Sam Kerr
Australian soccer player
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February 2025 | Kerr was cleared of the racial harassment charge, with human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson commenting the case should never have gone to trial. |
December 6 2024 | Chelsea's manager announced that Kerr would not return until 2025. |
November 18 2024 | Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announced they were expecting their first child together. |
June 2024 | Kerr was still recovering from her injury when the Matildas' 18-player Olympic squad for the Paris games was named. |
June 13 2024 | Kerr signed another two-year contract extension with Chelsea, keeping her at the club until 2026. |
February 2024 | Due to an ACL injury sustained in January, Kerr was unable to participate in the third round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. |
January 21 2024 | Kerr was charged with racially aggravated harassment against a police officer related to the January 2023 incident in Twickenham. |
January 7 2024 | Chelsea confirmed that Kerr suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a training camp in Morocco and would miss the remainder of the season. |
2023 | Won the FA Women's Super League with Chelsea and served as Australian flag-bearer for the coronation of Charles III and Camilla |
2023 | In the semi-finals, Kerr equalized for Australia with her first goal of the tournament, but the team ultimately lost 3–1 to England. |
2023 | Kerr missed the opening match against Ireland due to a calf injury, which initially led to speculation about the severity of her condition. |
2023 | Kerr's goal in the semi-finals was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award for 2023 due to its acclaim. |
2023 | Kerr scored a goal during the penalty shootout in the Matildas' historic quarter-final victory over France. |
2023 | She finished as a runner-up in the Ballon d'Or Féminin. |
2023 | Sam Kerr scored 8 goals across 12 matches for Australia. |
2023 | Kerr made her first appearance in the 2023 World Cup in the 80th minute during the Matildas' round of 16 win over Denmark. |
2023 | Kerr served as the Australian flag-bearer for the coronation of Charles III and Camilla. |
November 23 2023 | Kerr scored her first UEFA Champions League hat-trick against Paris FC. |
November 9 2023 | Kristie Mewis confirmed her engagement to Sam Kerr in an interview with People magazine. |
October 27 2023 | The West Australian State Football Centre was officially opened and named the Sam Kerr Football Centre. |
July 2023 | Kerr co-starred in a commercial for Degree deodorant with Trinity Rodman, Tamires, and Estefania Banini. |
July 3 2023 | Sam Kerr was announced as the captain of the Matildas' 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad for her fourth World Cup appearance. |
January 30 2023 | Sam Kerr was detained overnight in Twickenham after a dispute over a taxi fare, which included her allegedly vomiting in the cab and calling a police officer a derogatory name. |
2022 | Won the FA Women's Super League, Women's FA Cup, and FA Women's League Cup with Chelsea |
2022 | Kerr scored 10 goals in 7 consecutive matches after returning from the Asian Cup, becoming the first Chelsea player to achieve this. |
2022 | She received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). |
2022 | Kerr scored twice on the final day of the season against Manchester United, with one volley being voted Goal of the Season. |
2022 | Kerr was awarded the FWA Women's Footballer of the Year, receiving 40% of the vote, and also won the FA WSL April Player of the Month. |
2022 | Kerr ended the 2021 calendar year as the leading goalscorer in the WSL, with 23 goals. |
2022 | Kerr scored crucial goals, including a 92nd-minute winner against Aston Villa to keep Chelsea's title hopes alive. |
2022 | Kerr won the Golden Boot in the Women's Super League for the third time. |
2022 | Kerr became the first Australian to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year. |
2022 | Kerr was voted Chelsea Women's Player of the Year with over 70% of the vote. |
2022 | Kerr scored the winning goal at Wembley in the FA Cup final, securing Chelsea's second consecutive title. |
2022 | Kerr completed a total of 8 trophies won with Chelsea. |
2022 | Sam Kerr achieved another successful year with the national team, scoring 12 goals in 12 appearances. |
2022 | Kerr ended the season with 32 goals and 9 assists, winning the Women's Super League for the third consecutive time. |
2022 | Won the Golden Boot in the Women's Super League for the second consecutive year. |
July 2022 | Kerr was announced to feature on the cover of the Ultimate edition of FIFA 23 alongside Kylian Mbappé, marking the first time a female player would appear on the global cover. |
April 24 2022 | Kerr scored in her 6th consecutive WSL match against Tottenham Hotspur, breaking her own record set the previous season. |
March 27 2022 | Kerr scored a brace in Chelsea's record-breaking 9-0 win against Leicester City. |
February 2022 | Sam Kerr won the Golden Boot at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup by scoring a total of 7 goals in just 4 matches. |
February 2022 | At the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Sam Kerr scored 5 goals in Australia's opening match against Indonesia, equalling and surpassing the Australian international goal-scoring record previously held by Tim Cahill. |
2021 | In the second game of the Tokyo Olympics against Sweden, Sam Kerr scored a brace but missed a penalty, leading to Australia's 4–2 defeat. |
2021 | At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Sam Kerr scored in the opening game against New Zealand, contributing to Australia's 2–1 victory. |
2021 | Kerr published her first book titled The Flip Out, part of her autobiographical football-themed children's book series, Kicking Goals. |
2021 | Kerr scored 21 goals in 22 games during the 2020–21 season, winning the Golden Boot as the first player to achieve this in three different leagues. |
2021 | Kerr scored her third league hat-trick against Birmingham City in just 26 minutes. |
2021 | She received the London Football Awards FA Women's Super League Player of the Year. |
2021 | Kerr won the Golden Boot in the Women's Super League for the second time. |
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