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Sonya Keefe

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Sonya Keefe
Personal information
Full name Sonya Camila Keefe Navarro
Date of birth (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Dux Logroño
Youth career
2016 Maipú (city team)
2017 Pudahuel (city team)
2018 Independencia (city team)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Boston College [es]
2019–2020 Unión Española [es]
2021–2022 Universidad de Chile
2023–2024 Cacereño [es] 40 (10)
2024– Dux Logroño 0 (0)
International career
2018 Chile U20
2018 Chile U20 (futsal)
2019 Chile U17
2020– Chile 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Sonya Camila Keefe Navarro (born 11 April 2003) is a Chilean football and futsal player who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Federación club Dux Logroño.

Club career

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She represented the teams of the communes Maipú, Pudahuel and Independencia in the Copa Enel between 2016 and 2018, winning the 2018 edition.[2]

Keefe started her career in Boston College [es]. She played for Unión Española [es] in 2019. However, the Primera B league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2021, Keefe joined Universidad de Chile.[4] In her debut against Deportes Antofagasta, Keefe scored two goals.[5]

In 2023, she moved to Spain and joined CP Cacereño [es] in the second division.[6] She left them in July 2024[7] and switched to DUX Logroño.[8]

International career

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Youth teams

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Keefe played in Chile's Under-17 national team, and scored a goal against Thailand in a tournament.[9]

At under-20 level, she was part of the Chile squad at the 2018 South American Games.[10] In 2018, Keefe also represented Chile's Under-20 futsal team in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[11]

Senior teams

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Keefe was first called to the Chile women's national team in 2020 for the friendly games against Zambia,[12] but she did not play. In September 2021, she was called to the national team and played in a training match against Uruguay.[13]

Keefe made her senior debut against Mexico in a friendly on 10 October 2022.[14]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Chile's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. November 12, 2022 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Philippines 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Personal life

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Her father is English and her mother is Chilean.[2]

Honours

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Independencia (city team)

  • Copa Enel: 2018[2]

Universidad de Chile

Individual

  • Premios Contragolpe - Revelation Player: 2021[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Campeones de la Copa Enel 2018". enel.cl (in Spanish). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ ADN. ""QueVuelvaLaB": Fútbol femenino chileno lanzó campaña para que se comience a jugar en la Primera B". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "¡Sonya Keefe se suma como refuerzo a nuestro Primer Equipo Femenino! — Club Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Las Leonas golearon a Antofagasta en su estreno en el CDA — Club Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. ^ Reyes, Luis (20 January 2023). "Oficial: la gran promesa del fútbol chileno ficha en Europa". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ Molina, Geraldine (6 July 2024). "Sonya Keefe se despide del Cacereño tras un año y medio". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ Molina, Geraldine (17 July 2024). "Sonya Keefe encuentra club y es fichaje del DUX Logroño". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "La Roja Sub 17 remontó y logró empatarle a Tailandia". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 20 Femenina para los juegos Suramericanos Cochabamba 2018". ANFP (in Spanish). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  11. ^ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Femenina para la Fecha FIFA de noviembre/diciembre". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  13. ^ "La Roja Femenina venció a Uruguay en una práctica de fútbol". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Con todas las estelares: La formación de La Roja Femenina para el amistoso frente a México". RedGol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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