Ramone Howell

Ramone Howell (born 15 April 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jamaican club Waterhouse and the Jamaica national team.

Ramone Howell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Portmore, Jamaica
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Waterhouse
Number	26
Youth career
0000–2010	Cumberland
2010–2011	Waterhouse
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Valparaiso Crusaders	67	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Wanderers	2+	(0)
2012–2013	Waterhouse	0	(0)
2013	Royal Lakes		(0)
2013–2014	Waterhouse	18	(0)
2015–2017	Des Moines Menace	18	(3)
2018–2019	Nashville SC	2	(0)
2018	→ Inter Nashville (loan)	7	(3)
2019	Phoenix Rising	0	(0)
2019	→ FC Tucson (loan)	12	(1)
2020	FC Tucson	14	(0)
2021–	Waterhouse	45	(3)
International career‡
	Jamaica U17
2015	Jamaica U23
2022–	Jamaica	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 August 2022

Early career

Born in Portmore, Jamaica, Howell played schoolboy football at Bridgeport High School and Jamaica College.^[1] He appeared for Cumberland in the Portmore U-15 Football League before moving to the youth sides at Waterhouse.^[2] Howell joined Wanderers in July 2011 and made his senior debut in the St. Catherine Major League, receiving two yellow cards. 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.^[3] Howell again returned to Waterhouse and made his National Premier League debut with the club during the 2013–14 season.

College and amateur

Howell played soccer at Valparaiso University from 2014 to 2017, scoring seven goals in 67 appearances.^[4] He also played for PDL side Des Moines Menace in 2016. Howell scored in Des Moines' 2–0 defeat of the Michigan Bucks in the first round of the 2017 PDL playoffs.^[5]

Club career

On 23 January 2018, Nashville SC announced the signing of Howell ahead of their inaugural USL campaign.^[6] On 13 June 2019, Nashville traded Howell to fellow USL side Phoenix Rising FC.^[7] On 25 June, Howell made his first appearance on loan with FC Tucson, the Rising's reserve team in USL League One, in a 1–0 loss to North Texas SC.^[8]

In 2021, Howell returned to his former club and re-joined Waterhouse.^[9]

Personal life

Howell's older brother, Kenroy Howell, is also a professional footballer.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 January 2023^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wanderers	2011–12[3]	St. Catherine Major League	2+	0	—		—		—		2+	0
Waterhouse	2012–13[3]	National Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Royal Lakes	2012–13[3]	South Central Confederation Super League	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Waterhouse	2013–14	National Premier League	18	0	0	0	3[b]	0	—		21+	0+
Des Moines Menace	2015[13]	PDL	2	1	1	1	—		0	0	3	2
	2016[14]		7	0	3	0	—		1[c]	0	11	0
	2017[15]		9	2	0	0	—		2[c]	1	11	3
	Total		18	3	4	1	0	0	3	1	25	5
Nashville SC	2018	USL	1	0	1	0	—		1[d]	0	3	0
	2019	USL Championship	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Inter Nashville (loan)	2018	NPSL	7	3	0	0	—		1[e]	0	8	3
Phoenix Rising	2019	USL Championship	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
FC Tucson (loan)	2019	USL League One	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
FC Tucson	2020		14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
Waterhouse	2021	National Premier League	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2022	National Premier League	20	1	—		5[f]	0	—		25	1
	2022–23	National Premier League	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	Total		45	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	50	3
Career total			118+	10	6+	1+	8	0	5	1	137+	12+

1. All confirmed appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
2. Appearances in the Caribbean Club Championship
3. Appearance(s) in the PDL playoffs
4. Appearance in the USL Cup playoffs
5. Appearance in the NPSL playoffs
6. Three appearances in the Caribbean Club Championship, two in the CONCACAF League

International

As of 26 August 2022^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2022	3	0
Total		3	0