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Katie Bowen
Bowen playing forNew Zealandin 2017
Personal information
Full name Kate Elizabeth Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-15)15 April 1994(age 30)[1]
Place of birth Auckland,New Zealand[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter
Number 3
Youth career
Glenfield Rovers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 North Carolina Tar Heels 66 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Kansas City 34 (2)
2018–2020 Utah Royals 42 (0)
2021 Kansas City Current 17 (0)
2022 North Carolina Courage 2 (0)
2022–2023 Melbourne City 19 (0)
2023– Inter 15 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 New Zealand U17
2012–2014 New Zealand U20
2011– New Zealand 105[3] (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024

Kate Elizabeth Bowen(born 15 April 1994) is a professionalfootballerfrom New Zealand who plays as adefensive midfielderforInter Milanof the ItalianSerie A.She is a member of theNew Zealand national team.[4]

Early life[edit]

University of North Carolina[edit]

Bowen attended theUniversity of North Carolinafrom 2012 to 2015, she was a part of the National Championship winning team in 2012.[5]

Club career[edit]

FC Kansas City, 2016–2017[edit]

Bowen was selected byFC Kansas Citywith the 16th pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[6]Bowen appeared in 13 games in 2016. In 2017 she appeared in 22 games for FCKC and scored two goals.[7]

Utah Royals FC, 2018–2020[edit]

AfterFC Kansas Cityceased operations after the 2017 season, Bowen was officially added to the roster of theUtah Royals FCon 8 February 2018.[8]She appeared in 19 matches for Utah in 2018, the Royals finished in 5th place and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Bowen returned to Utah for the2019 NWSL season.She would miss several matches due to her participation in the2019 Women's World Cup.

Kansas City, 2021[edit]

Kansas Citywaived Bowen in December 2021.[9]

North Carolina Courage, 2022[edit]

North Carolina Couragesigned Bowen on 21 January 2022, to a one-year contract with an option to renew for the 2023 season.[10]After playing in the2022 NWSL Challenge Cupand making two appearances in theNational Women's Soccer League,she was granted an early release to join an Australian club before the beginning of the2022–23 A-League Womenseason.[11]

Melbourne City, 2022[edit]

In November 2022, Bowen signed with Australian clubMelbourne City.[12]

Inter, 2023[edit]

Italian clubIntersigned Bowen on September 8, 2023, for the 2023 season with a one-year extension option.[13]

International career[edit]

Born inAuckland,Bowen became the youngest player to represent New Zealand at recognised international level when she played in aNew Zealand U-17match against Australia U-17 on her 14th birthday in 2008.[14]Later that year she travelled to the2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupwhere she made a solitary appearance as a late substitute in a 3–1 win overColombia.[15]She again represented New Zealand in 2010, this time as captain at the2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupin Trinidad and Tobago.[16]

Bowen made her senior international début as a substitute in a 0–3 loss toAustraliaon 12 May 2011.[17]

She featured in two of New Zealand's three matches at the2011 FIFA Women's World Cupin Germany and in all three of her country's matches at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cupin Canada.[18]After being an alternate at the2012 Olympics,Bowen was named to the 18-player roster for the2016 Olympicsin Rio where she appeared in all 3 matches for New Zealand.[19]

In2019,Bowen participated in her third World Cup. She played every minute of New Zealand's three group stage matches at the World Cup in France, they lost all three matches and did not advance to the knockout round.[20]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 November 2017 PAT Stadium,Bangkok,Thailand Thailand 2–0 5–0 Friendly
2. 28 November 2018 Stade de Hnassé,Lifou,New Caledonia New Caledonia 4–0 8–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
4. 19 February 2024 FFS Football Stadium,Apia,Samoa Solomon Islands 3–0 11–1 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours[edit]

College[edit]

University of North Carolina

International[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup"(PDF).Fédération Internationale de Football Association.Retrieved20 June2015.
  2. ^ProfileArchived21 June 2015 at theWayback MachineatNZF
  3. ^"Profile".FIFA.com. Archived fromthe originalon 1 July 2011.Retrieved20 June2015.
  4. ^"Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved12 May2011.
  5. ^Vernon, Jeremy (6 October 2016)."Q&A with former UNC women's soccer player Katie Bowen".Daily Tarheel.Retrieved3 July2018.
  6. ^"2016 NWSL Draft: Results, Reaction And More".16 January 2016.Retrieved3 July2018.
  7. ^"Katie Bowen Player Stats".30 June 2018.Retrieved3 July2018.
  8. ^"Utah Royals FC welcome New Zealand International Katie Bowen, GK Nicole Barnhart & NWSL standouts Rebecca Moros and Alex Arlitt".12 February 2018.
  9. ^"Kansas City Current Announces Roster Changes – Kansas City Current".www.kansascitycurrent.com.21 December 2021.
  10. ^Communications, North Carolina Courage (21 January 2022)."North Carolina Courage Sign New Zealand International Katie Bowen".North Carolina Courage.Archived fromthe originalon 21 February 2022.Retrieved20 February2022.
  11. ^"Katie Bowen Granted Early Release, Signs with Melbourne City FC".Our Sports Central.3 November 2022.
  12. ^"BOW-IN: New Zealand international signs with City".Melbourne City.4 November 2022.
  13. ^"BOW-IN: New Zealand international signs with City".Inter.8 September 2023.
  14. ^"Katie Proud To Be The Youngest Young Fern of All".Sporting Pulse. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2011.Retrieved13 May2011.
  15. ^"FIFA.com".25 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 25 November 2009.Retrieved2 January2022.
  16. ^"FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: New Zealand - Squad List".2 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 2 November 2012.
  17. ^"Football Ferns drop first Aussie test".NZ Football. 13 May 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 20 April 2013.
  18. ^"FIFA player's stats".FIFA.Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2012.Retrieved28 June2015.
  19. ^"UNC Grad Katie Bowen Representing New Zealand at Rio Olympics".17 July 2016.Retrieved5 August2019.
  20. ^"Katie Bowen Returns From World Cup".11 July 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2019.Retrieved5 August2019.

External links[edit]

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