Kate Howarth (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kate Lynn Howarth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 3, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Flint Steelers | ||
| 2006–2009 | Michigan Hawks | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Miami Hurricanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | New England Mutiny | 12 | (11) |
| 2013 | Boston Breakers | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | New England Mutiny | (58) | |
| 2020 | Orlando Pride | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 1, 2013 | |||
Kate Lynn Howarth (born July 3, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the NWSL's Boston Breakers.
Early life
[edit]Howarth started playing soccer in 1999 for the Flint Steelers. She played for the team until 2005 and then joined the Michigan Hawks youth team until 2009.[2]
University of Miami
[edit]In 2009, she started playing collegiate soccer for the Miami Hurricanes for which she played until 2012.[2] While playing for the Hurricanes, Howarth was named Second-Team All-ACC and the NCAA Division I All-Southeast Third Team in 2011.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]New England Mutiny, 2012
[edit]In 2012, Howarth played for the New England Mutiny in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL-Elite), the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time.[citation needed]
Boston Breakers, 2013
[edit]In March 2013, Howarth reported to the Portland Thorns for preseason. After the signing deadline, Howarth's rights were released and she was put on waiver. Boston Breakers immediately obtained Howarth's rights.[citation needed]
In April 2013, Howarth signed a professional contract with the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League after training with the team.[4] She made her professional debut for the team on May 4, 2013, in a match against the Chicago Red Stars in which she came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Sydney Leroux. Boston won the match 4–1.[5] After making four appearances for the Breakers, she was waived by the team in June 2013.[6]
New England Mutiny, 2014–2019
[edit]After a season with the Boston Breakers, Howarth returned to the Mutiny to captain the team.[citation needed] She was named to the all-UWS first team in 2016–2019.[citation needed] In 2019, Howarth was also named Player of the Year, where she scored in every game she appeared in.[7]
Howarth is Mutiny's all-time leading goalscorer and point-scorer with 69 and 155 respectively.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidates for Degrees – School of Education and Human Development – Bachelor of Science in Education: Degree candidates December 13, 2012". Commencement 2012. University of Miami. December 13, 2012. p. 22. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "#1 Kate Howarth". University of Miami. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "WPSL Elite New England Mutiny's Kate Howarth". Soccer Nation. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Kate Howarth 91 Hawks signs contract with Boston Breakers". Michigan Wolves. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "BOSTON BREAKERS VS. CHICAGO RED STARS 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "PLAYER NEWS: The Breakers have waived forward Kate". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Flash, Mutiny share points in 3–3 thriller". Equalizer Soccer. June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "MUTINY'S HOWARTH SIGNS WITH ORLANDO PRIDE OF NWSL". New England Mutiny. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Michigan
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Women's association football forwards
- American women's soccer players
- Boston Breakers players
- Women's Premier Soccer League Elite players
- Miami Hurricanes women's soccer players
- People from Grand Blanc, Michigan
- Orlando Pride players
- 21st-century American sportswomen