Sam Kerr (Scottish footballer)

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

For the Australian footballer, see Sam Kerr.

Sam Kerr
Personal information
Full name Samantha Mary Kerr[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U17 9 (0)
2016–2018 Scotland U19 8 (3)
2020– Scotland 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 (UTC)

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 match played 11 April 2023.[1]
YearScotland
AppsGoals
202010
202110
202270
202361
Total151

Honours

Club

Glasgow City[22]

Rangers

Individual
  • Scotland Player of the Year: 2022

References
  1. 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. '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".
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