Kenroy Howell
{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kenroy Howell
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|3|6}}
| birth_place = Manchester, Jamaica
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}{{cite web|title=LeBallonRond profile|url=http://www.leballonrond.fr/player.php?id=418087;|publisher=Le Ballon Rond|accessdate=31 December 2016|language=French}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = A.D. Chalatenango
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs1 = Royal Lakes FC
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Waterhouse
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Dragón{{Cite web | url=http://www.elgrafico.com/2016/12/02/siete-transferibles-en-dragon |title = El Santa Tecla de las siete finales}} (loan)
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018-
| clubs4 = Waterhouse
| caps4 = 76
| goals4 = 29
| years5 = 2021
| clubs5 = A.D Chalatenango
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 4
| club-update = 30 September 2017
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Kenroy Howell (born 6 March 1993 in Manchester){{cite web|title=Soccerway profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kenroy-howell/336611/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=31 December 2016}} is a Jamaican footballer.
Career
=Youth=
Howell debuted for Royal Lakes FC of the St. Catherine Football Association in 2009 and remained with the club until 2013 when he transferred to Waterhouse F.C. of the Jamaica National Premier League.{{cite web|title=JFD profile|url=http://www.jfdb.info/main/player.asp?id=10317&sea=2014/2015|publisher=Jamaica Football Database|accessdate=31 December 2016}} During the 2010 season, he was named the league most valuable player and most outstanding junior player as he scored 13 times and lead the team to the league title. He also played four years at Spanish Town High School, scoring 27 total goals.{{cite web|last1=Stamp|first1=Marc|title=Kenroy Howell On The Rise|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140422/sports/sports4.html|publisher=The Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=31 December 2016|date=2014-04-22}}{{cite web|title=Top performers in St Catherine lauded at football awards function|url=http://old.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110531/sports/sports3.html|publisher=The Jamaica Star|accessdate=31 December 2016}}
=Professional=
Howell began his professional career with Waterhouse during the 2013-14 season after being brought up from the Under-21 team. He stayed with the club for three seasons, tallying 15 goals over that time. With the club he also competed in the 2014 CFU Club Championship, scoring two goals as the club topped its group. In July 2016, he was loaned to Salvadoran club C.D. Dragón for the remainder of the 2016 Salvadoran Primera División season. During his time with the club, he scored 1 goal in 16 league appearances, with his only goal coming against Isidro Metapán in October 2016. With Dragón, Howell also made four appearances in the group stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. He scored a goal against the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer in the tournament in an eventual 1–2 defeat.{{cite web|title=Valeri nets late, Portland Timbers edge Dragon|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/valeri-nets-late-portland-timbers-edge-dragon|publisher=CONCACAF|accessdate=31 December 2016}}
In December 2016, it was announced that Waterhouse FC transferred Howell to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL on a 1-year deal with a club option for an additional year.{{cite web|title=Riverhounds Sign Kenroy Howell|url=http://riverhounds.com/2016/12/12/riverhounds-sign-kenroy-howell/|publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds|accessdate=31 December 2016}} At the end of the season, the club did not pick up the option, and Howell departed Pittsburgh after just one year with the Riverhounds.{{cite web|url=http://www.riverhounds.com/news_article/show/861849?referrer_id=2993158|title=HOUNDS ANNOUNCE INITIAL OFFSEASON ROSTER PLANS|publisher=Riverhounds.com|accessdate=11 December 2017|date=2017-11-30}} In 2018, Howell returned to Waterhouse FC in Jamaica. {{Cite news | url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20180825/waterhouse-transfer-activity-pleases-gayle | title=Waterhouse transfer activity pleases Gayle | date=25 August 2018 | first=Marc | last=Stamp | newspaper=The Star | location=Jamaica | accessdate=30 May 2020 }}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kenroy-howell/336611}}
- [http://www.jfdb.info/main/player.asp?id=10317 Kenroy Howell] at Jamaica Football Database
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Category:Jamaican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
Category:Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States