| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ketlen Wiggers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio Fortuna, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Santos | ||
| 2011 | Bangu | ? | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitória das Tabocas | ||
| 2013 | Vittsjö | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Centro Olímpico | 30 | (16) |
| 2015 | Boston Breakers | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Santos | 241 | (115) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2011 | Brazil (University) | (5) | |
| 2011 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:09, 19 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:23, 17 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ketlen Wiggers (born 7 January 1992), simply known asKetlen, is a Brazilianfootballer who plays as aforward forSantos.[2]
Ketlen has been associated withSantos for most of her career, being the top goalscorer in the women's team's history, and also the top goalscorer of the entire club in the post-Pelé era.[3]
Born inRio Fortuna,Santa Catarina, Ketlen started her career in a football school in her hometown. In 2007, aged 15, she joinedSantos after a trial period.[4] With some of Santos's leading players away training with the national team, Ketlen received an early chance in the first team. She scored her first goal for the club on 27 May 2007, in a 3–0 win overSão José.[5]
A part of the squad which hadMarta andCristiane as their key units, Ketlen won twoCampeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, twoCopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino and twoCopa Libertadores Femenina titles.[4] She left the club in early 2011 to joinBangu,[4] but ended the year atVitória das Tabocas,[6] where she also wonCampeonato Pernambucano de Futebol Feminino titles during her spell.
On 9 May 2013, Ketlen moved abroad for the first time in her career, joining SwedishDamallsvenskan sideVittsjö.[7] However, she only played five times for the club duringthe season.[8]
Shortly after leaving Vittsjö, Ketlen returned to her home country withCentro Olímpico. On 4 December 2014, she wastransferred toNational Women's Soccer League sideBoston Breakers.[9]
After Ketlen played 61 minutes of one match, the Breakers agreed to release her from her contract due tohomesickness on 7 May 2015.[10] She subsequently returned to her first club Santos, after the women's team was reestablished.[4]
On 14 September 2020, Ketlen scored her 100th goal for theSereias da Vila in a 2–0 win overMinas ICESP [pt], becoming the first woman to do so at the club.[11] In March 2022, however, after some new research, 42 goals were added to her account, giving her 162 goals for Santos at the time.[12] On 23 November 2022, she renewed her contract with Santos for one year.[13]
On 14 January 2024, Santos announced the renewal of Ketlen's contract for another two seasons.[14]
In 2025, Ketlen made a pause in her career because she was pregnant and later gave birth to her first son Lucca. However, she did not stop training with Santos through most of her pregnancy, only stopping after the eighth month.[15][16][17][18][19]
Ketlen representedBrazil atunder-17 andunder-20 levels. She played in the2008 South American U-17 Women's Championship, and in the2010 and2012 editions of theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup aside from winning the2010 and2012 editions of theSouth American U-20 Women's Championship.
On 16 September 2011, after impressing in the2011 Summer Universiade, Ketlen was called up to the senior team for thePan American Games.[20] She made her full international debut on 18 October, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute forDaniele in a 2–0 win overArgentina atEstadio Omnilife inGuadalajara, Mexico.[21] She featured in two more matches during the competition, as Brazil won the silver medal.
Since playing for Vitória das Tabocas, Ketlen has sometimes worn thenickname "Barbie" on her shirt. This is due toPernambuco residents thinking her light skin,blue eyes andfair hair bore a resemblance to thefashion doll manufactured byMattel.[22]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vittsjö | 2013 | Damallsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Centro Olímpico | 2013 | Série A1 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | |||||
| Boston Breakers | 2015 | NWSL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | |||
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 15 | ||||
| 2017 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | |||||
| 2018 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 11 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 16 | ||||
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||||
| 2020 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 26 | 12 | ||||
| 2021 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||||
| 2022 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | 27 | 12 | |||||
| 2023 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | |||||
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | 4[a] | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 29 | 14 | |||
| 2025 | Série A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 127 | 54 | 114 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 258 | 125 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 64 | 126 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 293 | 141 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2011[21] | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Santos
Vitória das Tabocas
Centro Olímpico
Brazil U20
Brazil
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