Odette Kelly Gago (; born 5 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the France national team. Gago has previously played for Sampdoria.
Club career Gago started her youth career at CSM Bonneuil (2010–2012), followed by spells at FCF Juvisy (2012–2014) and VGA Saint-Maur (2014–2015). In 2015 She made her senior debut with VGA Saint-Maur and had four appearances. She then played for Dijon FCO in 2016, scoring two goals in six matches. From 2016 to 2022, Gago played for AS Saint-Étienne, where she had a prolific record of 44 goals in 88 appearances. She subsequently joined UC Sampdoria (2022–2023), then moved to Parma Calcio (2023–2024), and then FC Nantes in 2024. During her time at FC Nantes, Gago played a total of ten games, starting nine, scoring two goals, and providing one assist.
In December 2024, Women's Super League club Everton announced the signing of Gago from FC Nantes. Having scored five goals for the club between 1 January 2025 and the end of the season, she signed a three-year contract extension to remain at Everton until June 2028.
On 17 July 2026, Gago joined West Ham United on a three year contract.
International career Kelly Gago made her debut for France against Jamaica. In her second appearance for France, she scored against Switzerland.
Style of play Standing at 1.78 meters, Gago is known for her physical presence and goal-scoring abilities.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVGA Saint-Maur2015–16 D1 Féminine4000—40Dijon FCO2015–16 D2 Féminine6200—62AS Saint-Étienne2016–17 D1 Féminine9020—1102017–18 D2 Féminine15740—1972018–19 D2 Féminine232000—23202019–20 D2 Féminine10733—13102020–21 D2 Féminine6200—622021–22 D1 Féminine18510—195Total8141103009144UC Sampdoria2022–23Serie A15320—173Parma Calcio2023–24Serie B281421—3015FC Nantes2024–25 Première Ligue10200—102Everton2024–25Women's Super League10421001252025–26Women's Super League1541021185Total25831213010West Ham United2026–27Women's Super League2121Career total171711752119077
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFrance202421202582202630Total133
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gago goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kelly GagoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 29 October 2024 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 1–1 1–2 Friendly2 20 June 2025 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France 1–0 5–03 2 December 2025 Nationalarenan, Solna, Sweden 2–2 2–2 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals
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