Kathellen

Kathellen Sousa Feitoza (born 26 April 1996), commonly known as Kathellen, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club FC Internazionale Milano and the Brazil women's national team. 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.

She subsequently received an offer from FC Girondins de Bordeaux and joined the French Division 1 Feminine club halfway through their 2017–18 season. In May 2018 she signed a two-year extension to her contract.

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 Tacon, due to become Real Madrid for season 2020–21. Instead she remained with Bordeaux for a further season, then joined Italian Serie A club Inter Milan in August 2020.