Kelyn Jaynes Rowe (born December 2, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

Career

College and amateur

Rowe appeared as an

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for the

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, and was a standout player during his freshman year in 2010, ranking second in the

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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 The 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 collegiate soccer teams who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The semifinals and final were held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. All the other games ...

. Rowe took the spring quarter off at

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to train and play with the U.S. U-20 national team full-time. In 2011, Rowe spent the summer on trial with the German

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club 1. FC Köln before returning to

for his sophomore season. 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

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, by the New England Revolution. He was listed in January 2012 by ESPN as one of the top 10 American players under 21. 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

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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. In June 2018, The Revolution were approached by an unnamed

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club regarding a potential transfer for Rowe, however no deal was made as terms could not be agreed upon by the teams. On December 18, 2018, Rowe was traded to

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in exchange for Edgar Castillo, 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. Rowe was further traded to

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on August 7, 2019. Rowe was signed as a free agent by the New England Revolution on December 4, 2019. 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.

International

Rowe played for the U.S. U-18 national team, and the U.S. U-20 national team, starting in all three games, scoring three goals and assisting on one in the

2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia. In addition, the top three finishers ...

tournament, while wearing the

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. Rowe was added to the December U-23 Men's National Team training camp roster in 2012. Rowe was named to the senior national team squad for the

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship ove ...

. He made his debut in a friendly match against

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on July 1, 2017, and scored his first goal in a group stage match against

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on July 15, 2017.

Career statistics

International goals

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Honors

Seattle Sounders FC * CONCACAF Champions League:

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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 *

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All-American Third-team: 2010

References

External links

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U.S. soccer profile

Pac-12 2011 Men's Soccer Awards
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