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W-LEAGUE: Meet Matildas star forward Sam Kerr

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Here are 23 things you may not know about our skipper.

1. Sam Kerr was born in East Fremantle on September 10th, 1993 and is 5″6.
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2. Kerr played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) for Western New York Flash in 2013 and 2014. 

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3. Sam spent the last NWSL season with fellow Glory teammate Nikki Stanton at New Jersey-based side Sky Blue FC.

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4. Kerr has twice won the FFA Female U20 Footballer of the Year, in 2010 and 2014.

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5. Sam was named the Professional Footballers Association Footballer of the Year for 2012/2013.

Very cool to be voted by my team mates for this award –

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6. Kerr has a boxer named Billie, which has her own Instagram account: @billieboxer.

4 months old apparently for the both of us. #billie @billieboxer

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7. Sam has Matildas 46 caps, scoring eight times.

Gimme a hug, it’s game day! #oneteam @ausolympicteam

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8. Kerr scored the winning goal against Korea DPR, as the Matildas won their first ever Women’s Asian Cup in 2010.

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9. Kerr has played in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, as well as the 2016 Olympic Games with the Matildas.

2011 FIFA World Cup ⚽️ 2015 FIFA World Cup ⚽️ 2016 Olympic Games ⚽️ ?????? #one team

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10. Sam loves a selfie.

Watching the Brazilian locals play some football ??

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11. Sam’s brother Daniel Kerr is a retired AFL Premiership player who played for the West Coast Eagles.

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12. Kerr, much like many of her teammates, loves the outdoors.

At the falls ??

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13. Sam is very passionate about her hometown club.

When your team mate seals it in the 88th minute ??

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14. Kerr is close friends with former Glory captain and newly awarded 2016 Asian Women’s Footballer of the Year, Caitlin Foord.

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15. Sam, alongside Glory teammate Sarah Carroll, made the ‘moon boot’ fashionable in 2014.

Boot life is better with a friend @sarahcarroll_ ?

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16. Kerr is a massive Manchester United fan.

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17. Sam is an expert on the go-kart track.

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18. Kerr, according to her teammates, is the funniest player at Perth Glory, with her one-liners always lightening the mood at training. 

? @caitlinfoord @alannakennedy @emmachecker @hayleyraso

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19. Sam loves street art.

Panda panda panda… ?

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20. Kerr collects sneakers.

Need a new anklet , #newshoes ��

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21. Sam is a big fan of the NBA.

Sorry @kingjames your spot is full at Nike HQ, #earnednotgiven #donthateme #k

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22. Kerr, along with four of her Matildas teammates, were the first ever female footballers to feature on the front cover of the world’s biggest football magazine FourFourTwo in 2011.

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23. Sam was a key member of the 2014 Perth Glory side that won the W-League Premiership.​Kerr Premiership