Kelly Gadéa

Kelly Gadéa (born 16 December 1991) is a French footballer who plays for French Division 1 Féminine club Le Havre. She is equally adept at playing as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Gadéa had two stints with Montpellier having started her career with the club in 2005. In 2007, she joined Saint-Étienne and established herself as an up-and-coming talent domestically and internationally.[1] After three seasons with the club, Gadea returned to Montpellier in 2010.

Kelly Gadéa
Gadéa in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991
Place of birth Nîmes, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 27
Youth career
1998–2005 Caissargues
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Montpellier 13 (0)
2007–2010 Saint-Étienne 42 (7)
2010–2016 Montpellier 100 (15)
2016–2018 Marseille 43 (4)
2018–2020 Fleury 33 (5)
2021–2022 Soyaux 24 (1)
2022– Le Havre 0 (0)
International career
2006–2008 France U17 10 (1)
2009–2010 France U19 24 (1)
2010 France U20 4 (0)
2011–2016 France 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Gadéa is known for her leadership ability and has, subsequently, captained several of her age groups in international competitions. She has represented France at under-17, under-19, and under-20 levels. With the under-20 team, she played in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her most notable moment in the competition came in a group stage match against Germany. With France trailing 4–1 in the second half, following a free-kick, Gadéa received the ball and took a chipped, driven shot straight at the goal. The ball went into the back of the net before bouncing back out, however, no goal was given by the referee. France lost the match by the same scoreline and was eliminated from the competition by goal difference. The non-call was similar to what happened the previous month at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in a match against England and Germany, which led to calls for the introduction of goal-line technology.

She was part of the French team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

References
  1. "Ten emerging talents from FYROM". Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "Kelly Gadea at Olympics.com". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.


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