Kelly (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Kelly Cristina Pereira da Silva (born 15 May 1985), commonly known as Kelly, is a Brazilian women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She was a member of the Brazil women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Kelly

Personal information
Full name	Kelly Cristina Pereira da Silva
Date of birth	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985
Place of birth	São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fluminense
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Vasco da Gama
2003–2014	CEPE-Caxias
2016	Flamengo	0	(0)
2017	America-RJ
2019–	Fluminense
International career‡
2003–2004	Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2003

Club career

Kelly played for CR Vasco da Gama, but was left without a club when they folded in 2001. She trained on her own for a period before joining Petrobras in mid-2003.

International career

Youth

Kelly played for Brazil women's national under-20 football team at the 2002 and 2004 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Kelly was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning squad. She appeared briefly as a substitute for Rosana in the 2–0 Group G defeat by the United States, but had to be substituted herself 12 minutes later after breaking her collarbone.

External links

• Kelly at Soccerway