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

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the United States, she represents

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internationally.

Amateur and college career

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

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. She also played youth soccer for

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club Connecticut FC.

Club career

Swaby previously played for

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of the

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. In 2021, she signed for Scottish side

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. After winning the league with Rangers, Swaby departed and signed a contract through 2024 with FC Fleury 91 of D1 Arkema in France. Swaby signed for English

club

on a free transfer in July 2024.

International career

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

Personal life

Her older sister Allyson Swaby is also a Jamaican international footballer.

Honours

Rangers *

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: 2021–22

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* 1998 births Living people Jamaican women's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen 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 Sportspeople from West Hartford, Connecticut Soccer players from Hartford County, Connecticut American women's soccer players Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer players 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 American sportswomen 21st-century African-American sportswomen FC Fleury 91 (women) players Première Ligue players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Scottish Women's Premier League players United States women's youth international soccer players {{US-women-footy-defender-stub