Ylenia Carabott (born 2 March 1989) is a Maltese football forward who plays for Women's National League Southern Premier Division side Gillingham. During her time in Malta with Hibernians, she won the top scorer award for 9 times and in 8 consecutive seasons.[1] She also finished runner up in the best player award in 3 seasons and was also nominated for the Malta Sports Woman of the year where she finished with the top 5.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ylenia Carabott | ||
Date of birth | (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Floriana, Malta | ||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2018 | Hibernians | 237 | (328) |
2018–2019 | Birkirkara | 24 | (14) |
2019–2020 | Chievo Verona | 11 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Charleroi | 11 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Keynsham Town | 14 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007– | Malta | 86 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 29 March 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:09, 29 March 2015 (UTC) |
In her home country Carabott has played for Raiders, Hibernians and Birkirkara, winning a series of league and cup titles.[2]
Outside of Malta she has had spells with Swedish sides Alby FF and Ange IF, and Italian Serie B side Chievo. In August 2020 she signed for Belgian First Division team Charleroi.[2]
In September 2021, Carabott joined English club Keynsham Town, but failed to score in 14 league appearances for the side as they were relegated from the National League Southern Premier Division.[3][4][5] In July 2022 she signed for Gillingham of the National League Southern Premier Division.[6]
Hibernians
Birkirkara
Individual
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