Devon Angela Kerr (born July 3, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Devon Angela Kerr[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
Place of birth | North York, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Barrie SC | ||
Glen Shields FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 63 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) |
2020 | FC Metz | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Washington Spirit | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Canada U-17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 9, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 22, 2019 |
Kerr was born in North York, Ontario, and grew up in Barrie, Ontario, to Canadian parents.[2] She began playing soccer at age five with Barrie SC, later moving to Glen Shields FC.[3] She originally began as an outfield player, before switching to goalkeeper at age 12.[3] She also spent time playing in the United States at age 15 with the Florida Magic Jacks, where she was scouted by universities.[3]
Kerr played four years for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2015 to 2018.[4] She made her collegiate debut on August 30, 2015 against the Texas Longhorns.[5] She was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2015.[6] In 2017, she earned back to back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honours on September 26 and October 3.[7][8] In 2017, she was named to the Big Ten Second Team.[9] On September 25, 2018, she was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week.[10] In her senior season, Kerr was named the 2018 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year,[11] a first team All-Big Ten selection, TopDrawerSoccer.com third team All-American honours, United Soccer Coaches second team All-North Region and was a first team Scholar All-North-Central Region.[12][13] She was named to the All-Tournament Team in 2017[14] and 2018 and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten from 2016 to 2018 and OSU Scholar-Athlete from 2015 to 2017.[4] In April 2019, she was a finalist for the Big Ten Medal of Honor.[15] During her time at Ohio State, she made 63 appearances and finished with 19 career shutouts, the third most of any Buckeye.[16]
Kerr joined the Houston Dash as a non-roster invitee for their 2019 preseason.[17] She was signed by the Dash in April 2019.[18] On January 7, 2020 Kerr was waived by the Dash.[19]
In January 2020, she signed with French club FC Metz in the Division 1 Féminine.[20] After dealing with visa issues and with the club low on resources and facing relegation, she departed the club soonafter.[21]
In March 2020, Kerr signed a two-year contract with a club option for a third season with the Washington Spirit on March 9, 2020.[22][23] The Spirit picked up her option for the 2022 season.[24] She made her debut for the Spirit on April 3, 2022 in a 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup match against the Orlando Pride.[25]
As a dual citizen, Kerr is eligible to represent either Canada or the United States.[21]
Kerr played for the Canadian U-17 national team, participating in both the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]
Kerr was also called up for several United States U-19, United States U-20 and United States U-23 camps.[26][27]
In 2022, she was called up to the Canada women's national soccer team for the first time for the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.[28]
As of April 22, 2019[4]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ohio State University | NCAA | 2015 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2017 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2018 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
College total | 61 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
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Big Ten Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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