Kathellen Sousa | QueenBallers Player profile

Kathellen

Sousa

Apr 26, 1996

#14 - Defender

Kathellen Sousa Feitoza, commonly known as Kathellen, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as centre back for and captain Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Nassr and the Brazil women's team.[

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Kathellen's mother was a goalkeeper and encouraged her to play football ever since she was a child. "We used to always kick a ball around in our spare time," Kathellen said

As a young girl Kathellen played futsal besides football.

Brazilian footballer Marcelo is one of her favorite players.

Kathellen applied for an athletic scholarship to the United States and played there in 2014-2017.

During her spell in the United Stated, Kathellen played for Monroe College (New York State), Louisville Cardinals (Kentucky) and UCF Knights (Florida)

At University of Louisville she gained Bachelor’s Degree from Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Kathellen represented Brazil on two World Cups: 2019 and 2023

At the 2019 World Cup, Kathellen was the youngest player in the Brazil lineup and her good performances catched the eye of many big clubs in Europe

Already in 2019, there were rumours that Real Madrid wants to bring Kathellen to the team on 2020-21 season. But she didn't end up joining the team until the summer of 2023

She has everything a good centre-back needs: strength, agility and a good sense of concentration, always watchful of the opposition