Cade Dylan Cowell (born October 14, 2003) is an American professional

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player who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Early career

Cowell began his academy career at Ballistic United in Pleasanton, and in 2017–18, he led the nation in goals with 34 in 32 games for the under-15 club, before joining the San Jose Earthquakes academy in 2018. On January 23, 2019, Cowell signed as a Homegrown Player with

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side

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. Cowell spent time on loan with San Jose's

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affiliate club Reno 1868. He made his debut for Reno on June 8, 2019, and scored a 17th-minute goal during a 3–2 loss against

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. Cowell made his San Jose debut on June 11, 2019, as a 69th-minute substitute during a 4–3 win over Sacramento Republic in the

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. On March 7, 2020, Cowell logged his first minutes in an official MLS match when he subbed on at half-time in a 5–2 loss against

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. On August 29, 2020, Cowell made his first MLS start against the

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playing 67 minutes, scoring his first goal for the club in a 3–2 loss.

Guadalajara

After weeks of speculation, Cowell joined

club

on a permanent transfer on January 15, 2024. Because of Guadalajara's historic policy of signing only Mexican players, Cowell had to complete the bureaucratic process to acquire Mexican citizenship through his mother before signing for the team.

International career

U.S. youth teams

Cowell was named to the United States national under-17 team for the 2018 Four Nations Tournament and scored his first international goal against Chile. The next spring, he was on the roster for the under-16 roster for the UEFA development tournament in Prague, Czech Republic. He was invited to the under-23 Olympic qualifying camp in January 2021 and was on the preliminary roster for both the under-23 Olympic squad in 2021. In November 2021, Cowell was named to the United States national under-20 team for the 2021 Revelations Cup. In the

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, Cowell led the United States under-20 team by scoring three goals in the group stage of the tournament en route to a Group B victory.

U.S. national team

Cowell was on the United States preliminary roster for the

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. In December 2021, Cowell made his first senior appearance for the U.S. national team in a match against

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. He is now

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to the United States and scored his first international goal for the United States in a 6–0 victory over

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in the

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Personal life

Cowell is of Mexican descent through his maternal line and was eligible to play for both the

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and

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national teams. His mother, Amber Maldonado Cowell, earned multiple accolades in multiple sports in high school, as did his father, Debin Slade Cowell, who played football for San Jose State. He is the eldest of three children. His brother Chance also plays professional soccer and is currently representing the United States at youth level. Cowell is a

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cowell's goal.''

Honors

United States U20 *

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Individual *

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Player of the Month: July 2024 *

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CONCACAF Youth (U20) Best XI: 2024

References

External links

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San Jose Earthquakes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cowell, Cade 2003 births Living people American men's soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) San Jose Earthquakes players Reno 1868 FC players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from California People from Ceres, California Sportspeople from Stanislaus County, California USL Championship players United States men's youth international soccer players Major League Soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Naturalized citizens of Mexico United States men's under-23 international soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen