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Sam Kerr
OAM
Personal information
Full name Samantha May Kerr[1]
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)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club 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)
National team
2008–2009 Australia U17 12 (4)
2008–2009 Australia U20 12 (4)
2009– Australia 128 (69)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 November 2023

Samantha May KerrOAM(born 10 September 1993) is anAustraliansoccerplayer. She plays forChelseain theFA Women's Super LeagueandcaptainstheAustralia 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.[3]She has scored more goals in international soccer than any other Australian soccer player.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 December 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory 2008–09 W-League 7 1 7 1
2009–10 5 1 5 1
2010–11 10 3 10 3
Total 22 5 22 5
Sydney FC 2012–13 W-League 12 9 12 9
2013–14 12 4 12 4
Total 24 13 24 13
Western New York Flash 2013 NWSL 21 6 21 6
2014 20 9 20 9
Total 41 15 41 15
Perth Glory 2014 W-League 10 11 10 11
2015–16 4 1 4 1
2016–17 13 10 13 10
2017–18 9 13 9 13
2018–19 13 18 13 18
Total 49 53 49 53
Sky Blue FC 2015 NWSL 9 6 9 6
2016 9 5 9 5
2017 22 17 22 17
Total 40 28 40 28
Chicago Red Stars 2018 NWSL 20 16 20 16
2019 23 19 23 19
Total 43 35 43 35
Chelsea 2019–20 FA WSL 4 1 2 0 2 0 8 1
2020–21 22 21 4 4 4 3 8[c] 3 1[d] 0 39 31
2021–22 20 20 3 4 2 1 6[c] 4 31 29
2022–23 21 12 4 6 3 6 10[c] 5 38 29
2023–24 8 4 0 0 0 0 4[c] 5 12 9
Total 75 58 13 14 11 10 28 17 1 0 128 99
Career total 294 207 13 14 11 10 28 17 1 0 347 248

International

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As of match played 1 November 2023[6]
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

Sydney FC

Western New York Flash

Perth Glory

Chicago Red Stars

Chelsea

Australia

Individual

Records

Australia (2009 to present)

  • All-time leading Australian international female scorer: 63 (from 5 August 2021 to present)[84]
  • All-time leading Australian international scorer: 63 (from 12 Apr 2023 to present)[85]
  • All-time leading Australian international female scorer at theOlympics:7 (from2020 Tokyo Olympicsto present)
  • Most goals scored in a calendar year: 12 (2022)[86]
  • First Australian football player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup:2019[87]
  • Most consecutive games scored in: 7 (from 30 July 2017 to 28 February 2018)[88]

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)

  • Most goals in a group stage game: 4[105]

Perth Glory (2008 to 2011, 2014 to 2019)

  • All-time leading scorer: 57 (2014 to present)[106]

Sky Blue FC (2015–2017)

  • All-time leading scorer: 28 (28 June 2017 to present)[107]

Chicago Red Stars (2018 to 2019)

Chelsea (2020 to present)

  • Most consecutive games scored in: 7 (26 February 2022 to 3 April 2022)[109]

Other

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