16 / JAELIN HOWELL
PRONOUNS: She/Her
POSITION: Midfielder
HEIGHT: 5-8
INTERNATIONAL: USA
HOMETOWN: Lone Tree, Colorado
DOB: November 21, 1999 (24 years old)
COLLEGE: Florida State University
PREVIOUS CLUB: Racing Louisville FC
NWSL EXPERIENCE: 3 (1st Reign)
ACQUIRED: Acquired by Seattle Reign FC on August 19, 2024 in a trade with Racing Louisville FC.
PROFESSIONAL (NWSL)
2023 • LOU • 22/22
The captain started 19 of her 21 appearances for Racing in 2023 and ranked among the NWSL’s best in tackles (6th), tackles won (6th) and duels won (6th)…Named to the UKG NWSL Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team.
2022 • LOU • 16/14
Howell started all 22 matches in her rookie season, logging the third-most minutes of any field player on the team…Scored her first NWSL goal in Racing’s Challenge Cup finale against the Houston Dash…Logged two assists…Finished sixth in fouls won in the NWSL.
INTERNATIONAL (USA): Howell has five caps for the Stars & Stripes…scored her first international goal against Uzbekistan in April, earning a spot on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays…Finalist for 2017 U.S. Soccer Youth Player of the Year…Competed at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup…Chosen as one of the Best XI at the 2016 CONCACAF Championships…Competed at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup…Chosen as one of the Best XI at the 2018 CONCACAF Championships…Called up to senior USWNT in 2017 for a friendly with Russia, but did not earn a cap…Member of the U-23 WNT in 2017 at the Portland Thorns Spring Invitational and Women’s U-23 Four-Nations Nordic Tournament.
Florida State University (2018-2021): Howell made 90 career Florida State appearances, scored 14 goals and assists there, with her honors including back-to-back ACC Midfielder of the Year awards from 2020-2021…Howell finished her collegiate career by becoming only the sixth women’s player to win the Hermann Trophy in consecutive years, joining Mia Hamm (1992-1993), Cindy Parlow (1997-1998), Christine Sinclair (2004-2005), Morgan Brian (2013-2014) and Catarina Macario (2018-2019).
YOUTH: 2017 United Soccer Coaches Youth National Player of the Year…2016 NSCAA All-American…Played in the inaugural season of the U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy with Real Colorado U-18/19…Member of Real Colorado from U-12 to U-18/19…Played U-9 through U-14 with Arsenal Colorado…Helped Real Colorado to a runner-up finish in the 2014 U-14 ECNL National Championship and the 2016 U-16 ECNL National Championship…Team captain for Real Colorado at the U-15 and U-16 levels.