Samantha Kerr (Scottish footballer)
Samantha Mary Kerr (born 17 April 1999) is a Scottish football midfielder who plays for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and the Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Mary Kerr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Falkirk Girls | ||
| 2014–2015 | Central Girls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Central Girls | ||
| 2016–2020 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2021– | Rangers | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015-16 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016-18 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2020- | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:47, 5 March 2020 (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]
International career
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]
Honours
Club
Glasgow City[21]
Rangers
Individual
- Scotland Player of the Year: 2022
References
- ^ Samantha Kerr at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ Wilson, Craig (1 July 2013). "Hibs edge past Falkirk in tight League Cup Final". Pitchero. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "SWPL1: Sam Kerr joins Glasgow City". Scottish FA. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Sam Kerr". Central Girls Football Academy. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Champions: Graeme High 4 Bathgate 1". Falkirk Herald. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b 'Qualifying for the last eight of the UWCL, I was crying for hours' – Samantha Kerr (Glasgow City), SheKicks, 1 May 2020
- ^ "Sam Kerr joins Glasgow City". Glasgow City F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "SWPL Glasgow City hit ten to win derby in the cup". Scottish FA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Rangers sign Falkirk trained midfielder, David Oliver, Falkirk Herald, 7 July 2020
- ^ Rangers Women win at Ibrox, Glasgow City seal UWCL berth, SheKicks, 25 April 2022
- ^ Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win, Rangers News, 8 May 2022
- ^ "Women's under-15 squad for training camp". Scottish FA. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Scots girls net six to brush aside Glasgow City". The Scotsman. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Live Women's International Football at Ainslie Park". Live Edinburgh News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Scotland soar with Sweden". UEFA. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Scotland U17 – Montenegro U17". UEFA. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Sam Kerr earns first Scotland call-up after Lisa Evans withdraws". BBC Sport. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Dewar, Heather (18 February 2020). "Pinatar Cup: Scotland coach Kerr names two uncapped players in squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Ukraine 0–3 Scotland". BBC Sport. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Scotland - S. Kerr - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Samantha Kerr – UEFA competition record ()
- Samantha Kerr at Soccerway