Kate Gill
Kathryn Anne "Kate" Gill (born 10 December 1984) is an Australian female association football player 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 | |||
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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) |
National team‡ | |||
2002 | Australia U-20 | 4 | (3) |
2004–2015 | Australia | 86 | (41) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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, Kate graduated from Hunter Valley Grammar School in 2002.
Playing career
Club career
Gill played for the Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.[2]
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.[2] In the upcoming winter, she moved to LdB Malmö for the 2010 season.[3][4]
International career
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][2]
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
Honours
Individual
- AFC Women's Player of the Year: 2010
- W-League Golden Boot: 2012–13, 2014
References
- "FIFA Player Statistics: Kathryn GILL". FIFA. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- "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.
External links
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Clare Polkinghorne |
Australia captain 2014 Served alongside: Clare Polkinghorne |
Succeeded by Clare Polkinghorne |