Kate Howarth (soccer)

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Kate Howarth
Personal information
Full name Kate Lynn Howarth [1]
Date of birth (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2005 Flint Steelers
2006–2009 Michigan Hawks
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Miami Hurricanes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 New England Mutiny 12 (11)
2013 Boston Breakers 4 (0)
2014–2019 New England Mutiny (58)
2020 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 1, 2013

Kate Lynn Howarth (born July 3, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the NWSL's Boston Breakers.

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Early life

Howarth started playing soccer in 1999 for the Flint Steelers. She played for the team until 2005 and then joined the Michigan Hawks youth team until 2009. [2]

University of Miami

In 2009, she started playing collegiate soccer for the Miami Hurricanes for which she played until 2012. [2] While playing for the Hurricanes, Howarth was named Second-Team All-ACC and the NCAA Division I All-Southeast Third Team in 2011. [2] [3]

Club career

New England Mutiny, 2012

In 2012, Howarth played for the New England Mutiny in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL-Elite), the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time.[ citation needed ]

Boston Breakers, 2013

In March 2013, Howarth reported to the Portland Thorns for preseason. After the signing deadline, Howarth's rights were released and she was put on waiver. Boston Breakers immediately obtained Howarth's rights.[ citation needed ]

In April 2013, Howarth signed a professional contract with the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League after training with the team. [4] She made her professional debut for the team on May 4, 2013, in a match against the Chicago Red Stars in which she came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Sydney Leroux. Boston won the match 4–1. [5] After making four appearances for the Breakers, she was waived by the team in June 2013. [6]

New England Mutiny, 2014–2019

After a season with the Boston Breakers, Howarth returned to the Mutiny to captain the team.[ citation needed ] She was named to the all-UWS first team in 2016–2019.[ citation needed ] In 2019, Howarth was also named Player of the Year, where she scored in every game she appeared in. [7]

Howarth is Mutiny's all-time leading goalscorer and point-scorer with 69 and 155 respectively. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Candidates for Degrees – School of Education and Human Development – Bachelor of Science in Education: Degree candidates December 13, 2012" (PDF). Commencement 2012. University of Miami. December 13, 2012. p. 22. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "#1 Kate Howarth". University of Miami. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "WPSL Elite New England Mutiny's Kate Howarth". Soccer Nation. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kate Howarth 91 Hawks signs contract with Boston Breakers". Michigan Wolves. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "BOSTON BREAKERS VS. CHICAGO RED STARS 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS: The Breakers have waived forward Kate". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Flash, Mutiny share points in 3–3 thriller". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ "MUTINY'S HOWARTH SIGNS WITH ORLANDO PRIDE OF NWSL". New England Mutiny. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.


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