Kerolin, 25, sometimes wears two pants, a thick coat, gloves and scarf to train. It has not been easy for her to adapt to Manchester’s cold.
Born in Bauru, in the interior of Sao Paulo, the striker was used to higher temperatures in Brazil and also in North Carolina, where she played for three seasons before moving to the English League, hired by Manchester City earlier this year.
The dream of winning the coveted Golden Ball, delivered by France Football magazine to the best player in the world, was his main motivation to change the United States Women’s Football League for WSL (the English League), which considers the “best in the world”.
In 2024, France Football’s top 30 best had eight athletes who worked for England clubs. The main prize was with the Spanish Aitana Bonmati, from Barcelona, and is coveted by Paulista.
“It won’t be easy, but dreams are for that, right?”
During negotiations with Manchester City, Kerolin talked about the English league with Gabi Nunes, his companion in the Brazilian team and currently striker of Aston Villa.
Hired by the English club in September 2024, Corinthians’ victorious passage warned her friend about the difficulties of the competition, but also said that Kerolin’s skills would be enough to overcome any opponents.
The team is in fourth position of WSL, with 35 points, 13 behind leader Chelsea. The first place in the championship was also City of the City in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, with a surprising turn: after losing the round trip 2-0, he won the return 3-0.
Kerolin played the two games, making the dream of playing in the competition. “I am very grateful to be able to play Champions,” said the athlete, who still undergoes a phase of adaptation. In 13 matches for the team, he scored two goals, one in WSL and one in the English League Cup.
The Brazilian seeks the best way after a serious injury to the right knee, with anterior cruciate ligament break. She was injured in October 2023, but managed to recover in time to play Paris Games in July 2024, when she helped Brazil reach the silver medal. He participated in five games, one as a starter, and scored a goal in the semifinal duel with Spain.
The performance was observed by City leaders, who also considered her seasons at North Carolina Courage to seek her hiring. She won two national cups in the United States in 2022 and 2023.
Now the striker seeks the English League Cup. Your team is in the semifinals and will face Manchester United on Sunday (13). Winning the tournament will not yet give the highlight that the Brazilian seeks, but it may be a good start to its start in Europe – she played briefly for Madrid CFF in 2020/21.
It is also in its plans to establish itself in the Brazilian team. Its biggest goal is to win the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.
Last Tuesday (8), Kerolin helped the team break a fast against the United States. She scored the first goal in the 2-1 win of the green and yellow formation, which didn’t win the US team for 11 years. The last triumph had been in 2014, a 3-2 in the tournament of Brasilia, with three goals from Marta.
Until the current week, the Americans came from nine straight wins over Brazilians, including the Gold Cup finals and the Paris Olympic Games, both in 2024.
The Olympic decision had a farewell to Marta, although coach Arthur Elias still says he plans to summon the 39 -year -old star.
Without the historic field player, Kerolin was the one who put on shirt 10 in the last friendly in Brazil. Reason for great pride for the player, who in childhood had to face a serious bone infection.
When she was 12, she was diagnosed with osteomyelitis and lived at the risk of amputating her leg. It was not necessary, and the athlete now has ambitious goals in football and outside the sport, as explained by her agent Sérgio Feltrini.
“We want it to be an icon for the next generations. She is shirt 10 of the Brazilian team, with a very strong profile, linked to fashion, authenticity, courage and work,” explains Feltrini, also agent of Roc Nation Sports, who takes care of the career of various athletes, such as Vinicius Jr.
