Sam Kerr is undoubtedly a sporting megastar. Her impact on women's football has been almost unrivalled, having won trophies galore and made her way to the forefront of the international stage with Australia – becoming a true trailblazer in the process.
Last year, the Chelsea striker spearheaded her country's journey to the World Cup semi-finals on home soil, and while her season has been curtailed by injury, she continues to be an inspiration to fans at home and abroad.
In simple terms, she is sensational. But while Kerr is known mostly for her goals and trophy hauls, there is so much more to know about the 'Wizard of Oz' – something Football FanCast has explored here.
Sam Kerr's age and height
Kerr was born on 10th September 1993 in East Fremantle, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and is 30 years old.
She is by no means the tallest of players, standing at a height of 1.67 metres (or 5ft 6in).
Sam Kerr's salary
Women's football has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and with more exposure resulting in more revenue, wages are going up. But it is still nominal when compared to the men's game.
According to a BBC analysis last year, the average wage in the Women's Super League was £47,000 per year. This is some way off the average Premier League player, which is £60,000 per week (£3million per year), according to the Professional Footballer's Association.
However, Sam Kerr's yearly wage of £417k does make her the highest-paid women's footballer, ahead of Alex Morgan (£375k) and Megan Rapinoe (£373k).
Sam Kerr's net worth
In a modern world brimming with commercial incentives such as sponsorships, investments and media fees, it's difficult to even begin to work out a ballpark figure for an athlete's net worth.
But according to FreshersLive, which used Forbes and BusinessInsider during its research, Sam Kerr has a net worth of $5m. This takes into account her sponsorship with Nike and her salary, among other monetary benefits the Australian sports star has acquired.
Sam Kerr trial news
In early March, it was announced that Kerr would stand trial following an incident in which she was accused of using abusive language towards a police officer in January 2023, following what is thought to be related to a disagreement over a taxi fare.
It is alleged that Kerr's comments were racially aggravated and she will now stand trial in February 2025 after pleading not guilty to the accusations.
Sam Kerr stats
Kerr's numbers are pretty extraordinary. Since making her NWSL debut in the United States back in 2013, she has posted an astonishing 148 goals in 205 league appearances.
In the WSL alone, she has scored 58 times in 75 appearances for Chelsea. Only six more players have scored more in the English top flight at the time of writing, including Blues teammate Fran Kirby.
With 69 goals in 128 international appearances, she is also Australia's leading goalscorer of all time.
Sam Kerr's partner
Such is the way that the weird web of WOSO relationships work, it's always difficult to decipher who's with who and what their status is. But with Sam Kerr, much like her football, it comes effortlessly.
Kerr and USWNT star Kristie Mewis are the undisputed power couple of women's football, with the pair amassing thousands of followers on social media during the blossoming of their relationship since getting together in 2020.
Mewis, a 32-year-old USA international who recently joined West Ham United, revealed earlier this year that things were 'getting serious', and rumours fluttered around a possible engagement after she was pictured with a ring on her left hand.
This hasn't been confirmed, but the couple certainly let it be known that they are head over heels in love with their regular embraces whenever they come up against each other on the international stage.
Previously, Kerr had shared a six-year romance with ex-teammate Nikki Stanton. But love is in the air again. This time, it looks nailed on to last, despite the distance spanning across the Atlantic.
Sam Kerr's Ballon d'Or chances
Sam Kerr was the only Australian women's footballer to be named to the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or Féminin in 2022, and one of only two players (alongside France international Wendie Renard) to have been nominated in all editions of the award since its inception in 2018, ranking 5th, 7th, 3rd, 3rd, and 2nd respectively.
It seems like only a matter of time before she wins it. Perhaps the only thing blocking her from the famous golden ball is her hunt for continental and international silverware. In the last three years, the Ballon d'Or has been handed to a winner of either the World Cup, European Championship or the Champions League, with Barcelona's Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí sweeping up a trilogy.
Without an international tournament next summer, Kerr's best chance of coming first in the next edition is to win the Champions League in Bilbao come June – a trophy that both herself and Chelsea are desperate to add to their treasure chest. However, her lack of involvement in recent months may harm her chances.
With Kerr in attack and Emma Hayes in the cockpit, the Blues have won everything else they have competed for. Should they add Europe to their list of conquests, Kerr is bound to notch a Ballon d'Or sooner or later – something that would, beyond doubt, secure her position as the best women's footballer England has ever laid eyes on.
