Following another Golden Boot-winning season with Chelsea and becoming Australia's all-time leading goal scorer, the Matildas captain earns a fourth consecutive nomination.
Sam Kerr's stellar year for club and country has been recognised by international football with a fourth consecutive nomination for the game's most prestigious award, the Ballon d'Or.Sam Kerr is one of just four players to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or in every edition since its inception in 2018
Her nomination comes after yet another Golden Boot-winning season with Chelsea as well as becoming Australia's all-time leading goal scorer The nomination comes after yet another stand-out campaign for Chelsea where Kerr finished the 2021/22 Women's Super League season as the top scorer for a second consecutive year, scoring 20 goals for the Blues on their way to retaining the league title.
Her performances in the league saw Kerr become the first Australian to win England's PFA Players' Player of the Year in June, alongside being named the WSL Player of the Season and voted the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year.Kerr had a record-breaking year in the green-and-gold, too, becoming Australia's all-time leading goal-scorer in February when she surpassed Tim Cahill's record of 50 during the Asian Cup.
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