Ketlen Wiggers

Ketlen Wiggers (born 7 January 1992), commonly known as Ketlen, is a Brazilian football forward who plays for Santos 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.[2]

Ketlen Wiggers
Personal information
Full name Ketlen Wiggers[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Place of birth Rio Fortuna, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Santos
2011–2012 Vitória das Tabocas
2013 Vittsjö 4 (0)
2013–2014 Centro Olímpico 18 (10)
2015 Boston Breakers 1 (0)
2015– Santos 106 (49)
International career‡
2011 Brazil 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:23, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In the 2013 Damallsvenskan season Ketlen played five times for Vittsjö.[3] Ketlen transferred from Centro Olímpico to Boston Breakers in December 2014.[4] After Ketlen played 61 minutes of one match, the Breakers agreed to release her from her contract due to homesickness.[5]

Since leaving the Breakers in 2015, Ketlen has played for in Brazil for Santos FC in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of 17 April 2021
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
2011[8]30
Total30

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ketlen Wiggers" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "Breakers waive Ketlen; Ochs has surgery". The Equalizer. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. "Ketlen". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' Team) 2011-2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.


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