Chantelle Monique Swaby (born 6 August 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for FC Fleury 91. Born in the United States, she represents

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internationally.

Career

Amateur/College

Swaby attended and played soccer for William Hall High School, Connecticut and

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. She also played youth soccer for Elite Clubs National League club Connecticut FC.

Club

She previously played for

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of the

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. In 2021, she signed for Scottish side Rangers. After winning the league with Rangers, Swaby departed and signed a contract through 2024 with FC Fleury 91 of D1 Arkema in

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International

Born in the United States, Swaby represents the Jamaica women's national team at international level.

Personal life

Her older sister

Allyson Swaby Allyson Renee Swaby (born 3 October 1996) is an American-born Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Paris Saint-Germain and the Jamaica women's national team. Amateur/College Swaby attended and played soccer f ...

is also a Jamaican international footballer.

Honours

Rangers *

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: 2021–22

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* 1998 births Living people Citizens of Jamaica through descent Jamaican women's footballers Women's association football central defenders Rangers W.F.C. players Jamaica women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Jamaican expatriate women's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland People from West Hartford, Connecticut Sportspeople from Hartford County, Connecticut Soccer players from Connecticut American women's soccer players Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer players NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks African-American soccer players American sportspeople of Jamaican descent American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women FC Fleury 91 (women) players Division 1 Féminine players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Scottish Women's Premier League players United States women's youth international soccer players {{US-footy-defender-stub