Jaelin Howell

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Jaelin Howell
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Howell with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jaelin Marie Howell [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-21) November 21, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Windsor, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Youth career
Real Colorado
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Florida State Seminoles 90 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Racing Louisville 50 (0)
2024 Seattle Reign 8 (0)
2025– NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 (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 December 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022

Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham 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.

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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

Howell 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

On 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]

On December 20, 2024, Howell joined NJ/NY Gotham FC as part of a trade that also saw Cassie Miller and Lynn Williams move to Seattle. [10]

International career

Howell was named to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI. [11] 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. [11] [12]

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. [13]

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. [14]

Personal life

Jaelin's father, John, was an NFL safety who was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.

Career statistics

Club

As of November 17, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Louisville FC 2022 NWSL 22051—271
2023 16050—210
2024 12030—150
Seattle Reign 2024 80——80
Career total58013100711

International

As of match played April 9, 2022
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States 2020 10
2021 10
2022 31
Total51
Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Howell goal.
List of international goals scored by Jaelin Howell
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1April 9, 2022 Columbus, Ohio Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 7–09–1 Friendly [15]

Honors

Florida State Seminoles

United States

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ Lytle, Kevin (September 1, 2014). "Freshman soccer player chasing U.S. national team dream". Coloradoan. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Bio". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jaelin Howell Florida State Bio". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Acquires Midfielder Jaelin Howell and Allocation Money in Trade with Racing Louisville FC". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Wins 1-0 In Stoppage Time". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Acquires Forward Lynn Williams and Goalkeeper Cassie Miller in Trade with NJ/NY Gotham FC". ReignFC.com. Seattle Reign . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  11. 1 2 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.
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