Sam Kerr will leave Chelsea this summer when her contract expires, the club have announced, ending her six-and-a-half-year spell in west London. The Australia striker is Chelsea’s leading goalscorer in the Women’s Super League with 64 goals and has scored 115 times for the Londoners in all competitions.
The 32-year-old has won five WSL titles, three FA Cups and three League Cups during her time with Chelsea. She has won the WSL’s Golden Boot twice and was named the Football Writers’ Association’s women’s footballer of the year twice in succession in 2022 and 2023. She was also the Ballon d’Or runner-up in 2023.
“When I reflect on my Chelsea career, I just feel happy,” Kerr told the club’s media channels. “Happy that it happened, and I feel so grateful to have played for this club for six years and won as many trophies as we could.”
Kerr’s 157 appearances for Chelsea make her the fourth-highest player on their all-time appearance list. She will go into Saturday’s final league match of the season, at home to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, just one goal behind Fran Kirby’s all-time Chelsea Women goals record in all competitions.
A club statement from Chelsea said they “thank Sam for her incredible contribution to our success on the pitch and sustained growth off it,” before adding: “We wish her all the best in the next chapter of her career.”
