Samantha Kerr (Scottish footballer)


Samantha Mary Kerr is a Scottish football midfielder who plays for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Kerr played for Central Girls from age 12 to 16. In May 2015, she captained Graeme High School to the Scottish School Girls Cup.

Glasgow City, 2016–present

In January 2016 at the age of 16, Kerr signed for Glasgow City. 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 fantastic career in the game." In March 2016, she helped the club defeat Glasgow Girls to advanced to the semi finals of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. Samantha was a member of The Glasgow City Squad in 2016 that won the league for the 10th consecutive year. This was the first time in Scottish football History that any Senior club has achieved this.

International career

Kerr has represented Scotland at the under-15 and under-17 levels including the group stage of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Her UEFA competition debut was on 9 October 2014 against Montenegro. 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, and was one of two uncapped players picked for the 2020 Pinatar Cup. Kerr made her full international debut in that tournament, playing the last 13 minutes of a 3-0 win against Ukraine on 4 March.