Jaelin Howell

Jaelin Howell
Howell with Gotham FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jaelin Marie Howell
Date of birth (1999-11-21) November 21, 1999
Place of birth Windsor, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gotham FC
Number 7
Youth career
Real Colorado
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Florida State Seminoles 90 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Racing Louisville 50 (0)
2024 Seattle Reign 8 (0)
2025– Gotham FC 25 (4)
International career
2015–2016 United States U17 21 (1)
2017–2018 United States U20 26 (2)
2020– United States 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 22, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2025

Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the Hermann Trophy in two consecutive seasons (2020 and 2021). She won national championships in 2018 and 2021.

Racing Louisville selected Howell second overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft, and she became Racing's captain the following year. In 2024, she was traded midseason to the Seattle Reign. She then joined Gotham and won the 2025 NWSL Championship in her first season with the Bats.

After playing at the under-17 and under-20 levels, Howell made her senior debut for the United States in 2020.