Samuel O'Connell Howard (born December 23, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel O'Connell Howard | ||
| Date of birth | December 23, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Washington D.C., United States | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hartford Athletic | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Kenyon Lords | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | La Salle Explorers | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Howard Bison | 18 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Northern Virginia Royals | ||
| 2015 | ASA Charge | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | IFK Åmål | 68 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Fresno FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Union Omaha | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | OKC Energy | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Valley United | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hartford Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2022 | |||
Career
editHoward attended La Salle University from 2013 to 2015.[1] He graduated in 2015 and spent a graduate year at Howard University, making 92 saves in 18 appearances during the 2015 season.[2] Howard also competed in the National Premier Soccer League for the ASA Charge in 2015.[3]
Howard spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with IFK Åmål in the Swedish lower leagues. He made 68 appearances for the Swedish club, compiling a 48–15–5 career record that included 16 total clean sheets.[4]
Howard was signed by Fresno FC of the United Soccer League on April 13, 2018, for the remainder of the USL Season. Howard was signed after trialing with the Chicago Fire prior to the start of the 2018 Major League Soccer season.[5] Howard was re-signed for the 2019 season, which was announced on 29 November 2018.[6] Howard made no USL Championship appearances during the 2019 season, however he started both US Open Cup matches for the club, a 1–0 win again El Farolito in San Francisco,[7] and a 1–0 extra time loss against Sacramento Republic.[8]
On April 9, 2020, Howard joined USL League One side Union Omaha ahead of their inaugural season.[9] He was released by Omaha following their 2020 season.[10]
On February 24, 2021, Howard joined USL Championship club OKC Energy FC.[11]
Howard signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship on July 22, 2022.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Sam Howard - Men's Soccer". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Foxes announce player moves, sign goalkeeper Sam Howard". www.fresnofc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "NPSL Mid Atlantic Conference Stats (UPDATED)". Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Foxes announce player moves, sign goalkeeper Sam Howard". www.fresnofc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Foxes announce player moves, sign goalkeeper Sam Howard". www.fresnofc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (2018-11-29). "Caffa, Johnson, Ribeiro, Ellis-Hayden Among Returnees for Fresno". USL Championship. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "2019 US Open Cup round 2: Fresno FC "win ugly" and advance against El Farolito". Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Staff, Republic FC (2019-05-29). "RECAP: Republic FC 1-0 Fresno FC (A.E.T.)". Sacramento Republic FC - USL. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Union Omaha Signs Goalkeeper for Its Inaugural Season - OurSports Central". 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Show Us What You've Got".
- ^ "ENERGY FC FILLS GOALKEEPER POSITIONS AHEAD OF PRESEASON WITH LATEST SIGNING". energyfc.com. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Ponziani, J. "Hartford Athletic Signs Goalkeeper Sam Howard". HartfordAthletic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
External links
edit- Samuel Howard at Soccerway
- NISA profile