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
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Team
Real Colorado
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 United States U17

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 31, 2017

Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American soccer player. She has represented the United States on the under-17 national team.[1] In March 2017, she was called up to the senior national team for two international friendlies against Russia.[2]

Early life

Howell attends Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was named an NSCAA All-American in 2015. Howell has verbally committed to playing college soccer at Florida State.[3]

Playing career

International

Howell was named to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI.[2] 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.[4]

Personal life

Jaelin's father, John, was an NFL safety who was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.

References

  1. Lytle, Kevin (September 1, 2014). "Freshman soccer player chasing U.S. national team dream". Coloradoan. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Garza, Daniel (April 3, 2017). "16-year-old called in to replace Tobin Heath for Russian friendlies". MLS Multiplex. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "U.S. Soccer Bio". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. "HORAN RULED OUT OF APRIL MATCHES; HOWELL EARNS CALL-UP". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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