Sam Kerr
Kerr at the 2017 Algarve Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Samantha May Kerr | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | East Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker , Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sky Blue FC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WA NTC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Perth Glory | 22 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Sydney FC | 12 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Western New York Flash | 41 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | Sydney FC | 12 | (4) |
| 2014– | Perth Glory | 27 | (22) |
| 2015– | Sky Blue FC | 33 | (22) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Australia U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2009– | Australia | 53 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 August 2017 |
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Samantha May "Sam" Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian soccer forward who plays for the Australia women's national soccer team (also known as the Matildas) and Sky Blue FC in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). As of July 2017[update], she is the all-time leading scorer in the league. She previously played for Sydney FC and Perth Glory in the Australian W-League as well as the Western New York Flash in the NWSL. In 2013, she helped the Flash win the inaugural NWSL Shield. In 2017, she was awarded the Julie Dolan Medal. She was named International Player of the Year by the Football Media Association (FMA) in 2013 and 2014.
Kerr was born in East Fremantle, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Her father, Roger Kerr, is Anglo-Indian (born in Calcutta to an English father and an Indian mother), while her mother is Australian. Both Kerr's father and older brother, Daniel Kerr, were professional Australian rules footballers. and Kerr herself also played the sport until switching to soccer at the age of twelve.
Kerr made her debut for Perth Glory FC at the age of 15 during the 2009 W-League season. She was voted Players' Player at the 2009 W-League Awards and awarded Goal of the Year for her long–range goal against Sydney FC in round 8. During the 2010–11 season, Kerr started in all 10 matches and scored three goals. She scored a brace in the first half a a match against Adelaide United on 14 January 2011 lifting Perth to a 2–1. Perth Glory finished the regular season in fifth place with a 4–5–1 record.
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