KERR Sam

General
INDIAN HERITAGE
Her paternal grandmother is from India, and in 2020 she spoke about her interest in learning more about her heritage. "Recently I've noticed that I have a lot of people from India following me on Instagram. It's something that I've been thinking about a lot and I'd like to learn more about my heritage. I have the 2022 Asian Cup coming up with Australia and it's in India. I've been speaking to my family about ways I could help be a role model for young Indian girls. My family's been in Australia 40 years now and I still don't know a whole lot about India. I'm really proud to be Indian and love my skin colour and love my 'Indian complexion' as my nana says." (bbc.co.uk, 03 Dec 2020)

CELEBRATION
She has been known to celebrate her goals with a trademark backflip, which she says has its origins in her parent-teacher evenings at school. "I did not really want to be there, so I just started teaching myself to backflip down a hill." In March 2021, after more than a year at Chelsea, she celebrated a goal with her trademark backflip for the first time since joining the club. "Everybody's been waiting for it, so it was fun. I'm a bit tired from all of the games we've had recently, to be honest, and I nearly didn't make it. But the girls had been asking to see it." (fourfourtwo.com, 08 Sep 2015; thenewdaily.com.au, 15 Mar 2021)

CLUB JOURNEY
She has played for Perth Glory and Sydney FC in the Australian W-League, while she has represented Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC and Chicago Red Stars in US National Women's Soccer League [NWSL]. In November 2019 she signed for English Women's Super League [WSL] club Chelsea. "I've always been attracted to English football and the vibe that's here and, speaking to Emma [Hayes, manager], she seemed like the best fit for me, and doing a little bit of research about the girls and the team, it just seemed right. It's freezing here to be honest [in England] but I'm enjoying it." (bbc.co.uk, 05 Jan 2020; matildas.com, 01 Jan 2020)

In July 2017 she scored her 34th goal in the National Women's Soccer League [NWSL] in the United States of America, making her the league's all-time top goalscorer, overtaking Jessica McDonald. She achieved the feat with a hat-trick for Sky Blue FC in a 3-2 win against Kansas City. (fourfourtwo.com.au, 09 Jul 2017)

In October 2019 she became the first player to win three consecutive golden boot awards in the National Women's Soccer League [NWSL] in the United States of America. (matildas.com.au, 20 Oct 2020)

In August 2017 she became the first player to score four goals in a single match in the National Women's Soccer League [NWSL]. She achieved the feat during a 5-4 win for Sky Blue FC over Reign FC. (nwslsoccer.com, 29 Aug 2017)