Ketlen Wiggers

Ketlen Wiggers (born 7 January 1992), commonly known as Ketlen, is a Brazilian football forward who plays for Santos FC in Brazil and the Brazil women's national football team. Since playing for Vitória das Tabocas, she has sometimes worn the nickname Barbie on her shirt. Pernambuco residents thought her light skin, blue eyes and fair hair bore a resemblance to the fashion doll manufactured by Mattel.[1]

Ketlen Wiggers
Personal information
Full name Ketlen Wiggers
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Place of birth Rio Fortuna, Brazil
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Santos FC
2011–2012 Vitória das Tabocas
2013 Vittsjö 5 (0)
2013–2014 Centro Olímpico
2015 Boston Breakers 1 (0)
2015– Santos FC 39 (22)
National team‡
2011– Brazil 3
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:17, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Club career

In the 2013 Damallsvenskan season Ketlen played five times for Vittsjö.[2] Ketlen transferred from Centro Olímpico to Boston Breakers in December 2014.[3] After Ketlen played 61 minutes of one match, the Breakers agreed to release her from her contract due to homesickness.[4]

Since leaving the Breakers in 2015, Ketlen has played for in Brazil for Santos FC in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.[5]

International career

Ketlen's senior debut for Brazil came in October 2011, in a 2–0 Pan American Games win over Argentina at Estadio Omnilife in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6]

References
  1. Sobreira, Aline. "Para Ketlen, prioridade é o título da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. "Ketlen Wiggers" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Boston Breakers sign forward Ketlen Wiggers". National Women's Soccer League. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Breakers waive Ketlen; Ochs has surgery". The Equalizer. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. "Ketlen". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (22 December 2013). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2011-2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 January 2014.


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