Ramone Howell (born 15 April 1995) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a

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for Jamaican club Waterhouse and the Jamaica national team.

Early career

Born in

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, Howell played schoolboy football at Bridgeport High School and

Jamaica College Jamaica College (abbreviated J.C. or JC) is a public, Christian, secondary school and sixth form for boys in Kingston, Jamaica. It was established in 1789 by Charles Drax, who was the grand-nephew of wealthy Barbadian sugar planter J ...

. He appeared for

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in the Portmore U-15 Football League before moving to the youth sides at Waterhouse. Howell joined Wanderers in July 2011 and made his senior debut in the St. Catherine Major League, receiving two

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. He returned to Waterhouse to begin the 2012–13 season, but after only featuring for the under-20 team, he left at the end of January to join Royal Lakes. Howell again returned to Waterhouse and made his

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debut with the club during the 2013–14 season.

College and amateur

Howell played soccer at

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from 2014 to 2017, scoring seven goals in 67 appearances. He also played for PDL side

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in 2016. Howell scored in Des Moines' 2–0 defeat of the

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in the first round of the 2017 PDL playoffs.

Club career

On 23 January 2018,

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announced the signing of Howell ahead of their inaugural

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campaign. On 13 June 2019, Nashville traded Howell to fellow USL side

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. On 25 June, Howell made his first appearance on loan with

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, the Rising's reserve team in

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, in a 1–0 loss to

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. In 2021, Howell returned to his former club and re-joined Waterhouse.

Personal life

Howell's older brother, Kenroy Howell, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Ramone 1995 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Valparaiso University alumni Men's association football midfielders Waterhouse F.C. players Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players Nashville SC (2018–19) players Inter Nashville FC players Phoenix Rising FC players FC Tucson players National Premier League players USL Championship players USL League One players National Premier Soccer League players USL League Two players Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaica men's youth international footballers Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Portmore, Jamaica Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish People educated at Jamaica College