Katie Bowen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Katie Bowen

| fullname = Kate Elizabeth Bowen{{cite news |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title= List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=20 June 2015}}

| image = Katie Bowen USA vs NZ 2017 (37322124410) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Bowen playing for New Zealand in 2017

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand[http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/katie-bowen/ Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621093304/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/katie-bowen/ |date=21 June 2015 }} at NZF

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Inter Milan

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Glenfield Rovers

| collegeyears1 = 2012–2015

| college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels

| collegecaps1 = 66

| collegegoals1 = 1

| clubs1 = FC Kansas City

| years1 = 2016–2017

| caps1 = 34

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2018–2020

| clubs2 = Utah Royals

| caps2 = 42

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = Kansas City Current

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = North Carolina Courage

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = Melbourne City

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = Inter Milan

| caps6 = 35

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U17

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2014

| nationalteam2 = New Zealand U20

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalteam3 = New Zealand

| nationalyears3 = 2011–

| nationalcaps3 = 109{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=301461/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701135827/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=301461/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2011 |title= Profile |publisher=FIFA.com |access-date=20 June 2015}}

| nationalgoals3 = 4

| pcupdate = 24 December 2024

| ntupdate = 18 September 2024

}}

Kate Elizabeth Bowen (born 15 April 1994) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A and the New Zealand national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm|title=Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=12 May 2011}}

Early life

=University of North Carolina=

Bowen attended the University of North Carolina from 2012 to 2015, she was a part of the National Championship winning team in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Vernon |first=Jeremy |date=6 October 2016 |title=Q&A with former UNC women's soccer player Katie Bowen |url=http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2016/10/qa-with-former-unc-womens-soccer-player-katie-bowen |access-date=3 July 2018 |website=Daily Tarheel}}

Club career

=FC Kansas City, 2016–2017=

Bowen was selected by FC Kansas City with the 16th pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2016/01/16/nwsl/591622-2016-nwsl-draft-results.html|title=2016 NWSL Draft: Results, Reaction And More|access-date=3 July 2018|date=16 January 2016}} Bowen appeared in 13 games in 2016. In 2017 she appeared in 22 games for FCKC and scored two goals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/katie-bowen-player-stats|title=Katie Bowen Player Stats|access-date=3 July 2018|date=30 June 2018}}

=Utah Royals FC, 2018–2020=

After FC Kansas City ceased operations after the 2017 season, Bowen was officially added to the roster of the Utah Royals FC on 8 February 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2018/02/12/utah-royals-fc-welcome-new-zealand-international-katie-bowen-gk-nicole-barnhart-nwsl|title=Utah Royals FC welcome New Zealand International Katie Bowen, GK Nicole Barnhart & NWSL standouts Rebecca Moros and Alex Arlitt|date=12 February 2018}} She appeared in 19 matches for Utah in 2018, the Royals finished in 5th place and did not qualify for the playoffs.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Bowen returned to Utah for the 2019 NWSL season. She would miss several matches due to her participation in the 2019 Women's World Cup.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

=Kansas City, 2021=

Kansas City waived Bowen in December 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-announces-roster-changes|title=Kansas City Current Announces Roster Changes – Kansas City Current|date=21 December 2021|website=www.kansascitycurrent.com}}

=North Carolina Courage, 2022=

North Carolina Courage signed Bowen on 21 January 2022, to a one-year contract with an option to renew for the 2023 season.{{Cite web|last=Communications|first=North Carolina Courage|date=21 January 2022|title=North Carolina Courage Sign New Zealand International Katie Bowen|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1204519-north-carolina-courage-sign-new-zealand-international-katie-bowen|access-date=20 February 2022|website=North Carolina Courage|language=en-us|archive-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221030655/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1204519-north-carolina-courage-sign-new-zealand-international-katie-bowen|url-status=dead}} After playing in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup and making two appearances in the National Women's Soccer League, she was granted an early release to join an Australian club before the beginning of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/katie-bowen-granted-early-release-signs-with-melbourne-city-fc/n-5895599|title=Katie Bowen Granted Early Release, Signs with Melbourne City FC|website=Our Sports Central|date=3 November 2022}}

=Melbourne City, 2022=

In November 2022, Bowen signed with Australian club Melbourne City.{{cite web|url=https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/bow-in-new-zealand-international-signs-with-city|title=BOW-IN: New Zealand international signs with City|website=Melbourne City|date=4 November 2022}}

=Inter, 2023=

Italian club Inter signed Bowen on 8 September 2023, for the 2023 season with a one-year extension option.{{cite web|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/katie-bowen-new-inter-women-player|title=BOW-IN: New Zealand international signs with City|website=Inter|date=8 September 2023}}

International career

Born in Auckland, Bowen became the youngest player to represent New Zealand at recognised international level when she played in a New Zealand U-17 match against Australia U-17 on her 14th birthday in 2008.{{cite web|title = Katie Proud To Be The Youngest Young Fern of All|url = http://www.sportswebsoccer.com/cgi-bin/control.pl?Function=News&Option=Feature3&Item=20080513.txt|publisher = Sporting Pulse|access-date = 13 May 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005053425/http://www.sportswebsoccer.com/cgi-bin/control.pl?Function=News&Option=Feature3&Item=20080513.txt|archive-date = 5 October 2011|url-status = dead}} Later that year she travelled to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup where she made a solitary appearance as a late substitute in a 3–1 win over Colombia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/newzealand2008/results/match=300052890/report.html |title=FIFA.com |date=25 November 2009 |website= |accessdate=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125102834/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/newzealand2008/results/match=300052890/report.html |archive-date=25 November 2009 |url-status=dead}} She again represented New Zealand in 2010, this time as captain at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915093/squadlist.html |title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: New Zealand – Squad List |date=2 November 2012 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102181247/http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915093/squadlist.html |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}

Bowen made her senior international début as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Australia on 12 May 2011.{{cite news|title = Football Ferns drop first Aussie test|url = http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=1049&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=10&cHash=756a673aac|publisher = NZ Football|date = 13 May 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130420221420/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1049&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=756a673aac|archive-date = 20 April 2013|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}

She featured in two of New Zealand's three matches at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and in all three of her country's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=301461/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111151949/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=301461/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 November 2012 |title=FIFA player's stats |publisher=FIFA |access-date=28 June 2015}} After being an alternate at the 2012 Olympics, Bowen was named to the 18-player roster for the 2016 Olympics in Rio where she appeared in all 3 matches for New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/unc-sports/unc-grad-katie-bowen-representing-new-zealand-at-rio-olympics|title=UNC Grad Katie Bowen Representing New Zealand at Rio Olympics|access-date=5 August 2019|date=17 July 2016}}

In 2019, Bowen participated in her third World Cup. She played every minute of New Zealand's three group stage matches at the World Cup in France, they lost all three matches and did not advance to the knockout round.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2019/07/11/katie-bowen-returns-world-cup|title=Katie Bowen Returns From World Cup|access-date=5 August 2019|date=11 July 2019|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805211312/https://www.rsl.com/post/2019/07/11/katie-bowen-returns-world-cup|url-status=dead}}

On 25 June 2021, Bowen was called up to the New Zealand squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web| url= https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/105080?newsfeedId=1275622| title= Squads named for Tokyo 2020| date= 25 June 2021| publisher= New Zealand Football| language= en| access-date= 25 June 2021| archive-date= 25 June 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210625021412/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/105080?newsfeedId=1275622| url-status= dead}}

Bowen was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |title=Football Ferns squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/130236?newsfeedId=1275622 |publisher=New Zealand Football |date=30 June 2023}}

On 4 July 2024, Bowen was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/142844|title= Women's football squad announced for Paris 2024|publisher=New Zealand Football|date=4 July 2024}}

International goals

:Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	28 November 2017	PAT Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	{{fbw\|THA}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 5–0	Friendly
2.	28 November 2018	Stade de Hnassé, Lifou, New Caledonia	{{fbw\|NCL}}	align=center\|4–0	align=center\| 8–0	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
4.	19 February 2024	FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa	{{fbw\|SOL}}	align=center\|3–0	align=center\| 11–1	2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

=College=

University of North Carolina

NCAA Women's Soccer Championship: 2012

=International=

OFC Women's Nations Cup: 2018

References

External links

{{FIFA player|301461|Katie Bowen}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150621093304/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/katie-bowen/ Profile] at NZF
{{Soccerway|katie-bowen/151496}}
[http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm Caps 'n' Goals]

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