Jordan Silkowitz

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Jordan Silkowitz
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Silkowitz with Bay FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jordan Michele Silkowitz [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-27) March 27, 2000 (age 25)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 29
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Ohio State Buckeyes 18 (0)
2020–2022 Iowa State Cyclones 43 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Kansas City Current 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 19 (0)
2024– Bay FC 24 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:23, November 9, 2025 (UTC)

Jordan Michele Silkowitz (born March 27, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Following a stint with the Ohio State Buckeyes, she played college soccer for Iowa State Cyclones. She was drafted by the Kansas City Current in the second round of the 2023 NWSL Draft. She has also previously played for the Brisbane Roar in Australia.

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Early life

Silkowitz was raised in Fairfax, Virginia, one of two children born to Robert Silkowitz and Joni Henderson. She attended Woodson High School, where she lettered in soccer all four years and was named second-team all-state in 2017. She played ECNL club soccer for McLean Youth Soccer. [2] She committed to play college soccer for Ohio State during her senior year. [3]

College career

Silkowitz redshirted her freshman season with the Ohio State Buckeyes as a backup to Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Devon Kerr in 2018. [4] In 2019, she made 4 starts and played in all 18 games with 8 scoreless outings, earning Big Ten all-freshman honors. [2] [5] She then transferred to the Iowa State Cyclones in 2020, starting all 13 games. She started 14 games and kept 4 clean sheets in 2021, including a shutout against top seed TCU in the Big 12 tournament before losing on penalties. [2] [6] She started all 17 games and led the Big 12 Conference with 100 saves while keeping 3 shutouts in 2022. [2] [7]

Club career

Kansas Current and Brisbane Roar

Silkowitz was drafted by the Kansas City Current with the 18th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NWSL Draft, becoming the first Iowa State player to be drafted in the NWSL. [8] [9] She was signed to a two-year contract. [10] She never appeared in a competitive game for Kansas City, being a backup to Cassie Miller and Adrianna Franch. [11]

On September 13, 2023, it was announced that Silkowitz would join the Brisbane Roar on a season-long loan. [12] On October 15, three days after arriving in Australia, she made her professional debut starting in the season opener against Melbourne Victory. [13] [14] She played in 19 games on loan and kept 3 clean sheets before she was recalled to the Current on March 8, 2024. [15]

Bay FC

On August 28, 2024, Bay FC acquired Silkowitz in exchange for Kayla Sharples and $15,000 in allocation money. [16] She signed a two-year contract extension the following month. [17]

Bay's starting goalkeeper job opened up after previous starter Katelyn Rowland retired during the 2025 preseason. [18] Silkowitz earned the job and made her NWSL debut in a season-opening 1–1 draw with the Utah Royals on March 15, 2025. [19] The following week, she kept her first NWSL clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over Racing Louisville. [20] On May 4, she faced her first NWSL penalty and denied the effort from María Sánchez, but Bay lost 2–1 to the San Diego Wave. [21] On August 5, she signed a contract extension through 2027, with the club option to extend to 2028. [22] On October 17, she allowed a hat trick to Manaka Matsukubo even after stopping a penalty from the player in a 4–1 loss to the North Carolina Courage. [23] She started 24 games and ranked top five in the league in saves, shots faced on target, and goals allowed. [24] Her performances earned a league-leading 13 nominations for NWSL Save of the Week, winning the award 3 times. [25]

International career

Silkowitz was called up to the United States under-23 team as an overage player in May 2025. [26] She made her international debut in a 2–1 loss to Germany U-23 on June 2, 2025. [27] In November 2025, Emma Hayes gave Silkowitz her first call-up to the senior national team before a pair of friendlies against Italy. [28]

Honors and awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Spring Commencement" (PDF). Iowa State University. p. 67. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Silkowitz – Soccer". Iowa State Cyclones . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ Clark, Travis (February 6, 2018). "2018 Women's Big Ten Commitments". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Benge, Jacob (September 23, 2019). "Women's Soccer: Two Goalies Look to Replace Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Devon Kerr". The Lantern . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ McDaniel, Stephen (February 14, 2020). "Jordan Silkowitz signs with Iowa State soccer". Iowa State Daily . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ Flores, Nick (October 31, 2021). "Cyclones knocked out of Big 12 championship on penalty kicks". Iowa State Daily . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Silkowitz Makes History; Drafted by Kansas City Current". Iowa State Cyclones. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jordan Silkowitz". Kansas City Current . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ Birch, Tommy (January 13, 2023). "Goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz becomes first Iowa State player selected in NWSL draft". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kansas City Current sign three draft picks to contracts as Regular Season set to begin Saturday March 25". Kansas City Current. March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ Jordan Silkowitz at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "American shot-stopper Jordan Silkowitz signs on". Brisbane Roar FC. September 13, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ Kuhn, Mike (October 18, 2023). "Across State Lines: Silkowitz Makes First Start in Australia". KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ Pisani, Sacha. "'I blacked out': Meet the A-Leagues' new US star with a wild draft story that made history". Australian Professional Leagues . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kansas City Current recall goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz from Brisbane Roar". Kansas City Current. March 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Bay FC acquires goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz, $15,000 Allocation Money from Kansas City Current in exchange for defender Kayla Sharples". Bay FC. August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Bay FC signs goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz to two-year contract extension". Bay FC. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  18. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (February 14, 2025). "Bay FC starting goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland retires during training camp" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Opens 2025 Season With 1-1 Draw at Utah Royals". Bay FC. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Bests Racing Louisville behind first-half scores by Joelle Anderson, Karlie Lema". Bay FC. March 22, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC falls 2-1 in heartbreaker at San Diego Wave FC". Bay FC. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Bay FC Signs goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz to new Bay FC Signs goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz to new contract through 2027". Bay FC . August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  23. ↑ Griffin, Tamerra (October 18, 2025). "Bay FC has not won for 14 games: 'Why do you, you know, lose?'". The Athletic . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  24. ↑ "2025 NWSL Goalkeeper Stats". FBref.com . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Vote Silky for NWSL Save of the Week". Bay FC. October 20, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  26. ↑ "20 Players Named for U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Trip to Germany for Two Matches against the Hosts". United States Soccer Federation. May 21, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  27. ↑ "U.S. Under-23 Women's National Falls 2-1 to Germany to Finish European Trip". United States Soccer Federation. June 6, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Hayes Names 26-Player USWNT Training Camp Roster for Matches Against Italy in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla". United States Soccer Federation. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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