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Malysha Kelly (born 14 January 1990)[1] is a Jamaican netball player, who has made over 50 appearances for the national side, and is a former captain. At club level, she most recently played for Severn Stars in the Netball Superleague.
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| Born | 14 January 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GD, GK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ? – ? | St Catherine Racers | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 – ? | Manchester Thunder | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 8[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Southern Steel | 0[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Severn Stars | 18[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 22 October 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 – | Jamaica | 62+[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 11 February 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 11 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kelly plays as a goal defence and a goalkeeper.[6] She has played for St Catherine Racers in the Jamaican Berger Elite League,[7] and signed for English club Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2016 Netball Superleague season.[8][9] Ahead of the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, Kelly signed for Australian team Adelaide Thunderbirds.[5][10] She had the most intercepts of any player in the season.[10]
She signed for New Zealand team Southern Steel ahead of the 2018 ANZ Premiership season.[11] In early 2018, Kelly suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which forced her to miss the 2018 ANZ Premiership season, the 2018 Commonwealth Games,[12] and the September 2018 Quad Series.[13] She re-ruptured the ACL later in 2018, which prolonged her time away from professional netball.[6]
Kelly signed for English team Severn Stars for the 2021 Netball Superleague season.[14] She left the team ahead of the 2022 season.[15]
Kelly has made at least 62 international appearances for Jamaica.[5] She made her senior debut in the 2008 Americas Federation of Netball Associations Championships in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[7] In 2009, she was part of the Jamaica under-21 team that came third at the Netball World Youth Cup.[16] In the same year, she played in Jamaica's tour of Australia and New Zealand. She played in 2010 World Netball Series, where Jamaica came third.[16] Kelly represented Jamaica at the 2011 World Netball Championships, where they finished fourth.[7][11] She represented Jamaica in the netball event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where Jamaica won the bronze medal.[11][8] In the same year, she captained Jamaica during their tour of England.[9] Kelly missed the 2015 Netball World Cup in Australia due to a knee injury,[8][9] that she sustained during the Berger Elite League.[17] In 2017, she played at the Caribbean Netball Championships.[18] Her last appearance for Jamaica prior to her 2018 injury was in the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series tournament.[6]
In December 2020, Kelly was included in the Jamaica squad for their tour of England. It was her first callup since her ACL injury,[19][20] though the series was later postponed due to Jamaican travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22] She was in the Jamaican squad for their 2021 series against Trinidad and Tobago,[23] and the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series in England.[24] Kelly was not selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but returned to the Jamaican squad for their 2023 tour of England.[25]
Kelly studied at the University of the West Indies.[17]
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