Ketlen Wiggers


Ketlen Wiggers, commonly known as Ketlen, is a Brazilian football forward who plays for Santos FC in Brazil and the Brazil women's national football team. Since playing for Vitória das Tabocas, she has sometimes worn the nickname Barbie on her shirt. Pernambuco residents thought her light skin, blue eyes and fair hair bore a resemblance to the fashion doll manufactured by Mattel.

Club career

In the 2013 Damallsvenskan season Ketlen played five times for Vittsjö. Ketlen transferred from Centro Olímpico to Boston Breakers in December 2014. After Ketlen played 61 minutes of one match, the Breakers agreed to release her from her contract due to homesickness.
Since leaving the Breakers in 2015, Ketlen has played for in Brazil for Santos FC in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.

International career

Ketlen's senior debut for Brazil came in October 2011, in a 2–0 Pan American Games win over Argentina at Estadio Omnilife in Guadalajara, Mexico.