Karen Aline Peliçari (born 27 September 1989), simply known as Karen, is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a forward, she can also play as an attacking midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karen Aline Peliçari[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 32)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Americana, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | AJA [pt] | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Brazil U20 | ||
2013– | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58, 21 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2013 |
Born in Americana, São Paulo, Karen joined Santos from AJA [pt] 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]
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]
Brazil | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013[9] | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Santos
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