Samantha Kerr
Contents
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1993 -
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Order of Australia
Description
Professional football (soccer) player who plays for Chelsea FC since 2019. Formerly with Perth Glory in the Australian W-League, the Chicago Red Stars in the United States' National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since 2018, and is the captain of the Australia women's national soccer team and a member since 2009. The all-time leading scorer in the NWSL - won the NWSL Golden Boot and MVP award after finishing the 2017 season with a record-breaking 17 goals. In 2017, she was awarded the Julie Dolan Medal as the best player in Australia. She was named International Player of the Year by the Football Media Association (FMA) in 2013 and 2014. On 25 January 2018, Kerr was named the 2018 Young Australian of the Year. Former partner was fellow football/soccer player Nikki Stanton, and currently is Kristie Mewis. Also known as Sam Kerr. Recipient of the Order of Australia.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/football/sam-kerr-matildas-australia-womens-world-cup-spt-int/index.html
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2019/06/04/sam-kerr-exclusive-interview-meet-aussie-rules-prodigy-became/
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/06/sam-kerr-i-was-total-crap-in-my-first-season-as-a-footballer
- https://www.hottimeinoldtown.com/2019/11/13/20962929/mkot-chicago-red-stars-sam-kerr-chelsea-fc-women-official
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih_x-RB-0F0
