Kelyn Rowe

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Kelyn Rowe
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Rowe in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kelyn Jaynes Rowe [1]
Date of birth (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Federal Way, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010 Crossfire Premier
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 UCLA Bruins 46 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Washington Crossfire 4 (0)
2012–2018 New England Revolution 206 (29)
2019 Sporting Kansas City 14 (0)
2019 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 2 (3)
2019 Real Salt Lake 4 (0)
2019 → Real Monarchs (loan) 2 (0)
2020 New England Revolution 16 (0)
2021–2023 Seattle Sounders FC 62 (2)
2025 Ballard FC 0 (0)
Total310(34)
International career‡
2008–2010 United States U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 United States U20 6 (3)
2017–2018 United States 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 22, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 28, 2018

Kelyn Jaynes Rowe (born December 2, 1991) is an American former professional and current semi-professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Early life

Rowe grew up in Federal Way, Washington. He attended Federal Way High School, becoming an immediate star on the school's varsity soccer team while just a freshman. By his senior year, Rowe had been named a Parade and ESPN RISE All-American, as well as being awarded the 2010 Class 4A Player of the Year by multiple publications. While in high school, Rowe played club soccer for Crossfire Redmond's youth system, where he was named in the U-16 West All-Conference First Team in 2007 and 2008. As a senior, Rowe was ranked fifth in Top Drawer Soccer's class of 2010 recruit list. [2]

Career

College and amateur

Rowe appeared as an attacking midfielder for the UCLA Bruins, and was a standout player during his freshman year in 2010, ranking second in the Pac-10 Conference in assists with ten and winning the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award.

Rowe started 21 games for the Bruins in his freshman year in 2010, scoring seven goals and adding ten assists. As well as winning the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award, Rowe was also selected to the All-Pac-10 First-team and Third-team All-American, while leading the Bruins to the Louisville, Kentucky Regional Game in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament.

Rowe took the spring quarter off at UCLA to train and play with the U.S. U-20 national team full-time. [3] In 2011, Rowe spent the summer on trial with the German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln before returning to UCLA for his sophomore season. [4]

During Rowe's sophomore campaign he scored six goals and tallied 10 assists during UCLA's run to the semifinals of the NCAA College Cup.

Professional

Rowe was drafted 3rd overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, by the New England Revolution. [5] Known for his ball skills and passing ability, he was listed in January 2012 by ESPN as one of the top 10 American players under 21. [6]

Rowe made his MLS debut, and his first start, on March 10 in the 2012 New England Revolution season opener, a 1–0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes. [7] He made his Revolution home debut two weeks later, in a 1–0 win over the Portland Timbers on march 24. [8]

Rowe scored his first MLS goal in a surprising win over defending MLS Champions the Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 on the road on March 31. [9] He concluded his rookie campaign with three goals and five assists across 30 league appearances. [10]

Rowe won MLS Player of the Week honors for his two-goal performance in a 5–1 win over the Philadelphia Union in Week 25 of the 2013 New England Revolution season. [11] He led the club in assists in 2013, with eight. [10]

Rowe was named Revolution Humanitarian of the Year four straight seasons, from 2014–2017. [10]

In 2015 and 2016, Rowe was the only Revolution player to receive MLS Player of the Week honors; [10] winning the nomination on March 28, 2015 (match week 4) for his two goal performance against the San Jose Earthquakes, and in match week 28 of 2016 for a similar performance against the Montreal Impact in which he recorded a brace and an assist on September 17. [12] [10] [13] He was named Revolution Most Valuable Player for the 2016 New England Revolution season, setting career highs in starts, with 32, and minutes played (2,787). [14]

In June 2018, The Revolution were approached by an unnamed Israeli Premier League club regarding a potential transfer for Rowe, however no deal was made as terms could not be agreed upon by the teams. [15]

On December 18, 2018, Rowe was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Edgar Castillo, [16] then was immediately traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for Diego Rubio, $200,000 of General Allocation Money and $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money. [17]

Rowe was further traded to Real Salt Lake on August 7, 2019. [18] During the 2019 season, he was occasionally sent to play for Real Salt Lake's USL affiliate club, Real Monarchs, for whom he made two appearances. The Monarchs would go on to win the USL Cup that season. [19]

Rowe was signed as a free agent by the New England Revolution on December 4, 2019. [20]

Rowe was traded to the Seattle Sounders on January 12, 2021. He scored his first goal for the club on July 7 against the Houston Dynamo. [21] He was released by the Sounders at the conclusion of the 2023 season. [22] Rowe announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 2, 2024, via social media posts; he stated that he wanted to "end on a high note" and look after his health. [23]

On March 16, 2025, Ballard FC announced that Kelyn Rowe would be joining the club for their run in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. [24] Rowe later confirmed that he was only joining the team for one match. [25] Ballard FC lost their first match to Spokane Velocity FC, with Rowe starting and being substituted off in the 79th minute.

International

Rowe played for the U.S. U-18 national team, [26] and the U.S. U-20 national team, [27] starting in all three games, scoring three goals and assisting on one in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship tournament, while wearing the number 10 jersey.

Rowe was added to the December U-23 Men's National Team training camp roster in 2012. [28]

Rowe was named to the senior national team squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [29] He made his debut in a friendly match against Ghana on July 1, 2017, [30] and scored his first goal in a group stage match against Nicaragua on July 15, 2017. [31]

Career statistics

As of match played March 20, 2025 [32] [33]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Washington Crossfire 2011 PDL 40–––40
New England Revolution 2012 MLS 303–11–314
2013 3372134–3812
2014 2755021–346
2015 3371010–357
2016 335–40–375
2017 231–10–241
2018 271–10–281
Total20629811360022736
Sporting Kansas City 2019 MLS140–1040190
Swope Park Rangers (loan) 2019 USL 23–––23
Real Salt Lake 2019 MLS4010––50
Real Monarchs (loan) 2019 USL20–––20
New England Revolution 2020 MLS16030––190
Seattle Sounders FC 2021 MLS34110–30381
2022 281001081372
2023 90101000110
Total7122020111863
Ballard FC 2025 USL2 ––10–10
Career total3193414117615136542

International goals

Scores and results list the United States's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.July 15, 2017 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United StatesFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–03–0 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup [31]

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

United States

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. February 7, 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kelyn Rowe Player Biography". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (April 13, 2011). "Catching up with local product Kelyn Rowe at Sounders camp". The Seattle Times . Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ Goff, Steven (February 25, 2011). "Tuesday kickaround: USA vs. Spain, Zak Whitbread, Diego Restrepo, Kelyn Rowe, Eddie Johnson, Barcelona vs. Real Madrid - Soccer Insider". The Washington Post . Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2012 MLS SuperDraft". mlssoccer. January 12, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ Jeff Carlisle (January 19, 2012). "U.S. soccer: 10 to watch under 21". ESPN.com. ESPN . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Earthquakes 1, Revs 0". March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Revolution 1, Timbers 0". March 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ Lemieux, Jeff (April 1, 2012). "Revs 3, Galaxy 1". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Kelyn Rowe wins MLS player of the week honors". New England Revolution. August 26, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  12. ↑ "New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. September 18, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kelyn Rowe". mlssoccer. September 27, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lemieux, Jeff (November 16, 2016). "Rowe puts together his most "consistent" season en route to Team MVP honors". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Israeli club approached New England Revolution midfielder Kelyn Rowe". www.prosoccerusa.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Revolution acquire left back Edgar Castillo from Colorado in exchange for Kelyn Rowe". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Diego Rubio". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kelyn Rowe traded from Sporting KC to Real Salt Lake". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Real Monarchs Win USL Championship Title". rsl.com. RSL Communications. November 17, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  20. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (December 4, 2019). "Kelyn Rowe returns to MLS beginnings, signs with New England Revolution". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  21. ↑ Evans, Jayda (July 7, 2021). "Kelyn Rowe scores first goal with Sounders as they take down Houston 2-0". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Sounders FC Announces Roster Decisions to Conclude 2023 Season". soundersfc.com. Sounders FC Communications. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  23. ↑ Evans, Jayda (February 2, 2024). "Sounders midfielder Kelyn Rowe announces retirement". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Kelyn Rowe Joins Ballard FC's Open Cup Roster". March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  25. ↑ Felts, Jackson (March 20, 2025). "Kelyn Rowe, who signed with Ballard FC for the Open Cup run, confirmed after the game that this is it for him playing for Ballard FC. One last night, he said. Back to being a fan. And back to the broadcast booth soon!". Bluesky. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  26. ↑ "72 Players Invited to US U-18 Camp". Soccer-tournament-guide.com. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Kelyn Rowe". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Porter Adds Boyd and Rowe to U-23 MNT Roster - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  29. ↑ Castillo, Arielle (June 28, 2017). "After years passed over, Kelyn Rowe relishes USMNT shot under Bruce Arena". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  30. ↑ Das, Andrew (July 1, 2017). "United States Beats Ghana in a Friendly, as World Cup Auditions Begin". The New York Times . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  31. 1 2 "U.S. Men's National Team Defeats Nicaragua 3-0 to Win CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B". U.S. Soccer Official Website. July 16, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  32. ↑ Kelyn Rowe at Soccerway
  33. ↑ Kelyn Rowe at Major League Soccer
  34. ↑ "Game Details". concacaf.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  35. ↑ "U.S. men's national team defeats Jamaica to win CONCACAF Gold Cup". USA Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2023.


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