Question 1

True or false: Sam Kerr was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia as a toddler.

Accepted Answer

False. She was born in East Fremantle, Western Australia. Her father is Indian-born and her mother is Australian, but she has no New Zealand connection.

Question 2

True or false: Sam Kerr has scored more goals than any other player in Chelsea women's history.

Accepted Answer

True. She became Chelsea Women's all-time leading scorer in 2023, surpassing the previous record held by Eni Aluko. A stunning achievement for a striker.

Question 3

True or false: Sam Kerr's first professional sport was soccer, not Australian rules football.

Accepted Answer

False. She actually played Australian rules football at a high level before switching to soccer professionally. Kerr even played in the women's AFL exhibition matches.

Question 4

True or false: Kerr once scored a hat trick in a single half of a World Cup match.

Accepted Answer

False. She has never scored a hat trick at a World Cup. Her best World Cup game was a brace against Jamaica in 2019, but no hat trick.

Question 5

True or false: Sam Kerr is the only female footballer to have a signature Nike boot released in her name.

Accepted Answer

True. Nike released the 'Sam Kerr 14' Mercurial boot in 2021, making her the first female footballer to get a signature boot from the brand, alongside male stars.

Question 6

True or false: Sam Kerr has been named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI five times.

Accepted Answer

True. She made the FIFPro World XI in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022—a testament to her consistent excellence on the global stage.

Question 7

True or false: Kerr is the first Australian to win the Golden Boot in both the NWSL and FA WSL.

Accepted Answer

True. She topped the scoring charts in the NWSL (2017, 2018, 2019) and later won the FA WSL Golden Boot in 2021 and 2022—a unique double.

Question 8

True or false: Kerr's signature backflip celebration was inspired by her brother's soccer goals.

Accepted Answer

False. She actually learned the backflip from her Australian rules football training, not soccer. Her brother played AFL, but she picked it up independently.

Sam Kerr Trivia Questions