Karen Peliçari

Karen Aline Peliçari (born 27 September 1989), simply known as Karen, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cruzeiro. Mainly a forward, she can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Karen
Personal information
Full name Karen Aline Peliçari[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989[2]
Place of birth Americana, Brazil[2]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Cruzeiro
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 AJA
2009–2011 Santos
2012 Centro Olímpico
2013 Vitória das Tabocas
2013 São Caetano
2014 XV de Piracicaba
2015–2018 Santos 17 (1)
2019 Audax 14 (1)
2020 Athletico Paranaense 6 (2)
2021 Santos 12 (3)
2022– Cruzeiro 15 (1)
International career
2008 Brazil U20
2013 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2013

Club career

Born in Americana, São Paulo, Karen joined Santos from AJA ahead of the 2009 season. In January 2012, after the club's women's football section was closed, she moved to Centro Olímpico.[3]

Karen subsequently represented Vitória das Tabocas, São Caetano and XV de Piracicaba[4] before returning to Santos in 2015, as the women's team was reestablished. She left in 2019 to join Audax, and also played for Athletico Paranaense in 2020 before rejoining Peixe for a third spell in January 2021.[5]

On 17 December 2021, Karen left Santos after her contract was not renewed.[6]

International career

In 2008, Karen represented Brazil under-20s at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7] On 19 June 2013, she made her international debut with the full side, coming on as a late substitute for Giovânia in a 1–1 friendly draw against Sweden.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of 3 May 2021
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
2013[9]30
Total30

Honours

Santos

References

  1. Karen at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. "Karen". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  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 3 May 2021.
  4. "Futebol Feminino: XV conhece adversárias" [Women's football: XV know their opponents] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC XV de Novembro. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. "Com reforços de peso, Santos FC apresenta novo elenco para 2021 e lança Twitter das Sereias" [With significant additions, Santos FC present new squad for 2021 and launch Sereias' Twitter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. "Quinta maior artilheira da história do clube, Karen deixa o Santos" [Fifth-best top goalscorer of the club's history, Karen leaves Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 FEMININA (WOMENS' U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 2002-2014" (in Brazilian Portuguese). RSSSF. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. "Oavgjort mot Brasilien på Söderstadion" [Draw against Brazil at Söderstadion] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' Team) 2011-2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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