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

College career

In 2016, Chiavaro joined Colgate Raiders in the United States. 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.

Kelly Chiavaro

Club career

In 2020, she signed for Maccabi Emek Hefer WFC of the Israel Football Association's (IFA) top league in Israel, the Israeli Premier League.

Kelly Chiavaro

In 2021, she joined Italian Club Napoli which competes in the Italian top flight, Serie A.

Kelly Chiavaro

In 2022, Chiavaro signed for Brazilian club CR Flamengo. On April 13th, 2023 it was announced that Chiavaro signed with Botafogo, also competing in the Brasilerio Feminino Série A1.

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

Personal life

Chiavaro is in a relationship with Argentine footballer Sole Jaimes. 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.

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1996 births

Living people

People from Saint-Eustache, Quebec

Sportspeople from Laurentides

Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent

Canadian women's soccer players

Italian women's footballers

Wives and girlfriends of association football players

Women's association football goalkeepers

Colgate Raiders women's soccer players

SSD Napoli Femminile players

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players

Ligat Nashim players

Canadian expatriate women's soccer players

Italian expatriate women's footballers

Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States

Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Israel

Italian expatriate sportspeople in Israel

Expatriate women's footballers in Israel

Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil

Italian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil

Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil

Canadian beach soccer players

Italian beach soccer players

Beach soccer goalkeepers

Canadian LGBT sportspeople

Italian LGBT sportspeople

LGBT association football players