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 | (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015-16 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016-18 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2020- | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:47, 5 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
Glasgow City[21]
Rangers
Rangers W.F.C. – current squad | |
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