Sam Kerr (footballer, born 1999)
Scottish footballer (born 1999)
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Samantha Mary Kerr (born 17 April 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Central Girls, Glasgow City, Rangers and Bayern Munich.
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Kerr with Scotland in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Mary Kerr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2021–2023 | Rangers | 59 | (15) |
| 2023–2025 | Bayern Munich | 21 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Liverpool (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Liverpool | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2020– | Scotland | 34 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:15, 7 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:23, 24 October 2025 (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] She was part of the squad which won the Frauen-Bundesliga in the 2023-24 season.[14]
Liverpool (loan)
On 8 January 2025, Kerr joined Liverpool on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[15] On 18 July 2025, it was announced that Kerr had joined Liverpool permanently on transfer.[16]
International career
Kerr has represented Scotland at the under-15[17][18] and under-17 levels[19] including the group stage of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[20] Her UEFA competition debut was on 9 October 2014 against Montenegro.[21] 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,[22] and was one of two uncapped players picked for the 2020 Pinatar Cup.[23] Kerr made her full international debut in that tournament, playing the last 13 minutes of a 3–0 win against Ukraine on 4 March.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 September 2026[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2020–21 | SWPL | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | SWPL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | SWPL | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| Total | 59 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 18 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool (loan) | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Liverpool | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 124 | 20 | ||
- Includes Scottish Women's Cup, DFB-Pokal, Women's FA Cup
- Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 25 February 2025[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kerr goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 July 2023 | Dens Park, Dundee, Scotland |  Northern Ireland |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
Glasgow City[26]
Rangers
Bayern Munich
Individual
- Scotland Player of the Year: 2022