Sam Kerr

Sam Kerr
OAM
Personal information
Full name Samantha May Kerr
Date of birth (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 33)
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 Lukas Tijušas duhas
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)
2020–2026 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, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Samantha May Kerr OAM (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian soccer player. She plays for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and captains the Australia women's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Matildas"). She is regarded as one of the best female soccer players in the world and one of the most successful Australian athletes of all time. She has scored more goals in international soccer than any other Australian soccer player.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory 2008–09 W-League 71————71
2009–10 51————51
2010–11 103————103
Total 225————225
Sydney FC 2012–13 W-League 129————129
2013–14 124————124
Total 2413————2413
Western New York Flash 2013 NWSL 216————216
2014 209————209
Total 4115————4115
Perth Glory 2014 W-League 1011————1011
2015–16 41————41
2016–17 1310————1310
2017–18 913————913
2018–19 1318————1318
Total 4953————4953
Sky Blue FC 2015 NWSL 96————96
2016 95————95
2017 2217————2217
Total 4028————4028
Chicago Red Stars 2018 NWSL 2016————2016
2019 2319————2319
Total 4335————4335
Chelsea 2019–20 FA WSL 412020——81
2020–21 2221444383103931
2021–22 2020342164—3129
2022–23 21124636105—3829
2023–24 84000045—129
Total 75581314111028171012899
Career total 29420713141110281710347248

International

As of match played 1 November 2023
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2009 1 0
2010 9 3
2011 7 0
2012 6 0
2013 5 0
2014 7 2
2015 8 2
2016 3 1
2017 11 11
2018 15 8
2019 11 11
2020 5 4
2021 16 7
2022 12 12
2023 12 8
Total 128 69

Honours

Sydney FC

Western New York Flash

Perth Glory

Chicago Red Stars

Chelsea

Australia

Individual

Records

Australia (2009 to present)

W-League (2008–09 to 2018–19)

National Women's Soccer League (2013 to 2019)

FA Women's Super League (2019–20 to present)

UEFA Women's Champion League (2020–21 to present)

Perth Glory (2008 to 2011, 2014 to 2019)

Sky Blue FC (2015–2017)

Chicago Red Stars (2018 to 2019)

Chelsea (2020 to present)

Other

References

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