Jessika Cowart

Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart (born October 30, 1999) is a professional 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 at international level.

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.

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.

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. She finished the season with 10 starts in 10 matches for the club, scoring two goals and two assists.

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.

Spartak Subotica

Cowart joined ŽFK Spartak Subotica of the Serbian Women's Super League in August 2022. 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 She started in all 12 league games.

IFK Kalmar

In January 2023, Cowart signed with Damallsvenskan club IFK Kalmar. She started all 17 league games.

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. She went on to start all 22 games, playing a total of 1966 minutes, completing 40 interceptions along with 99 clearances and ranking in the league’s top ten for passes completed.https://perthglory.com.au/news/cowart-and-phonsongkham-re-sign-with-glory-for-2024-25-alw-campaign/

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.

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.

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

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.

International goals

Honours

Philippines
* AFF Women's Championship: 2022

References

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1999 births
Living people
Filipino women's footballers
Women's association football defenders
Women's association football midfielders
Philippines women's international footballers
American women's soccer players
Soccer players from California
Washington Huskies women's soccer players
Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) players
American sportspeople of Filipino descent
African-American soccer players
Filipino people of African-American descent
Sportspeople of American descent
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
21st-century American sportswomen