Sam Kerr (Scottish footballer)

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Sam Kerr
Personal information
Full name Samantha Mary Kerr[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2014 Falkirk Girls
2014–2015 Central Girls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Central Girls
2016–2020 Glasgow City
2021–2023 Rangers 28+ (6+)
2023– Bayern Munich 6 (0)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U17 9 (0)
2016–2018 Scotland U19 8 (3)
2020– Scotland 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:08, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:46, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Samantha Mary Kerr (born 17 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Scotland national team as a midfielder. She has previously played for Central Girls, Glasgow City and Rangers.

Club career[edit]

Kerr played for Central Girls (previously Falkirk FC Girls)[3] from age 12 to 16.[4][5] In May 2015, she captained Graeme High School to the Scottish School Girls Cup.[6]

Glasgow City[edit]

In January 2016, at the age of 16, Kerr signed for Glasgow City.[7] Of her signing, Glasgow City head coach Scott Booth said, "Sam Kerr is a young player with special qualities... We are delighted she has chosen to join Glasgow City to further develop her talents as she progresses into a fantastic career in the game."[8] In March 2016, she helped the club defeat Glasgow Girls to advanced to the semi-finals of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup.[9] Kerr was a member of The Glasgow City squad that won the SWPL for the 10th consecutive year at the end of the 2016 season; this was the first time in Scottish football history that any senior club achieved this (no men's team amassed more than nine in a row). She also participated in more title wins in 2018, 2017 and 2019 – the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland – and played in the UEFA Women's Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals of the competition in 2019–20.[7]

Rangers[edit]

In December 2020, Kerr moved to Rangers on a pre-contract arrangement agreed six months earlier (teammate Kirsty Howat made the same switch).[10] In the 2021–22 season, she scored the first-ever goal scored by the women's team at Ibrox Stadium in a win over Aberdeen,[11] and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year as Rangers won the SWPL championship for the first time.[12]

Bayern Munich[edit]

Kerr signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich on 30 May 2023.[13]

International career[edit]

Kerr has represented Scotland at the under-15[14][15] and under-17 levels[16] including the group stage of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[17] Her UEFA competition debut was on 9 October 2014 against Montenegro.[18] Samantha has also represented Scotland at the under-19 level at The Euros and The La Manga Cup in Spain. She was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in November 2018,[19] and was one of two uncapped players picked for the 2020 Pinatar Cup.[20] Kerr made her full international debut in that tournament, playing the last 13 minutes of a 3–0 win against Ukraine on 4 March.[21]

Career statistics[edit]

International appearances[edit]

Scotland statistics accurate as of 19 February 2024.[1]
Year Scotland
Apps Goals
2020 1 0
2021 1 0
2022 7 0
2023 11 1
Total 20 1

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Glasgow City[22]

Rangers

Individual[edit]

  • Scotland Player of the Year: 2022

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sam Kerr at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ^ Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ^ Wilson, Craig (1 July 2013). "Hibs edge past Falkirk in tight League Cup Final". Pitchero. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "SWPL1: Sam Kerr joins Glasgow City". Scottish FA. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Sam Kerr". Central Girls Football Academy. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Champions: Graeme High 4 Bathgate 1". Falkirk Herald. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. ^ a b 'Qualifying for the last eight of the UWCL, I was crying for hours' – Samantha Kerr (Glasgow City), SheKicks, 1 May 2020
  8. ^ "Sam Kerr joins Glasgow City". Glasgow City F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. ^ "SWPL Glasgow City hit ten to win derby in the cup". Scottish FA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. ^ Rangers sign Falkirk trained midfielder, David Oliver, Falkirk Herald, 7 July 2020
  11. ^ Rangers Women win at Ibrox, Glasgow City seal UWCL berth, SheKicks, 25 April 2022
  12. ^ Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win, Rangers News, 8 May 2022
  13. ^ "Sam Kerr: Bayern Munich sign Scotland midfielder from Rangers Women". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Women's under-15 squad for training camp". Scottish FA. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Scots girls net six to brush aside Glasgow City". The Scotsman. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Live Women's International Football at Ainslie Park". Live Edinburgh News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Scotland soar with Sweden". UEFA. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Scotland U17 – Montenegro U17". UEFA. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Sam Kerr earns first Scotland call-up after Lisa Evans withdraws". BBC Sport. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  20. ^ Dewar, Heather (18 February 2020). "Pinatar Cup: Scotland coach Kerr names two uncapped players in squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Ukraine 0–3 Scotland". BBC Sport. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Scotland – S. Kerr – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".

External links[edit]

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