Kathellen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kathellen

| image = Kathellen Sousa - 1 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Kathellen playing for Brazil in 2019

| full_name = Kathellen Sousa Feitoza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil

| height = 1.81 m{{cite web |title=Start list |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/e128caf2a6aabb0/original/bztbufynxvjj7bng4mt7-pdf.pdf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=15 September 2020 |date=23 June 2019}}

| position = Centre back

| currentclub = Al-Nassr

| clubnumber = 14

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| collegeyears1 = 2014–2015

| college1 = Monroe College

| collegecaps1 = 15

| collegegoals1 = 2

| collegeyears2 = 2016

| college2 = Louisville Cardinals

| collegecaps2 = 18

| collegegoals2 = 0

| collegeyears3 = 2017

| college3 = UCF Knights

| collegecaps3 = 18

| collegegoals3 = 0

| years1 = 2018–2020

| clubs1 = Bordeaux

| caps1 = 33

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2020–2022

| clubs2 = Internazionale

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2024

| clubs3 = Real Madrid

| caps3 = 44

| goals3 = 2

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2018–

| nationalteam1 = Brazil

| nationalcaps1 = 30

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| medaltemplates =

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Al-Nassr

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 1

}}

Kathellen Sousa Feitoza (born 26 April 1996), commonly known as Kathellen, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as centre back for and captain Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Nassr and the Brazil women's team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2022/08/04/kathellen-sousa-becomes-real-madrids-fourth-signing|title=Kathellen Sousa becomes Real Madrids fourth signing | Real Madrid CF|website=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial}} She is a product of the American college soccer system.

Club career

As a young girl Kathellen loved football but mainly had to play futsal. She found opportunities for field soccer limited in her native Baixada Santista, especially after Santos FC's women's section was closed in 2012.

Kathellen applied for an athletic scholarship to the United States and was selected by Monroe College of the National Junior College Athletic Association. After two successful years with Monroe College she spent her two remaining years of college eligibility with Louisville Cardinals and UCF Knights, respectively, in NCAA Division I.{{cite news |last1=Júnior |first1=Muniz |title=BR no Mundo: Kathellen Sousa |url=https://medium.com/debateepronto/papo-com-boleira-kathellen-sousa-b1e3a9cccdb6 |access-date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Blog De Bate e Pronto |date=14 July 2018 |language=Portuguese}}

She subsequently received an offer from FC Girondins de Bordeaux and joined the French Division 1 Féminine club halfway through their 2017–18 season.{{cite news |title=Kathellen Sousa : " C'est une chance unique d'intégrer les Girondins ! " |url=https://www.girondins.com/fr/kathellen-sousa-cest-une-chance-unique-dintegrer-les-girondins |access-date=22 April 2019 |publisher=FC Girondins de Bordeaux |date=31 March 2018 |language=French |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422191207/https://www.girondins.com/fr/kathellen-sousa-cest-une-chance-unique-dintegrer-les-girondins |url-status=dead }} In May 2018 she signed a two-year extension to her contract.{{cite news |title=Kathellen Sousa prolonge à Bordeaux |url=https://www.girondins.com/fr/kathellen-sousa-prolonge-bordeaux |access-date=22 April 2019 |publisher=FC Girondins de Bordeaux |date=23 May 2018 |language=French |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422191209/https://www.girondins.com/fr/kathellen-sousa-prolonge-bordeaux |url-status=dead }}

After a successful 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with Brazil, and an elite level performance against France, Kathellen was linked to many major European clubs, including newly promoted CD Tacón, due to become Real Madrid for season 2020–21.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Aimara G. |title=El Real Madrid negocia con el Girondins por Kathellen Sousa |url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/07/22/mas_futbol/1563810016_601903.html |access-date=10 August 2019 |publisher=Diario AS |date=22 July 2019 |language=Spanish}} Instead she remained with Bordeaux for a further season, then joined Italian Serie A club Inter Milan in August 2020.{{cite news |title=Kathellen Sousa signs for Inter Women |url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/2020/08/03/kathellen-sousa-signs-for-inter-women.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |publisher=Inter Milan |date=3 August 2020}}

In 2024 she left Real Madrid and joined Al-Nassr on a two years contract, her official debut was on the 25 of August in the AFC Women's Champions League which she helped her team to keep a clean sheet at.

International career

Brazil women's national football team head coach Vadão called Kathellen up for the first time in June 2018, for a training camp ahead of the 2018 Tournament of Nations. As the tournament fell outside the FIFA International Match Calendar, some regular national team players were not released by their clubs, causing Vadão to consider other players.{{cite news |last1=Botta |first1=Emilio |title=Zagueira "perdida" fora do Brasil chama atenção e vira joia na seleção feminina |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/noticia/zagueira-perdida-fora-do-brasil-chama-atencao-e-vira-joia-na-selecao-feminina.ghtml |access-date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Rede Globo |date=10 June 2018 |language=Portuguese}}

On 26 July 2018, she earned her first cap for the senior Brazil women's national team at the 2018 Tournament of Nations, appearing as a substitute for Daiane Limeira in a 3–1 defeat by Australia.{{cite news |title=Estreante do grupo, Kathellen vibra com convocação |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-feminina/estreante-do-grupo-kathellen-vibra-com-convocacao |access-date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation |date=30 July 2018 |language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|last1=Leme de Arruda|first1=Marcelo|title=Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil2018w.htm|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=22 April 2019|language=Portuguese|date=10 November 2018}}

A year later, Kathellen was subsequently called up by Brazil for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She started the preparation camp as the main backup for the experienced pair of centre backs Mônica and Érika. After Érika was forced out of the competition by injury, Kathellen was made a regular starter.{{cite news |last1=Favier |first1=Patrick |title=Avant France – Brésil : Kathellen Sousa en première ligne face aux Bleues |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/06/22/kathellen-en-premiere-ligne-6244339-5103.php |access-date=10 August 2019 |publisher=Sud Ouest |date=22 June 2019 |language=French}} Despite being the youngest Brazilian player in the lineup for the Round of 16 game thriller against France, Kathellen delivered a major performance.

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="6" \|Brazil \|2018	3	0
2019	10	0
2020	0	0
2021	1	0
2022	11	1
2023	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|30	1

:Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kathellen goal.

class="wikitable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Kathellen
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align=center\|1 \|5 September 2022 \|Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa \|{{fbw\|RSA}} \|align=center\|6–0 \|align=center\|6–0 \|Friendly

class="wikitable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Kathellen

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align=center|1

|5 September 2022

|Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa

|{{fbw|RSA}}

|align=center|6–0

|Friendly

References

External links

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