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Sam Kerr

Australia

10 September 1993

striker

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Sam Kerr is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Chelsea, and the Australia women's national team, which she has captained since 2019. Known for her speed, skill, and tenacity, Kerr is widely considered one of the best strikers in the world, and one of Australia's greatest athletes.

Kerr is the all-time leading Australian international scorer, with 69 international goals, and was the all-time leading scorer in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States until 2024. She is the only female soccer player to have won the Golden Boot in three different leagues and on three different continents—the W-League (Australia/New Zealand) in 2017–18 and 2018–19, the NWSL (North America) in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and the Women's Super League (Europe) in 2020–21 and 2021–22.

Kerr started her career at the age of 15 with Perth Glory where she played from 2008 to 2012, before moving to Sydney FC. In 2013, she joined the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the NWSL and helped lead the team to win the NWSL Shield. She later played for Sky Blue FC and the Chicago Red Stars in the same league. In 2019, Kerr indicated her interest to play in Europe, and having fielded multiple offers from clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais, Kerr ultimately signed with Chelsea, so far winning 8 trophies with the club, including back-to-back-to-back Women's Super League titles, as well as helping the team reach the UEFA Women's Champions League final for the first time in 2021.

Kerr earned her first senior international cap in 2009 at the age of 15 and has since represented Australia at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments, the 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups, and the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. During the 2019 World Cup, she became the first Australian player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup tournament. In 2021, she captained the team to their historic first ever semi-final of a major tournament during the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, resulting in their best ever fourth-place finish.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Kerr at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Samantha May Kerr
Date of birth: (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth: East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Height: 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s): Striker

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Chelsea
Number: 20

⚽ Youth career:
2006–2008: Western Knights
: WA NTC

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011: Perth Glory 22 (5)
2012–2014: Sydney FC 24 (13)
2013–2014: Western New York Flash 41 (15)
2014–2019: Perth Glory 49 (52)
2015–2017: Sky Blue FC 40 (28)
2018–2019: Chicago Red Stars 43 (35)
2020–: Chelsea 75 (58)

⚽ International career‡:
2008–2009: Australia U17 12 (4)
2008–2009: Australia U20 12 (4)
2009–: Australia 128 (69)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2023‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 November 2023