Kate Gill

Kathryn Anne "Kate" Gill (born 10 December 1984) is an Australian soccer player who played the majority of her career in Australia, in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) and the W-League. She also played in Sweden in the Damallsvenskan. Between 2004 and 2015, Gill played 86 matches for the Australia women's national soccer team.[1] She is a striker that is strong in the air and on the ball and possesses great finishing and first touch.

Kate Gill
Gill playing for Perth Glory
Personal information
Full name Kathryn Anne Gill
Date of birth (1984-12-10) 10 December 1984
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2006 Northern NSW Pride
2007–2008 NSW Sapphires
2008 AIK Fotboll Dam
2008–2009 Newcastle Jets 10 (6)
2009 Sunnanå SK 22 (6)
2009 Perth Glory 3 (3)
2010 LdB Malmö 16 (9)
2010–2011 Perth Glory 10 (3)
2011 Linköpings 3 (0)
2012–2015 Perth Glory 34 (30)
International career‡
2002 Australia U-20 4 (3)
2004–2015 Australia 86 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2015

Born in New Zealand and schooled in Australia, Gill graduated from Hunter Valley Grammar School in 2002.[2][3]

Club career

Gill played for the Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.[4]

In 2008, Gill played for the Newcastle Jets in the W-League, before moving to Sweden where she played with Sunnanå SK of Skellefteå in the Damallsvenskan league during 2009.[4] In the upcoming winter, she moved to LdB Malmö for the 2010 season.[5][6]

International career

Gill made her debut for Australia in 2004 against New Zealand in Brisbane. As of July 2014 she has played 83 times and scored 40 goals for the Matildas.[1][4]

Post-football career

In 2016, Gill announced her retirement from playing.[7] In 2020, Gill became a joint chief executive of the Professional Footballers Australia, the Australia soccer players union.[8][9]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gill goal.
List of international goals scored by Kate Gill
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 March 2004Govind Park, Ba, Fiji Papua New Guinea1–010–02004 Olympics qualifying
22–0
36–0
46 March 2004Govind Park, Ba, Fiji Fiji7–07–02004 Olympics qualifying
52 February 2005Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China Russia3–05–02005 Four Nations Tournament
64–0
716 July 2005Minyuan Stadium, Tianjin, China China1–02–1Friendly
825 May 2006Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Mexico1–12–1Friendly
924 July 2006Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Thailand4–05–02006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
1023 February 2007Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Uzbekistan1–010–02008 Olympics qualifying
1125 February 2007Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Taipei1–08–12008 Olympics qualifying
122–0
134–1
145–1
158–1
167 April 2007BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Hong Kong4–015–02008 Olympics qualifying
176–0
189–0
1910–0
2015–0
2115 April 2007Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Taipei1–010–02008 Olympics qualifying
223–0
238–0
2412 August 2007BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Chinese Taipei7–07–02008 Olympics qualifying
253 March 2008Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia New Zealand1–02–1Friendly
2627 April 2008WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States United States1–22–3Friendly
273 March 2010Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia North Korea1–12–2Friendly
286 March 2010Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia North Korea2–13–2Friendly
2927 May 2010Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China Japan1–01–02010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3017 October 2010Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Mexico2–03–12010 Peace Queen Cup
3119 October 2010Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Chinese Taipei1–01–02010 Peace Queen Cup
3223 October 2010Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea South Korea1–21–22010 Peace Queen Cup
3313 September 2012Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States Haiti2–04–0Friendly
3420 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Chinese Taipei1–07–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
357–0
3622 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Hong Kong3–04–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
3724 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China China1–11–22013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
389 April 2014Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia Brazil1–02–1Friendly
3916 May 2014Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Jordan1–03–12014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
402–0
419 March 2015GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Finland1–03–02015 Cyprus Cup

Honours

LdB FC Malmö

Perth Glory

Australia U20

Australia

Individual

See also

References
  1. "FIFA Player Statistics: Kathryn GILL". FIFA. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. Callinan, Josh (22 December 2014). "Maitland Matilda: Kate Gill named in Aussie women's football squad". The Maitland Mercury. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. "Careers of Matildas' soccer co-captains". AAP Australian Sports News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 11 May 2013.
  4. "Player Profile – Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. "Hattrick av Susanne Moberg" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  6. "Anfallare till LDB FC Malmö" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 13 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  7. "Matildas leading goalscorer Kate Gill retires from football". The Women's Game. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. Lynch, Michael (9 July 2020). "Former Matilda and ex-A-League defender to head soccer players' union". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. Gorman, Joe (27 February 2016). "Kate Gill: I want to champion women's sport". Zela. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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