Kelsey Araujo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey Beth Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | April 3, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Niagara Purple Eagles | 62 | (17) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Le Havre AC | 40 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kelsey Beth Araujo (born 3 April 1998) is a footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Canada, she is a Portugal international.
Early life[edit]
Araujo was born in Canada to Portuguese parents and was raised there.[1] At the age of four, she started playing football, before joining the youth academy of Canadian side ANB Futbol.[2]
While playing for Holy Trinity Catholic High School, she trained with the youth academy of French side OL and received interest from a British team.[3]
College career[edit]
Araujo played for Niagara Purple Eagles, where she scored seventeen goals and recorded eleven assists.[4]
Club career[edit]
In 2021/22, Araujo signed for French second-tier side Le Havre, helping them earn promotion to the French top flight and becoming known as their main spearheads in attack.[5]
International career[edit]
In 2022, Araujo debuted for the Portugal women's national football team.[6]
Style of play[edit]
Araujo mainly operates as a striker but can also operate as a playmaker and is known for her versatility.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Her relatives mainly reside in North America.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kelsey Araújo: "Nunca houve dúvidas, sinto-me portuguesa"". record.pt.
- ^ "Bradford native scores spot on professional soccer team in France". bradfordtoday.ca.
- ^ "Bradford's Araujo plays with boys to prepare for life in pro development league". simcoe.com.
- ^ "Interview with Kelsey Araujo".
- ^ "Araujo : " Je peux contribuer encore plus au collectif " du HAC". paris-normandie.fr.
- ^ "Kelsey Araújo sentiu "uma montanha russa de emoções" após estreia por Portugal". sapo.pt.
- ^ "Kelsey Araujo - VAVEL article".
- ^ "Araujo's European adventure". sportsunionny.com.
External links[edit]
- Kelsey Araujo at playmakerstats.com
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Portuguese women's footballers
- Portugal women's international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Portuguese expatriate women's footballers
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian expatriate women's soccer players
- Canadian people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Le Havre AC (women) players
- Niagara Purple Eagles women's soccer players
- Niagara University alumni
- Women's association football forwards
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Canadian women's soccer biography stubs
- Portuguese women's football biography stubs