| Sam Kerr | |
| Fullname: | Samantha Mary Kerr |
| Birth Date: | 1999 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Falkirk, Scotland[1] |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Bayern Munich |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Falkirk Girls |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Central Girls |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Central Girls |
| Years2: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Glasgow City |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Rangers |
| Caps3: | 28+ |
| Goals3: | 6+ |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Bayern Munich |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam4: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 00:00, 21 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 00:00, 17 July 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.
Kerr played for Central Girls (previously Falkirk FC Girls)[2] from age 12 to 16.[3] [4] In May 2015, she captained Graeme High School to the Scottish School Girls Cup.[5]
In January 2016, at the age of 16, Kerr signed for Glasgow City. 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."[6] In March 2016, she helped the club defeat Glasgow Girls to advanced to the semi-finals of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup.[7] 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.[8]
In December 2020, Kerr moved to Rangers on a pre-contract arrangement agreed six months earlier (teammate Kirsty Howat made the same switch).[9] 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,[10] and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year as Rangers won the SWPL championship for the first time.[11]
Kerr signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich on 30 May 2023.[12]
Kerr has represented Scotland at the under-15[13] [14] and under-17 levels[15] including the group stage of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[16] Her UEFA competition debut was on 9 October 2014 against Montenegro.[17] 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,[18] and was one of two uncapped players picked for the 2020 Pinatar Cup.[19] Kerr made her full international debut in that tournament, playing the last 13 minutes of a 3–0 win against Ukraine on 4 March.[20]
Scotland statistics accurate as of 17 July 2024.
| Year | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | |
Glasgow City[21]
Rangers
Bayern Munich