Sonya Keefe

Sonya Camila Keefe Navarro (born 11 April 2003) is a Chilean football and futsal player who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Federación club CP Cacereño and the Chile women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Keefe and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Sonya Keefe
Personal information
Full name Sonya Camila Keefe Navarro
Date of birth (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cacereño
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Boston College
2019–2020 Unión Española
2021–2022 Universidad de Chile
2023– Cacereño
International career
2020– Chile 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Keefe started her career in Boston College. She played for Unión Española in 2019. However, the Primera B league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2021, Keefe joined Universidad de Chile.[3] In her debut against Deportes Antofagasta, Keefe scored two goals.[4]

In 2023, she moved to Spain and joined CP Cacereño in the second division.[5]

International career

Youth teams

Keefe played in Chile's Under-17 national team, and scored a goal against Thailand in a tournament.[6]

In 2018, Keefe represented Chile's Under-20 futsal team in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[7]

Senior teams

Keefe was first called to the Chile women's national team in 2020 for the friendly games against Zambia,[8] but she did not play. In September 2021, she was called to the national team and played in a training match against Uruguay.[9]

Keefe made her senior debut against Mexico in a friendly on 10 October 2022.[10]

International goals
Scores and results list the Chile's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.November 12, 2022Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile Philippines1–11–1Friendly

References
  1. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ADN. ""QueVuelvaLaB": Fútbol femenino chileno lanzó campaña para que se comience a jugar en la Primera B". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. "¡Sonya Keefe se suma como refuerzo a nuestro Primer Equipo Femenino! — Club Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. "Las Leonas golearon a Antofagasta en su estreno en el CDA — Club Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. Reyes, Luis (20 January 2023). "Oficial: la gran promesa del fútbol chileno ficha en Europa". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "La Roja Sub 17 remontó y logró empatarle a Tailandia". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  7. "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  8. "Nómina de la Selección Femenina para la Fecha FIFA de noviembre/diciembre". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. "La Roja Femenina venció a Uruguay en una práctica de fútbol". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. "Con todas las estelares: La formación de La Roja Femenina para el amistoso frente a México". RedGol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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