Kelly Chiavaro
Chiavaro with Botafogo in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Santos
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Colgate Raiders 65 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Maccabi Emek Hefer 7 (0)
2021 Napoli 0 (0)
2022 Flamengo 0 (0)
2023 Botafogo 1 (0)
2024– Santos 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Italy beach soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022

Kelly Chiavaro (born July 3, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Brasilerio Feminino Série A1 Club Santos. She was capped by the Italy women's national beach soccer team.

College career

In 2016, Chiavaro joined Colgate Raiders in the United States.[1][2] Chiavaro appeared in 65 games during her four-year college career at Colgate University, recording 270 saves and 17 shutouts. In her Junior year in 2018 she was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year.[3]

Club career

In 2020, Chiavaro signed for Maccabi Emek Hefer WFC of the Ligat Nashim, Israel's first division.[4][5] In 2021, she joined Italian Club Napoli which competes in the Italian top flight, Serie A.[6][7][8]

In 2022, Chiavaro signed for Brasileiro Feminino Série A1 club CR Flamengo.[9][10] On April 13, 2023 it was announced that Chiavaro signed with Botafogo, competing in Brasileiro Feminino Série A2.[11]

On January 11, 2024, Chiavaro was announced at Santos in the Brazilian top tier.[12]

International career

Chiavaro holds dual nationality, Canadian and Italian. In 2022 while playing for Napoli, she was capped by the Italy women's national beach soccer team.[13] She took part in the European Beach Soccer Cup. The competition took place in Nazaré, Portugal.[14]

Personal life

Chiavaro is in a relationship with Argentine footballer Sole Jaimes.[15] The pair met in Italy where they both played soccer for Napoli. In September 2023, the couple announced they were expecting a baby girl in February 2024.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Kelly Chiavaro's Journey To Becoming A Pro Goalkeeper For Napoli Femminile". worldfootballindex.com.
  2. ↑ "une Québécoise au Brésil". journaldemontreal.com.
  3. ↑ "Kelly Chiavaro - Women's Soccer". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "KELLY CHIAVARO: "TRA USA E CANADA C'È UN SOGNO CHIAMATO ITALIA"". calciofemminileita7.wixsite.com.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Chiavaro: "Un'americana in Israele sognando l'Italia e la Serie A"". app.tuttocalciofemminile.com.
  6. ↑ "Kelly, dal Napoli Femminile al beach soccer: "Sono a casa"". ilmattino.it.
  7. ↑ "Interview With Kelly Chiavaro - Napoli Femminile Keeper". /calcioconnection.podbean.com.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Napoli Femminile goalie Kelly Chiavaro". spreaker.com.
  9. ↑ "Entrevue Kelly Chiavaro". YouTube.
  10. ↑ "EP. 14 - Kelly Chiavaro". anchor.fm.
  11. ↑ "Botafogo". www.botafogo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kelly Chiavaro é mais um reforço para o gol das Sereias da Vila em 2024" [Kelly Chiavaro is another addition for the goal of the Sereias da Vila em 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kelly Chiavaro". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  14. ↑ archysport (31 July 2022). "Soccer | International: a Quebecer in Brazil". Archysport. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Le Brésil de Pelé vu par une Québécoise".
  16. ↑ "La historia de Soledada Jaimes, la futbolista argentina que está embarazada y sigue entrenando en su club". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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