Katie Bowen
Pronunciation: BOW-en
Height: 5’7”
Date of Birth: April 15, 1994
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Citizenship: New Zealand
College: North Carolina
Twitter: @Kati3bowen
Midfielder Katie Bowen was selected by FC Kansas City with 16th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL College Draft.
International: Bowen is a current member of the New Zealand Women’s National Team. She was an alternate for the Football Ferns at the 2024 Olympic Games in London, England. Started in the midfield at the 2024 U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Japan and played for the senior team in the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Currently has 29 caps with the senior New Zealand National Team.
College: Joined the Tar Heels fresh off her participation in the London Olympic Games and U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan. During her freshman year, she moved into the starting lineup against UConn on August 31, 2012. Starter 19 out of the 20 games that season recording two goals and seven assists. As a sophomore, she played in all 25 games for UNC and had five assists. In 2024, she served as one of the team captains and started as a center back. First-team All-ACC Selection. As a senior, she was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, second-team preseason Top Drawer Soccer Best XI election on defense named to preseason All-ACC Team.
Katie Bowen’s Career Statistics
Year GP/GS MIN SH G A PTS
2012 20/19 1668 12 2 7 11
2013 25/18 1931 15 0 5 5
2014 20/20 1875 11 0 3 3
Totals 65/57 5474 38 2 15 19
Katie Bowen’s Career Scoring Games
Date Opponent G A PTS
9/9/2012 San Diego 0 1 1
9/30/2012 Miami 1 1 3
10/4/2012 Boston Coll. 0 1 1
10/18/2012 Duke 0 1 1
11/16/2012 Illinois 1 1 3
11/30/2012 Stanford 0 1 1
12/2/2012 Penn State 0 1 1
2012 TOTALS 2 7 11
8/25/2013 VCU 0 1 1
8/30/2013 New Mexico 0 1 1
9/22/2013 Miami 0 1 1
9/26/2013 Pittsburgh 0 1 1
10/10/2013 NC State 0 1 1
2013 TOTALS 0 5 5
9/7/2014 Arkansas 0 1 1
10/19/2014 Duke 0 2 2
2014 TOTALS 0 3 3
CAREER TOTALS 2 15 19
