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(s) 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 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 17, 2025

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). She played college soccer for the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa State Cyclones.

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Early life and college career

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. [3]

Ohio State Buckeyes

Silkowitz redshirted her freshman season with the Ohio State Buckeyes as a backup to Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Devon Kerr. [4] The following year in the 2019 season, she shared goalkeeping duties with another keeper, appearing in all 18 games but starting just 4 of them. She led the Buckeyes in saves and picked up Big Ten all-freshman honors. [2] [5]

Iowa State Cyclones

Silkowitz transferred to the Iowa State Cyclones before the 2020 season, playing every minute of the season and managing 3 clean sheets in 13 games. [2] In the 2021 season, she kept 4 clean sheets in 14 games. One of the shutouts came against TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing on penalties. [2] [6] In the 2022 season, Silkowitz led the Big 12 with 100 saves (including career-high 12-save games against both Iowa and Oklahoma State) and kept 3 shutouts in 17 games. [2] [7]

Club career

Kansas City Current

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] However, she never appeared in a competitive game for Kansas City, being a backup to Cassie Miller and Adrianna Franch. [11]

Brisbane Roar (loan)

Silkowitz was loaned to the Australian club Brisbane Roar FC on September 13, 2023. [12] On October 15, three days after arriving in Australia, she made her professional debut starting in the season opener against Melbourne Victory FC. [13] [14] She made 18 appearances for the Roar, recording five wins and three clean sheets, before being called back to the Kansas City Current on March 8, 2024. [15]

Bay FC

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

Following the retirement of starter Katelyn Rowland, Silkowitz made her NWSL debut as Bay's opening day starter on March 15, 2025, a 1–1 draw against the Utah Royals. [18] [19] The following week, she kept her first NWSL clean sheet as Bay FC won 2–0 at home against Racing Louisville on March 22. [20] On May 4, she faced her first NWSL penalty and saved the attempt from María Sánchez in a 2–1 loss to the San Diego Wave. [21] Midway through the season, Bay FC signed Silkowitz to a new contract lasting through 2027, including an additional club option for 2028. [22]

International career

Silkowitz was called up to the United States under-23 team as an overage player in May 2025. [23]

Honors and awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Spring Commencement" (PDF). Iowa State University. p. 67. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Opens 2025 Season With 1-1 Draw at Utah Royals". Bay FC. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (February 14, 2025). "Bay FC starting goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland retires during training camp" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved March 15, 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. ↑ "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.
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