Sonya Keefe

Sonya Keefe
Personal information
Full name	Sonya Camila Keefe Navarro
Date of birth	11 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
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
	Boston College [es]
2019–2020	Unión Española [es]
2021–2022	Universidad de Chile
2023–2024	Cacereño [es]
2024–	Dux Logroño
International career
2018	Chile U20
2018	Chile U20 (futsal)
2019	Chile U17
2020–	Chile
	*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

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

Youth teams

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

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

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

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

Honours

Independencia (city team)

Copa Enel: 2018^[2]

Universidad de Chile

Primera División (1): 2021^[es]

Individual

Premios Contragolpe - Revelation Player: 2021^[15]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Campeones de la Copa Enel 2018". enel.cl (in Spanish). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ ADN. ""QueVuelvaLaB": Fútbol femenino chileno lanzó campaña para que se comience a jugar en la Primera B". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "¡Sonya Keefe se suma como refuerzo a nuestro Primer Equipo Femenino! — Club Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Las Leonas golearon a Antofagasta en su estreno en el CDA — Club Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ 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.
^ Molina, Geraldine (6 July 2024). "Sonya Keefe se despide del Cacereño tras un año y medio". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ Molina, Geraldine (17 July 2024). "Sonya Keefe encuentra club y es fichaje del DUX Logroño". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ "La Roja Sub 17 remontó y logró empatarle a Tailandia". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 20 Femenina para los juegos Suramericanos Cochabamba 2018". ANFP (in Spanish). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Nómina de la Selección Femenina para la Fecha FIFA de noviembre/diciembre". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "La Roja Femenina venció a Uruguay en una práctica de fútbol". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Con todas las estelares: La formación de La Roja Femenina para el amistoso frente a México". RedGol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links

Sonya Keefe at Soccerway

[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.

[enel-2] "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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