Jaelin Howell

Jaelin Howell

Personal information
Full name	Jaelin Marie Howell
Date of birth	(1999-11-21) November 21, 1999
Place of birth	Windsor, Colorado, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Racing Louisville FC
Number	6
Youth career
	Real Colorado
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Florida State Seminoles	60	(10)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Racing Louisville FC	1	(1)
International career‡
2015–2016	United States U17	21	(1)
2017–2018	United States U20	26	(2)
2020–	United States	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2022

Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC. She has represented the United States on the under-17 national team. In March 2017, she was called up to the senior national team for two international friendlies against Russia, and has since made three more appearances.

Early life

Howell attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was named an NSCAA All-American in 2015. She played for the Florida State women's soccer team prior to beginning her professional career.

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. 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.

Club career

Howell made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18 in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener, starting in midfield against the Kansas City Current.

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.

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.

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.

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

International

As of match played April 9, 2022

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
United States	2020	1	0	0
	2021	1	0	0
	2022	3	1	0
Total		5	1	0

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
Goal in match	Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

No.	Cap	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	5	2021-04-09	Columbus, Ohio	Uzbekistan	{{{4}}}. on 45' (off Sullivan)	1.1	64	Alana Cook	7–0	9–1	Friendly

Honors and awards

International

• SheBelieves Cup: 2021; 2022

Individual

• 2× Hermann Trophy: 2020, 2021

External links

• Jaelin Howell – FIFA competition record
• U.S. Soccer player profile