Jaelin Howell
{{short description|American soccer player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jaelin Howell
| image = 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final, 602 (Howell).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Howell with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
| fullname = Jaelin Marie Howell{{cite web |url=https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/y2ggt9oloxrz5synr6vy.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726170144/https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/y2ggt9oloxrz5synr6vy.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2018 |title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: USA U20 (women) |work=FIFA |page=16 |date=July 26, 2018 |access-date=November 18, 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|21}}
| birth_place = Windsor, Colorado, United States
| height = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Gotham FC
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Real Colorado
| collegeyears1 = 2018–2021
| college1 = Florida State Seminoles
| collegecaps1 = 90
| collegegoals1 = 10
| years1 = 2022–2024
| clubs1 = Racing Louisville
| caps1 = 50
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = Seattle Reign
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = Gotham FC
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = United States U20
| nationalcaps2 = 26
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2020–
| nationalteam3 = United States
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = December 20, 2024
| nationalteam-update = October 11, 2022
}}
Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for 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.
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.{{cite web |last1=Lytle |first1=Kevin |title=Freshman soccer player chasing U.S. national team dream |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/high-school/soccer/2014/09/01/freshman-soccer-player-chasing-us-national-team-dream/14941873/ |publisher=Coloradoan|access-date=April 3, 2017 |date=September 1, 2014}} She played for the Florida State women's soccer team prior to beginning her professional career.{{cite web |title=U.S. Soccer Bio |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/06/11/11/39/jaelin-howell#tab-1 |website=U.S. Soccer|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331205752/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/06/11/11/39/jaelin-howell#tab-1|archive-date=March 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Jaelin Howell Florida State Bio |url=http://seminoles.com/sports/soccer/roster/jaelin-howell/ |website=seminoles.com |access-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719030928/https://seminoles.com/sports/soccer/roster/jaelin-howell/ |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web |url=https://seminoles.com/jaelin-howell-wins-mac-hermann-trophy-for-the-second-straight-season/ |title=Jaelin Howell Wins MAC Hermann Trophy For the Second Straight Season |website=seminoles.com |access-date=January 7, 2022 |date=January 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729020546/https://seminoles.com/jaelin-howell-wins-mac-hermann-trophy-for-the-second-straight-season/ |url-status=dead }}
Club career
File:Jaelin Howell SD Gotham5.16-112.jpg
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1204354 |title=Racing signs No. 2 draft pick Howell to multi-year deal |publisher=Racing Louisville FC |date=January 21, 2022 |access-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211202348/https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1204354 |url-status=dead }}
Howell made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18 in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener, starting in midfield against the Kansas City Current.{{Cite web |title=Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2022/03/18/kizer-scores-the-opener-again-as-racing-draws-kc-current/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Seattle Reign FC Acquires Midfielder Jaelin Howell and Allocation Money in Trade with Racing Louisville FC |url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/seattle-reign-fc-acquires-midfielder-jaelin-howell-and-allocation-money-in-trade-with-racing-louisville-fc |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Seattle Reign FC |language=en-US}} She made her debut for Seattle against North Carolina Courage on August 25th, 2024 as she was substituted on in the 75th minute.{{Cite web |title=Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Wins 1-0 In Stoppage Time |url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/match-recap-seattle-reign-fc-wins-1-0-in-stoppage-time |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=Seattle Reign FC |language=en-US}}
On December 20, 2024, Howell joined Gotham FC as part of a trade that also saw Cassie Miller and Lynn Williams move to Seattle.{{cite web |title=Seattle Reign FC Acquires Forward Lynn Williams and Goalkeeper Cassie Miller in Trade with NJ/NY Gotham FC |url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/williams-and-miller |website=ReignFC.com |publisher=Seattle Reign |access-date=20 December 2024}} On May 25, 2025, she started in the 2025 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final against Tigres, where Gotham won 1–0 to become the inaugural winners of the competition.{{cite news|url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news/gotham-fc-crowned-champions-of-inaugural-concacaf-w-champions-cup|title=Gotham FC Crowned Champions of Inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup|publisher=Gotham FC|access-date=2025-05-29}}
International career
Howell was named to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI. 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.{{cite web |last1=Garza |first1=Daniel |title=16-year-old called in to replace Tobin Heath for Russian friendlies |url=https://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/04/02/umsnt-big-jump-for-the-us-in-latest-fifa-rankings/ |publisher=MLS Multiplex |access-date=April 3, 2017 |date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428120736/https://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/04/02/umsnt-big-jump-for-the-us-in-latest-fifa-rankings/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=HORAN RULED OUT OF APRIL MATCHES; HOWELL EARNS CALL-UP |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/29/14/58/20170329-news-wnt-lindsey-horan-out-april-camp |website=U.S. Soccer|access-date=March 31, 2017}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/07/17/17/46/20180717-news-u20wnt-roster-for-2018-fifa-u20-womens-world-cup |title=USA ROSTER NAMED FOR 2018 FIFA U-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP|access-date=July 17, 2018 |date=July 17, 2018}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Jardy |first=Adam |title=Racing Louisville's Jaelin Howell scores first international goal to power USWNT to win |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2022/04/10/lou-racing-jaelin-howell-scores-international-goal-uswnt/9532368002/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en-US}}
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=
{{updated|November 17, 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |CupIncludes the NWSL Challenge Cup and the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup ! colspan="2" |PlayoffsIncludes NWSL Playoffs ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |Racing Louisville FC
|2022 | rowspan="4" |NWSL |22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 1 | |
| 2023
|16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 21 | 0 | |
| 2024
|12 |0 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |15 |0 | |||||||
| Seattle Reign
|2024 |8 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!58 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played April 9, 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 | United States
|2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| colspan=2| Total || 5 || 1 |
:Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Howell goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jaelin Howell |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|April 9, 2022}} |{{fbw|Uzbekistan}} |style="text-align:center"|7–0 |style="text-align:center"|9–1 |
Honors
Florida State Seminoles
Gotham FC
- CONCACAF W Champions Cup: 2024–25{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2025/05/25/nc-america/concacaf-w-champions-cup/tigres-uanl/jersey-sky-blue/4365336/|title=Tigres UANL vs. Gotham FC 0 - 1|website=Soccerway|date=2025-05-24}}
United States
- SheBelieves Cup: 2021;{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/02/shebelieves-cup-uswnt-6-argentina-0-match-report-stats-standings |title=U.S. Women's National Team Rolls to Title at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, With Dominant 6–0 Victory Against Argentina |date=February 25, 2021 |website=U.S. Soccer}} 2022{{cite web |title=U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5–0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/02/2022-shebelieves-cup-uswnt-5-iceland-0-match-report-stats-standings |work=U.S. Soccer |date=February 23, 2022}}
Individual
- Hermann Trophy: 2020, 2021
- Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year: 2020, 2021
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
=Match reports=
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External links
- {{NWSL|jaelin-marie-howell|Jaelin Howell}}
- [https://www.racingloufc.com/roster/jaelin-howell/ Jaelin Howell] at Racing Louisville FC
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170331205752/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/06/11/11/39/jaelin-howell#tab-1 Jaelin Howell] at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- {{Soccerway|jaelin-marie-howell/463770}}
- {{FIFA player|397287}}
{{Gotham FC squad}}
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