Kelly (footballer, born 1985)

Kelly Cristina Pereira da Silva, commonly known as Kelly, is a Brazilian women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She was a member of the Brazil women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Kelly played for CR Vasco da Gama, but was left without a club when they folded in 2001. She trained on her own for a period before joining Petrobras in mid-2003.

International career

Youth

Kelly played for Brazil women's national under-20 football team at the 2002 and 2004 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Kelly was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning squad. She appeared briefly as a substitute for Rosana in the 2–0 Group G defeat by the United States, but had to be substituted herself 12 minutes later after breaking her collarbone.