Australian Cap Number: 168
Debut: 07-Feb-2009 v Italy (in Canberra) International Friendly (L1-5) age 15
Caps (Goals): 137 (73)
Major Tournaments: 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup (China), 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup (Germany), 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup (Vietnam), 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup (Canada), 2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro), 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup (Jordan), 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (France), 2020 Olympic Games (Tokyo), 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup (India), 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (Australia & New Zealand) & AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ (Australia).
Current Club: Chelsea FC
Previous Clubs: Perth Glory, Sydney FC, Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars
Junior Club/Member Federation: Western Knights SC / Football West
This tournament sees the return of Australia's captain, Sam Kerr, after missing Australia's last major tournament, the Olympic Games 2024, due to an ACL injury sustained at the start of 2024.
Kerr is a natural-born leader and proven goal-scorer, becoming Australia's all-time leading goalscorer at the 2022 edition of the tournament, surpassing Tim Cahill's record.
The striker led Australia's scoring at the last AFC Women's Asian Cup, notching seven goals and finishing the tournament with the Golden Boot.
Since her return from injury for Australia in October 2025, the striker has been back to scoring again in England for Chelsea, finding the back of the net in the Blues' last game before she departed for international duty.
