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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ketlen Wiggers[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Rio Fortuna, Brazil | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Santos | ||
2011–2012 | Vitória das Tabocas | ||
2013 | Vittsjö | 5 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Centro Olímpico | 18 | (10) |
2015 | Boston Breakers | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Santos | 68 | (34) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:23, 17 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:23, 17 April 2021 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Brazil | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011[8] | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Santos FC (women) – current squad | |
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