Meggie Dougherty Howard
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Megan Dougherty Howard[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | July 27, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Largo, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
Youth career | |||
Tampa Bay Hellenic | |||
Strictly Soccer FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Florida Gators | 94 | (14) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Washington Spirit | 68 | (1) |
2021– | Orlando Pride | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | United States U15 | ||
2016–2017 | United States U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 24, 2020 |
Megan "Meggie" Dougherty Howard (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Early life
Howard played soccer as a freshman and senior at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, reaching the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A regional final in 2013. She also played club soccer with Tampa Bay United Premier Girls 94 team, which won the 2011 and 2012 Disney Qualifier.[3]
Florida Gators
Howard was a four-year starter for the Florida Gators at the University of Florida from 2013 to 2016 while also earning a degree in management. She totaled 89 career starts in 94 appearances and scored 14 goals, playing mostly as a holding midfielder. In 2016, Howard saw a career high in minutes, goals and assists as a senior and was recognized with All-SEC first team and All-American third team selections, and was named SEC Tournament MVP after registering an assist in each tournament match including on the match-winning golden goal in the final.[3][4]
Club career
In 2015 and 2016, while still in college, Howard played for Washington Spirit Reserves in the W-League and in the Women's Premier Soccer League. With team she won the W-League title in 2015 and the Women's Premier Soccer League East Conference in 2016. In 2015, she was named to the W-League All-League Team.[5]
Washington Spirit, 2017–2020
In 2017, Howard was selected in the third round (29th overall) of the 2017 NWSL College Draft by Washington Spirit.[6] She was signed to the team on March 12[7] and made her professional debut on April 22 as a 67th minute substitute for Kristie Mewis in a 1–1 draw with Orlando Pride.[8] She scored her first goal as a rookie on August 4, 2017 in a 4–1 victory over Sky Blue FC.[9]
Orlando Pride, 2021–present
On December 24, 2020, Howard was traded along with two first-round picks and $140,000 in allocation money to Orlando Pride in exchange for Emily Sonnett.[10]
International career
In November 2011, Howard was called up to the United States under-15 team.[3] In April 2016 she was called up to the under-23 training camp in Charlottesville, Virginia that featured only collegiate players.[11] The following month she was part of the 20-player roster that won the U23 Nordic Tournament.[12][13] In January 2017 Howard was again called up to the under-23 team, the first camp of the year that included a mixture of top players from the U.S. youth teams, elite college players and four NWSL players. It was overseen by senior team head coach Jill Ellis to evaluate players for potential senior call-ups.[14][15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played December 24, 2020.[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Washington Spirit | 2017 | NWSL | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2018 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
2019 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
2020 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 68 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
Orlando Pride | 2021 | NWSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 68 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ NWSL Fall Series
Honors
College
- Southeastern Conference regular season: 2013, 2015
- SEC Women's Soccer Tournament: 2015,[17] 2016[4]
Individual
- USL W-League All-League team: 2015[18]
References
- ^ Wolfe, David (March 22, 2017). "Washington Spirit Roster Looks to the Fountain of Youth". The Sentinel. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Megan Dougherty Howard". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Meggie Dougherty Howard - Florida Gators". Florida Gators.
- ^ a b "SEC Soccer Tournament Champs! Gators Win 2-1 OT Over Arkansas". Florida Gators.
- ^ Scavuzzo, Diane. "W-LEAGUE 2015 All-League team". Goal Nation. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Meggie Dougherty Howard". Washington Spirit. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Spirit sign draft picks Meggie Dougherty Howard and Lindsay Agnew". VAVEL. September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit April 22, 2017". www.nwslsoccer.com.
- ^ "Washington Spirit scores four unanswered goals in road win at Sky Blue FC » Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit. August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Acquires Pair of First Round Draft Picks, Allocation Money and Meggie Dougherty Howard". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "U-23 WNT heads to Charlottesville training camp with 26-player roster". US Soccer. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "U-23 WNT will travel to England for women's Nordic Tournament". US Soccer. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Three Gators help US U-23 Team win Nordic Tournament". Florida Gators.
- ^ "U-23 WNT opens 2017 with 30-player training camp at U.S. Soccer NTC". US Soccer. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. U-23 Women's National Team set for first 2017 training camp". SoccerWire.
- ^ "Meggie Dougherty Howard - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Florida wins 2015 SEC Soccer Tournament". www.secsports.com.
- ^ "Meggie Dougherty Howard » Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit.
External links
- Meggie Dougherty Howard at National Women's Soccer League
- Meggie Dougherty Howard at Florida Gators
- Meggie Dougherty Howard at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1995 births
- People from Largo, Florida
- Soccer players from Florida
- Sportspeople from Pinellas County, Florida
- Washington Spirit players
- University of Florida alumni
- Florida Gators women's soccer players
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Washington Spirit draft picks