart signed with Damallsvenskan club IFK Kalmar.[9][10] She started all 17 league games.
Perth Glory
editA-League Women side, Perth Glory announced they have signed in Cowart on September 5, 2023. She made her A-League debut on October 14, 2023, with a 2–0 victory over Western United.[11][12] She went on to start all 22 games, playing a total of 1966 minutes, completing 40 interceptions along with 99 clearances and ranking in the league's top ten for passes completed.[13] Despite re-signing for the 2024–25 A-League Women season in August 2024,[14] two months later the club announced her departure by mutual consent to allow her join an American club.[15]
International career
editCowart is eligible to represent either United States or Philippines at the international level.
Philippines
editIn June 2022, Cowart was included in the Philippines squad for the national team's training camp in Europe. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship, held in the Philippines.[16][17][18]
Cowart made her debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 friendly loss against Republic of Ireland, coming in as a substitute replacing Dominique Randle in the 67th minute.[7][19][20]
She would make five appearances at the 2022 AFF Women's Championship which the Philippines won.[7][21]
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
editIn June 2023, Cowart was selected as part of the 23 player Philippines squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand. She started and played in three group-stage matches during the tournament, including a historic victory against New Zealand women's national football team.[22]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 17, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Thailand |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 AFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | December 15, 2022 | Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia |  Papua New Guinea |
3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editPhilippines
References
edit- ^ "Philippines - Australia Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Jessika Cowart - Women's Soccer - University of Washington Athletics". gohuskies.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Introducing Jessika Cowart". gohuskies.com. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Çaykur Rizespor vs Adana İdmanyurdu". sporzip.com. March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Çaykur Rizespor Kadın Futbol Takımı hedefi tutturamadı" (in Turkish). Rize Haberleri. May 10, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "California Storm". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c del Carmen, Lorenzo (August 12, 2022). "Filipinas defender Cowart signs with Serbia's Subotica". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "ŽFK Spartak | 2022 | Spartak - Brann". www-zfk--spartak-in-rs.translate.goog. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "A-truppen inför 2023: Nyförvärv Jessika Cowart". IFK Kalmar. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "IFK Kalmar värvar filippinsk landslagsback". Sveriges Radio. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 5, 2023). "Jess Cowart signs with A-League's Perth". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ Gareth, Morgan. "GLORY START SEASON WITH SENSATIONAL STATEMENT WIN". Perth Glory. Perth Glory. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ https://perthglory.com.au/news/cowart-and-phonsongkham-re-sign-with-glory-for-2024-25-alw-campaign/
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (August 7, 2024). "Cowart and Phonsongkham re-sign with Glory for 2024/25 ALW campaign". Perth Glory.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (October 9, 2024). "ALW defender Cowart departs club by mutual consent". Perth Glory.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 16, 2022). "Filipinas keep core for friendlies vs Ireland, Bosnia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Rosal, Glendale G. (June 18, 2022). "PH women's football team earns highest FIFA ranking at No. 53". Cebu Daily News via Inquirer. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Morilla, Juro (June 17, 2022). "PH football rises in FIFA rankings ahead of AFF Women's Championship". Rappler. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Ireland - Philippines Match Summary". Flashscore. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Ferris, Macdara (June 19, 2022). "Friendly Report: Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 Philippines". Extratime. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Football: Filipinas defender Jessika Cowart signs with Serbian team". ABS-CBN News. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines Fixtures". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved September 14, 2023.