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Kate Howarth (soccer)

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Kate Howarth
Personal information
Full name Kate Lynn Howarth[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991 (age 33)
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

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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

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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

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New England Mutiny, 2012

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Candidates for Degrees – School of Education and Human Development – Bachelor of Science in Education: Degree candidates December 13, 2012" (PDF). Commencement 2012. University of Miami. December 13, 2012. p. 22. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "#1 Kate Howarth". University of Miami. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "WPSL Elite New England Mutiny's Kate Howarth". Soccer Nation. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kate Howarth 91 Hawks signs contract with Boston Breakers". Michigan Wolves. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "BOSTON BREAKERS VS. CHICAGO RED STARS 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "PLAYER NEWS: The Breakers have waived forward Kate". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "Flash, Mutiny share points in 3–3 thriller". Equalizer Soccer. June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "MUTINY'S HOWARTH SIGNS WITH ORLANDO PRIDE OF NWSL". New England Mutiny. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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