Megan “Meggie” Dougherty Howard
PRONUNCIATION:
MEG-N DOH-R-TEE HOW-ER-D
HEIGHT:
5’5”
DOB:
July 27, 1995
HOMETOWN:
Largo, FL
COLLEGE:
University of Florida
POSITION:
Midfielder
JERSEY NUMBER:
AGE:
27
CITIZENSHIP:
USA
LAST CLUB:
Orlando Pride
HOW ACQUIRED:
Via Free Agency from Orlando Pride on January 12, 2023
PROFESSIONAL:2022: Earned her 100th NWSL appearance across all competitions in the Pride’s Challenge Cup opener… 2021: Made her Pride debut on April 10, starting and assisting both goals in a 2–2 draw with Racing Louisville in the Challenge Cup… 2017: Scored her first professional goal on August 4 with Washington, in a 4–1 victory over Sky Blue FC… 2017: Selected in the third round (29th overall) of the 2017 NWSL College Draft by Washington Spirit.
COLLEGE: 2013-2016: Attend the University of Florida, totaled 14 goals and 25 assists over 94 appearances… 2016: Led the team with 12 assists and sat second on the team with eight goals… 2016: Named a All-American, the SEC Tournament MVP and a two-time All-SEC honoree.
INTERNATIONAL: Won U-23 Nordic Tournament…Previous call-ups with the U-23 and U-15 team earlier in her career.
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