Kathryn Anne "Kate" Gill (born 10 December 1984) is an Australian soccer player who played the majority of her career in Australia, in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) and the W-League. She also played in Sweden in the Damallsvenskan. Between 2004 and 2015, Gill played 86 matches for the Australia women's national soccer team.[1] She is a striker that is strong in the air and on the ball and possesses great finishing and first touch.
 Gill playing for Perth Glory | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kathryn Anne Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Northern NSW Pride | ||
| 2007–2008 | NSW Sapphires | ||
| 2008 | AIK Fotboll Dam | ||
| 2008–2009 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | (6) |
| 2009 | Sunnanå SK | 22 | (6) |
| 2009 | Perth Glory | 3 | (3) |
| 2010 | LdB Malmö | 16 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Perth Glory | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | Linköpings | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Perth Glory | 34 | (30) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | Australia U-20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2004–2015 | Australia | 86 | (41) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2015 | |||
Born in New Zealand and schooled in Australia, Gill graduated from Hunter Valley Grammar School in 2002.[2][3]
Club career edit
Gill played for the Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.[4]
In 2008, Gill played for the Newcastle Jets in the W-League, before moving to Sweden where she played with Sunnanå SK of Skellefteå in the Damallsvenskan league during 2009.[4] In the upcoming winter, she moved to LdB Malmö for the 2010 season.[5][6]
International career edit
Gill made her debut for Australia in 2004 against New Zealand in Brisbane. As of July 2014 she has played 83 times and scored 40 goals for the Matildas.[1][4]
Post-football career edit
In 2016, Gill announced her retirement from playing.[7] In 2020, Gill became a joint chief executive of the Professional Footballers Australia, the Australia soccer players union.[8][9]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gill goal.
Honours edit
LdB FC Malmö
- Damallsvenskan: 2010
Perth Glory
Australia U20
Australia
Individual
- AFC Women's Player of the Year: 2010
- W-League Golden Boot: 2012–13, 2014
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA Player Statistics: Kathryn GILL". FIFA. Retrieved 11 May 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Callinan, Josh (22 December 2014). "Maitland Matilda: Kate Gill named in Aussie women's football squad". The Maitland Mercury. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Careers of Matildas' soccer co-captains". AAP Australian Sports News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 11 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile – Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Hattrick av Susanne Moberg" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Anfallare till LDB FC Malmö" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 13 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Matildas leading goalscorer Kate Gill retires from football". The Women's Game. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (9 July 2020). "Former Matilda and ex-A-League defender to head soccer players' union". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Gorman, Joe (27 February 2016). "Kate Gill: I want to champion women's sport". Zela. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links edit
- Kate Gill at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Kathryn Gill on Twitter
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