Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart (born October 30, 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder or a defender for Serbian Women's Super League club Spartak Subotica. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.
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Full name | Jessika Rebecca Macayan Cowart[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-10-30) October 30, 1999 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fairfield, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Spartak Subotica | |||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Palo Alto | ||||||||||||||||
PSV Union | ||||||||||||||||
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– | Spartak Subotica | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | Philippines | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30; 25 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:55; 12 October 2022 (UTC) |
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]
Cowart had her youth career at Palo Alto Soccer Club and PSV Union. She also played for the soccer team of Woodside High School in California.[3]
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]
After her short stint in the Turkish top flight, Cowart joined Women's Premier Soccer League club California Storm.[6]
Cowart joined ŽFK Spartak Subotica of the Serbian Women's Super League in August 2022.[7]
Cowart is eligible to represent either United States or Philippines at the international level.
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.[8][9][10]
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][11][12]
She would make five appearances at the 2022 AFF Championship which the Philippines won.[7][13]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 July 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 AFF Women's Championship |
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