Samantha May Kerr is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n female football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player currently playing for Australian W-League

W-League (Australia)

The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...

 team Perth Glory. She is the sister of Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er Daniel Kerr

Daniel Kerr

Daniel Matthew Kerr is an Australian rules footballer.Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder who is a vital part of the midfield at the Eagles.-Background:Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent...

, and the daughter of Roger Kerr

Roger Kerr (footballer)

Roger Alan Kerr is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played 85 games with in the West Australian Football League and in the South Australian National Football League , including the 1985 premiership, and later coach .-Career:Kerr was born in Calcutta to an English...

, who played for in the West Australian Football League

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

 (WAFL).

Club career

Kerr's exciting brand of football saw her voted as the Players' Player at the 2009 W-League Awards as well as picking up the Goal of the Year for her long range effort against Sydney FC

Sydney FC W-League

The Sydney FC W-League team, also known as the Sydney FC Women, represents the Sydney FC in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Season 2011-12:-Standings:-Squad:As of November 3, 2010....

 in round 8.

International career

Kerr made her international debut for the Australia national women's football team in a match against Italy

Italy women's national football team

The Italy women's national football team represents Italy in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation .- Performances in the World Cup :...

 in February 2009.

On 11 February 2010, Kerr was named in the squad for the Australia national women's football team to tour New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 on 17 and 20 February 2010.

On 24 April 2010, Kerr was in the squad for the Australia national women's football team to play in the AFC Women's Asian Cup

2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup

-Semi finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:- Awards :-Goalscorers:3 goals Yoo Young-A Kozue Ando Homare Sawa Jo Yun-Mi2 goals Zhang Rui Mami Yamaguchi Samantha Kerr...

 in May 2010, Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. She scored her team's only goal in the final against Korea DPR

Korea DPR women's national football team

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team represents North Korea in international women's football. North Korea were the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners, and won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001, 2003 and 2008....

.

In June 2011, Kerr was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo

FourFourTwo (Australia)

FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Haymarket Group's Australian operations. It takes its title and layout from the UK magazine of the same name.-History:...

 Magazine along with fellow Matilda's Melissa Barbieri

Melissa Barbieri

Melissa Anne Barbieri is the current Australian national football goalkeeper and team captain.-Biography:Her height is 168 cm, and weight is 64 kg...

, Thea Slatyer

Thea Slatyer

Thea Slatyer is an Australian female football player and member of the Australia women's national football team.-Club career:Slatyer plays for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.-International career:...

, Kyah Simon

Kyah Simon

Kyah Pam Simon is an Australian female football player. She currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League.Kyah made her debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008...

 and Sarah Walsh

Sarah Walsh

Sarah Walsh is an Australian football forward currently playing for Sydney FC of Australia's W-League and is a member of the Australia women's national association football team....

.

Honours

With Australia

Australia women's national association football team

The Australia women's national association football team, nicknamed the Matildas , represents Australia in international women's association football and is governed by Football Federation Australia . The team has regularly qualified for both the Women's World Cup and the Olympics although has won...

• AFC Women's Asian Cup Winners: 2010
  2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
  -Semi finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:- Awards :-Goalscorers:3 goals Yoo Young-A Kozue Ando Homare Sawa Jo Yun-Mi2 goals Zhang Rui Mami Yamaguchi Samantha Kerr...