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Sam Kerr (footballer, born 1999)

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Samantha Kerr
Kerr with Scotland in 2025
Personal information
Full name Samantha Mary Kerr[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 27)
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 10 (0)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U17 9 (0)
2016–2018 Scotland U19 8 (3)
2020– Scotland 34 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:44, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:23, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 13 September 2026[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2020–21 SWPL 166———166
2021–22 SWPL 1531 032—195
2022–23 SWPL 28 6 2 1 1 0 4 0 35 7
Total 59153142407018
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 13030—1 0170
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 1103110—151
Liverpool 2025–26 Women's Super League 800021—101
2026–27 Women's Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 1
Career total 10515102737012520


International

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As of match played 25 February 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202010
202110
202270
2023111
2024120
2025 2 0
Total341
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kerr goal.
List of international goals scored by Sam Kerr
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 July 2023 Dens Park, Dundee, Scotland  Northern Ireland 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Glasgow City[26]

Rangers

Bayern Munich

Individual

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  • Scotland Player of the Year: 2022

References

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  1. 1 2 Sam Kerr at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ↑ Statutory registers – Births – Search results Archived 4 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ↑ Wilson, Craig (1 July 2013). "Hibs edge past Falkirk in tight League Cup Final". Pitchero. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "SWPL1: Sam Kerr joins Glasgow City". Scottish FA. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sam Kerr". Central Girls Football Academy. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Champions: Graeme High 4 Bathgate 1". Falkirk Herald. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 'Qualifying for the last eight of the UWCL, I was crying for hours' – Samantha Kerr (Glasgow City), SheKicks, 1 May 2020
  8. ↑ "Sam Kerr joins Glasgow City". Glasgow City F.C. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "SWPL Glasgow City hit ten to win derby in the cup". Scottish FA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Rangers sign Falkirk trained midfielder, David Oliver, Falkirk Herald, 7 July 2020
  11. ↑ Rangers Women win at Ibrox, Glasgow City seal UWCL berth, SheKicks, 25 April 2022
  12. ↑ Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win, Rangers News, 8 May 2022
  13. ↑ "Sam Kerr: Bayern Munich sign Scotland midfielder from Rangers Women". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ↑ Shaw, Chris (18 July 2025). "Sam Kerr seals return to LFC Women in permanent transfer - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Scotland's Kerr joins WSL side Liverpool on loan". BBC Sport. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  16. ↑ Williams, Sam (18 July 2025). "Signing photos: Sam Kerr completes move back to LFC Women - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Women's under-15 squad for training camp". Scottish FA. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Scots girls net six to brush aside Glasgow City". The Scotsman. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Live Women's International Football at Ainslie Park". Live Edinburgh News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Scotland soar with Sweden". UEFA. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Scotland U17 – Montenegro U17". UEFA. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "Sam Kerr earns first Scotland call-up after Lisa Evans withdraws". BBC Sport. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  23. ↑ Dewar, Heather (18 February 2020). "Pinatar Cup: Scotland coach Kerr names two uncapped players in squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  24. ↑ "Ukraine 0–3 Scotland". BBC Sport. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  25. ↑ "Scotland- S. Kerr - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Scotland – S. Kerr – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
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