Ylenia Carabott

Ylenia Carabott
Personal information
Full name Ylenia Carabott
Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Floriana, Malta
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 London Seaward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2018 Hibernians 237 (328)
2018–2019 Birkirkara 24 (14)
2019–2020 Chievo Verona 11 (2)
2020–2021 Charleroi 11 (1)
2021–2022 Keynsham Town 14 (0)
2022-2023 Gillingham 6 (2)
2023- London Seaward 7 (2)
International career‡
2007– Malta 98 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:09, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Ylenia Carabott (born 2 March 1989) is a Maltese football forward who plays for Women's National League Southern Premier Division side Gillingham. During her time in Malta with Hibernians, she won the top scorer award for 9 times and in 8 consecutive seasons.[1] She also finished runner up in the best player award in 3 seasons and was nominated for the Malta Sportswoman of the year award where she was among the top 5 shortlisted candidates.

Club career

In her home country, Carabott has played for Raiders, Hibernians and Birkirkara, winning a series of league and cup titles.[2]

Outside of Malta, she has had spells with Swedish sides Alby FF and Ange IF, and Italian Serie B side Chievo. In August 2020, she signed for Belgian First Division team Charleroi.[2]

In September 2021, Carabott joined English club Keynsham Town, but failed to score in 14 league appearances for the side as they were relegated from the National League Southern Premier Division.[3][4][5] In July 2022 she signed for English club Gillingham of the National League Southern Premier Division.[6]

Honours

Hibernians

  • Maltese Women's League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16[7]
  • Malta Women's Knock Out: 2005–06, 2014–15, 2015–16[1]
  • Malta Women's Super Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17[1]

Birkirkara

Individual

  • Maltese Women's League Top Scorer: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–2010, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hibernians Women F.C. – Honours". Welcome to Hibernians F.C. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. ^ a b c Lia, Gianluca (3 August 2020). "Ylenia Carabott joins Belgium's top-flight RCSC Charleroi". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. ^ "Malta international Carabott to join English side Keynsham Town LFC". Times of Malta. 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Table | Southern Premier Division | The FA Women's National League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  5. ^ "Ylenia Carabott player stats | The FA Women's National League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  6. ^ Lia, Gianluca (7 July 2022). "Malta international Ylenia Carabott agrees to join Gillingham Women". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  7. ^ a b c "Women's Football". maltafootball.com. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2022-07-31.


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