Kelly (footballer, born 1987)

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Kelly
Copa Paulista Feminina - Sao Bernardo 0x4 Corinthians - Kelly.jpg
Kelly with EC São Bernardo in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa [1]
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Juventus-SP
2006–2011 Santos
2012–2014 Centro Olímpico 15 (0)
2015 Ferroviária 0 (0)
2015–2019 Santos 8 (0)
2020 Flamengo 5 (0)
2021 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 10 (0)
2022 EC São Bernardo 0 (0)
2023– Santos 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:55, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa (born 22 June 1987), simply known as Kelly, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender or a midfielder for Santos.

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Club career

Born in São Paulo, Kelly began her career with hometown side Juventus-SP, before joining Santos in 2006. [2] In January 2012, after the club's women's football section was closed, she moved to Centro Olímpico. [3]

Kelly returned to Peixe in April 2015, after a short period at Ferroviária. [4] She left in 2019, and was announced at Flamengo in January 2020. [5]

In 2021, Kelly moved abroad and joined the Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva. She returned to her home country with EC São Bernardo in the following year, before rejoining Santos on 27 January 2023. [6]

Honours

Santos

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References

  1. 1 2 Kelly at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. "Exclusivo: Bate-papo com Kelly Rodrigues, a incansável Sereia da Vila" [Exclusive: Chat with Kelly Rodrigues, the tireless Sereia da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. "Jogadoras do extinto Santos superam desemprego em São Paulo" [Players of the defunct Santos overcome unemployment in São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Veja. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. "Ferroviária perde jogadora para o Santos e pode perder outras quatro para o São Paulo" [Ferroviária lose a player to Santos and may lose another four to São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Morada. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. "Flamengo anuncia 'pacotão' com sete reforços para equipe de futebol feminino" [Flamengo announce 'combo' with seven signings for the women's football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coluna do Fla. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. "Ídolo das Sereias da Vila, Kelly retorna para terceira passagem pelo Santos FC" [Idol of the Sereias da Vila, Kelly returns for third stint at Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.