Jessika Cowart

Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart (born October 30, 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder or a defender for Perth Glory in the A-League Women. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Macayan and the surname or paternal family name is Cowart.
Jessika Cowart
Personal information
Full name Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-30) October 30, 1999
Place of birth Fairfield, California, U.S.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 3
Youth career
Palo Alto SC
PSV Union SC
Woodside High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Washington Huskies 66 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Çaykur Rizespor 10 (2)
2022 California Storm 4 (0)
2022–2023 Spartak Subotica 12 (1)
2023 IFK Kalmar 17 (0)
2023– Perth Glory 2 (0)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 24 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 PhilippinesTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51; 14 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:30; 28 September 2023 (UTC)

College career

Cowart played collegiate soccer at University of Washington. She received the 2019 Husky Invitational Tournament Defensive MVP Award playing as a defensive midfielder against the University of North Carolina, University of Portland, and University of New Mexico. She appeared in 66 matches with 51 starts, including the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[2]

Club career

Youth

Cowart had her youth career at Palo Alto Soccer Club and PSV Union. She also played for the varsity soccer team of Woodside High School in California.[3]

Çaykur Rizespor

In 2022, Cowart joined Turkish Women's Football Super League club Çaykur Rizespor. She made her debut for the club in a 3–1 win against Adana İdman Yurdu.[4] She finished the season with 10 starts in 10 matches for the club, scoring two goals and two assists.[5]

California Storm

After her short stint in the Turkish top flight, Cowart joined Women's Premier Soccer League club California Storm, who later won the 2022 WPSL Championship.[6]

Spartak Subotica

Cowart joined ŽFK Spartak Subotica of the Serbian Women's Super League in August 2022.[7] She made her debut for the club against Norwegian side SK Brann Kvinner during the first round of the 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League[8]

IFK Kalmar

In January 2023, Cowart signed with Damallsvenskan club IFK Kalmar.[9][10]

Perth Glory

A-League Women side, Perth Glory announced they have signed in Cowart on September 5, 2023. She made her A-League debut on October 14, 2023 with a 2-0 victory over Western United.[11][12]

International career

Cowart is eligible to represent either United States or Philippines at the international level.

Philippines

In June 2022, Cowart was included in the Philippines squad for the national team's training camp in Europe. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship, held in the Philippines.[13][14][15]

Cowart made her debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 friendly loss against Republic of Ireland, coming in as a substitute replacing Dominique Randle in the 67th minute.[7][16][17]

She would make five appearances at the 2022 AFF Women's Championship which the Philippines won.[7][18]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

In June 2023, Cowart was selected as part of the 23 player Philippines squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand. She started and played in three group-stage matches during the tournament, including a historic victory against New Zealand women's national football team.[19]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.July 17, 2022Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Thailand1–03–02022 AFF Women's Championship
2.December 15, 2022Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia Papua New Guinea3–09–0Friendly

Honours

Philippines

References
  1. "Philippines - Australia Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. "Jessika Cowart - Women's Soccer - University of Washington Athletics". gohuskies.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. "Introducing Jessika Cowart". gohuskies.com. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. "Çaykur Rizespor vs Adana İdmanyurdu". sporzip.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  5. "Çaykur Rizespor Kadın Futbol Takımı hedefi tutturamadı" (in Turkish). Rize Haberleri. May 10, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. "California Storm". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. del Carmen, Lorenzo (August 12, 2022). "Filipinas defender Cowart signs with Serbia's Subotica". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  8. "ŽFK Spartak | 2022 | Spartak - Brann". www-zfk--spartak-in-rs.translate.goog. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. "A-truppen inför 2023: Nyförvärv Jessika Cowart". IFK Kalmar. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  10. "IFK Kalmar värvar filippinsk landslagsback". Sveriges Radio. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  11. del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 5, 2023). "Jess Cowart signs with A-League's Perth". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  12. Gareth, Morgan. "GLORY START SEASON WITH SENSATIONAL STATEMENT WIN". Perth Glory. Perth Glory. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  13. del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 16, 2022). "Filipinas keep core for friendlies vs Ireland, Bosnia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  14. Rosal, Glendale G. (June 18, 2022). "PH women's football team earns highest FIFA ranking at No. 53". Cebu Daily News via Inquirer. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  15. Morilla, Juro (June 17, 2022). "PH football rises in FIFA rankings ahead of AFF Women's Championship". Rappler. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  16. "Ireland - Philippines Match Summary". Flashscore. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  17. Ferris, Macdara (June 19, 2022). "Friendly Report: Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 Philippines". Extratime. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  18. "Football: Filipinas defender Jessika Cowart signs with Serbian team". ABS-CBN News. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  19. "Philippines Fixtures". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved September 14, 2023.


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