Kelly Chiavaro (born 3 July 1996) is a footballer and beach soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Brasilerio Feminino Série A1 club Santos. Born in Canada, she represented Italy internationally in beach soccer.

Kelly Chiavaro
Chiavaro with Botafogo in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 1
Youth career
AS Blainville
Lakeshore SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Colgate Raiders 65 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 AS Blainville 15 (0)
2020 Maccabi Emek Hefer 7 (0)
2021 Napoli 0 (0)
2022 Flamengo 0 (0)
2023 Botafogo 1 (0)
2024– Santos 3 (0)
International career
2022 Italy (beach) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022

Early life

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Chiavaro played youth soccer with AS Blainville and Lakeshore SC.[1]

College career

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In 2016, Chiavaro joined Colgate Raiders in the United States.[2][3] 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.[4]

Club career

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In 2018 and 2019, she played with AS Blainville in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[5]

In 2020, Chiavaro signed for Maccabi Emek Hefer WFC of the Ligat Nashim, Israel's first division.[6][7] In 2021, she joined Italian Club Napoli which competes in the Italian top flight, Serie A.[8][9][10]

In 2022, Chiavaro signed for Brasileiro Feminino Série A1 club CR Flamengo.[11][12] On April 13, 2023 it was announced that Chiavaro signed with Botafogo, competing in Brasileiro Feminino Série A2.

On January 11, 2024, Chiavaro was announced at Santos in the Brazilian top tier.[13]

International career

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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.[14] She took part in the European Beach Soccer Cup. The competition took place in Nazaré, Portugal.[3]

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ Roger, Christine (29 March 2023). "De Blainville au Brésil, l'étonnant parcours de Kelly Chiavaro" [From Blainville to Brazil, the astonishing journey of Kelly Chiavaro]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  2. ^ Mancini, Jerry (17 November 2021). "Kelly Chiavaro's Journey To Becoming A Pro Goalkeeper For Napoli Femminile". World Football Index.
  3. ^ a b Lévesque, Dave (30 July 2022). "Soccer International: une Québécoise au Brésil" [Soccer International: A Quebecer in Brazil] (in French). Le Journal de Montréal.
  4. ^ "Kelly Chiavaro Colgate profile". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ DesGroseilliers, Martin (16 July 2019). "Dans la tête des gardiens" [Inside the minds of the goalkeepers]. Ligue1 Quebec (in French).
  6. ^ Buongiorno, Fulvio (4 February 2021). "Kelly Chiavaro: "Tra USA e Canada c'è un sogno chiamato Italia" (it/eng version)" [Kelly Chiavaro: "Between USA and Canada there is a dream called Italy"] (in Italian). Calcio Femminileita.
  7. ^ "Kelly Chiavaro: "Un'americana in Israele sognando l'Italia e la Serie A"" [Kelly Chiavaro: "An American in Israel Dreaming of Italy and Serie A"] (in Italian). Tutto Calcio Femminile. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ Majorano, Bruno (5 April 2022). "Kelly, dal Napoli Femminile al beach soccer: "Sono a casa"" [Kelly, from Napoli Femminile to beach soccer: «I'm home»] (in Italian). Il Mattino.
  9. ^ "Interview With Kelly Chiavaro - Napoli Femminile Keeper". Calcio Connection.
  10. ^ "Interview with Napoli Femminile goalie Kelly Chiavaro". Spreaker.
  11. ^ "Entrevue Kelly Chiavaro" [Interview Kelly Chiavaro]. YouTube. Soccer Quebec. 13 July 2022.
  12. ^ "EP. 14 - Kelly Chiavaro". anchor.fm.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Kelly Chiavaro". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ^ Malo, Marc-Antoine (30 December 2022). "Le Brésil de Pelé vu par une Québécoise" [Pelé's Brazil seen by a Quebecer] (in French). Le Journal de Montréal.
  16. ^ Lichinizer, Daniela (23 September 2023). "La historia de Soledada Jaimes, la futbolista argentina que está embarazada y sigue entrenando en su club" [Argentine player Sole Jaimes is expecting a baby with her partner and, pregnant, continues training at her club]. TN (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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