Kelyn Rowe

Kelyn Rowe

Rowe in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Kelyn Jaynes Rowe[1]
Date of birth	(1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Federal Way, Washington, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010	Crossfire Premier
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	UCLA Bruins	46	(13)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Washington Crossfire	4	(0)
2012–2018	New England Revolution	206	(29)
2019	Sporting Kansas City	14	(0)
2019	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)	2	(3)
2019	Real Salt Lake	4	(0)
2019	→ Real Monarchs (loan)	2	(0)
2020	New England Revolution	16	(0)
2021–2023	Seattle Sounders FC	62	(2)
Total		310	(34)
International career^‡
2008–2010	United States U18	5	(0)
2010–2011	United States U20	6	(3)
2017–2018	United States	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 28, 2018

Kelyn Jaynes Rowe (born December 2, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Rowe grew up in Federal Way, Washington. He attended Federal Way High School, becoming an immediate star on the school's varsity soccer team while just a freshman. By his senior year, Rowe had been named a Parade and ESPN RISE All-American, as well as being awarded the 2010 Class 4A Player of the Year by multiple publications. While in high school, Rowe played club soccer for Crossfire Redmond's youth system, where he was named in the U-16 West All-Conference First Team in 2007 and 2008. As a senior, Rowe was ranked fifth in Top Drawer Soccer's class of 2010 recruit list.^[2]

Career

College and amateur

Rowe appeared as an attacking midfielder for the UCLA Bruins, and was a standout player during his freshman year in 2010, ranking second in the Pac-10 Conference in assists with ten and winning the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award.

Rowe started 21 games for the Bruins in his freshman year in 2010, scoring seven goals and adding ten assists. As well as winning the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award, Rowe was also selected to the All-Pac-10 First-team and Third-team All-American, while leading the Bruins to the Louisville, Kentucky Regional Game in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament.

Rowe took the spring quarter off at UCLA to train and play with the U.S. U-20 national team full-time.^[3] In 2011, Rowe spent the summer on trial with the German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln before returning to UCLA for his sophomore season.^[4]

During Rowe's sophomore campaign he scored six goals and tallied 10 assists during UCLA's run to the semifinals of the NCAA College Cup.

Professional

Rowe was drafted 3rd overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, by the New England Revolution. He was listed in January 2012 by ESPN as one of the top 10 American players under 21.^[5] He is known for his ball skills and passing ability. He scored his first goal in the 2012 campaign for the New England Revolution in a surprising win over defending MLS Champions the Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 on the road.

Rowe won MLS Player of the Week honors for his two-goal performance in a 5–1 win over the Philadelphia Union in Week 25 of the 2013 Season.^[6]

In June 2018, The Revolution were approached by an unnamed Israeli Premier League club regarding a potential transfer for Rowe, however no deal was made as terms could not be agreed upon by the teams.^[7]

On December 18, 2018, Rowe was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Edgar Castillo,^[8] then was immediately traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for Diego Rubio, $200,000 of General Allocation Money and $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.^[9]

Rowe was further traded to Real Salt Lake on August 7, 2019.^[10] During the 2019 season, he was occasionally sent to play for Real Salt Lake's USL affiliate club, Real Monarchs, for whom he made two appearances. The Monarchs would go on to win the USL Cup that season.^[11]

Rowe was signed as a free agent by the New England Revolution on December 4, 2019.^[12]

Rowe was traded to the Seattle Sounders on January 12, 2021. He scored his first goal for the club on July 7 against the Houston Dynamo.^[13] He was released by the Sounders at the conclusion of the 2023 season.^[14] Rowe announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 2, 2024, via social media posts; he stated that he wanted to "end on a high note" and look after his health.^[15]

International

Rowe played for the U.S. U-18 national team,^[16] and the U.S. U-20 national team,^[17] starting in all three games, scoring three goals and assisting on one in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship tournament, while wearing the number 10 jersey.

Rowe was added to the December U-23 Men's National Team training camp roster in 2012.^[18]

Rowe was named to the senior national team squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[19] He made his debut in a friendly match against Ghana on July 1, 2017,^[20] and scored his first goal in a group stage match against Nicaragua on July 15, 2017.

Career statistics

As of match played February 4, 2024^[21][22]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Washington Crossfire	2011	PDL	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
New England Revolution	2012	MLS	30	3	–		1	1	–		31	4
	2013		33	7	2	1	3	4	–		38	12
	2014		27	5	5	0	2	1	–		34	6
	2015		33	7	1	0	1	0	–		35	7
	2016		33	5	–		4	0	–		37	5
	2017		23	1	–		1	0	–		24	1
	2018		27	1	–		1	0	–		28	1
	Total		206	29	8	1	13	6	0	0	227	36
Sporting Kansas City	2019	MLS	14	0	–		1	0	4	0	19	0
Swope Park Rangers (loan)	2019	USL	2	3	–		–		–		2	3
Real Salt Lake	2019	MLS	4	0	1	0	–		–		5	0
Real Monarchs (loan)	2019	USL	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
New England Revolution	2020	MLS	16	0	3	0	–		–		19	0
Seattle Sounders FC	2021	MLS	34	1	1	0	–		3	0	38	1
	2022		28	1	0	0	1	0	8	1	37	2
	2023		9	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		71	2	2	0	2	0	11	1	86	3
Career total			319	34	14	1	16	6	15	1	364	42

International goals

Scores and results list the United States's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	July 15, 2017	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States	Nicaragua	2–0	3–0	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

• CONCACAF Champions League: 2022^[23]

United States

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2017^[24]

Individual

• Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year: 2011
• Pac-12 Conference Freshman Player of the Year: 2010
• Pac-12 Conference First-team: 2010, 2011
• NSCAA Far West Region First-team: 2010
• NCAA All-American Third-team: 2010

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. February 7, 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
2. "Kelyn Rowe Player Biography". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
3. Mayers, Joshua (April 13, 2011). "Catching up with local product Kelyn Rowe at Sounders camp". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
4. Goff, Steven (February 25, 2011). "Tuesday kickaround: USA vs. Spain, Zak Whitbread, Diego Restrepo, Kelyn Rowe, Eddie Johnson, Barcelona vs. Real Madrid - Soccer Insider". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
5. Jeff Carlisle (January 19, 2012). "U.S. soccer: 10 to watch under 21". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
6. "Kelyn Rowe wins MLS player of the week honors". New England Revolution. August 26, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
7. "Israeli club approached New England Revolution midfielder Kelyn Rowe". www.prosoccerusa.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
8. "Revolution acquire left back Edgar Castillo from Colorado in exchange for Kelyn Rowe". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
9. "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Diego Rubio". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
10. "Kelyn Rowe traded from Sporting KC to Real Salt Lake". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
11. "Real Monarchs Win USL Championship Title". rsl.com. RSL Communications. November 17, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
12. Sigal, Jonathan (December 4, 2019). "Kelyn Rowe returns to MLS beginnings, signs with New England Revolution". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
13. Evans, Jayda (July 7, 2021). "Kelyn Rowe scores first goal with Sounders as they take down Houston 2-0". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
14. "Sounders FC Announces Roster Decisions to Conclude 2023 Season". soundersfc.com. Sounders FC Communications. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
15. Evans, Jayda (February 2, 2024). "Sounders midfielder Kelyn Rowe announces retirement". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
16. "72 Players Invited to US U-18 Camp". Soccer-tournament-guide.com. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
17. "Kelyn Rowe". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
18. "Porter Adds Boyd and Rowe to U-23 MNT Roster - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
19. Castillo, Arielle (June 28, 2017). "After years passed over, Kelyn Rowe relishes USMNT shot under Bruce Arena". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
20. Das, Andrew (July 1, 2017). "United States Beats Ghana in a Friendly, as World Cup Auditions Begin". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
21. Kelyn Rowe at Soccerway
22. Kelyn Rowe at Major League Soccer
23. "Game Details". concacaf.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
24. "U.S. men's national team defeats Jamaica to win CONCACAF Gold Cup". USA Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

External links

• Kelyn Rowe at Major League Soccer
• U.S. soccer profile
• UCLA Bio
• Pac-12 2011 Men's Soccer Awards