Sam_Kerr_(Scottish_footballer)

Sam Kerr (Scottish footballer)

Sam Kerr (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer

For the Australian footballer, see Sam Kerr.

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.

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Club career

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

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

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

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

International career

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

International appearances

Scotland statistics accurate as of 19 February 2024.[1]
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Honours

Club

Glasgow City[22]

Rangers

Individual

  • Scotland Player of the Year: 2022

References

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