Alex Kerr (soccer)

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Alex Kerr
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Kerr with the Orlando Pride in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Catherine Kerr [1]
Date of birth (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Parma
Number 28
Youth career
North Carolina Courage
2016–2019 Chapel Hill Tigers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Vanderbilt Commodores 63 (12)
2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders 23 (11)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Orlando Pride 1 (0)
2024–2026 Como 31 (7)
2026– Parma 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 26, 2026

Alexandra Catherine Kerr (born July 23, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Serie A Femminile club Parma. She played college soccer for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Texas Tech Red Raiders and was drafted by the Orlando Pride in the fourth round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. She also previously played for Italian club Como.

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Early life

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Kerr was raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. [2] She played multiple sports growing up, including basketball and tennis, before deciding to focus on soccer while at Chapel Hill High School. [3] She set a single-season school record with 44 goals as a sophomore and scored 42 goals as a senior in 2019. She earned all-conference, all-state, and all-region honors and was the conference player of the year in 2019. [2] She played DA club soccer for the NC Courage, where she led the team with 16 goals in 2018. [2] She committed to play soccer at Vanderbilt University over offers from Princeton, USC, and Virginia. [1]

College career

Vanderbilt Commodores

Kerr played in 14 games and scored 2 goals for the Vanderbilt Commodores as a freshman in 2019. [2] She played in 12 games, making 5 starts, as a sophomore in 2020, helping the Commodores win the SEC tournament in the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season. In her junior year in 2021, she scored 4 goals in 16 games. She became a regular starter in her senior season in 2022, scoring 6 goals in 21 games (ranked second on the team in scoring). [2] [4]

Texas Tech Red Raiders

After four years in Nashville, Kerr entered the transfer portal and joined the Texas Tech Red Raiders for her graduate season in 2023. Head coach Tom Stone, her father's college teammate, knew her from an early age and said he "had to fight off half the SEC" to sign her. [3] [5] Kerr and junior Ashleigh Williams were central to the Red Raider offense throughout the season, helping win the Big 12 Conference regular-season title for the first time in program history. [6] [7] In the NCAA tournament, she scored the winning goal against Florida Gulf Coast in the first round. [8] In the second round, she converted her penalty kick as the Red Raiders advanced past Princeton before losing to North Carolina in the third round. [9] [10] She finished the season with career-high 11 goals and 5 assists in 23 games, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors. [3] [11]

Club career

Orlando Pride

Kerr (right) and Orlando Pride teammate Marta in 2024 Marta 2024-02 (cropped).jpg
Kerr (right) and Orlando Pride teammate Marta in 2024

The Orlando Pride drafted Kerr with the 50th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. [12] [13] She was signed to a one-year contract. [14] On June 7, she made her professional debut as a 84th-minute substitute for Ally Watt in a 1–1 draw with the San Diego Wave. [15] She earned her first start against Monterrey on July 27, scoring her first professional goal in the 2–2 draw in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, then converting the winning penalty in the resulting shootout. [16] [17] On August 29, after just four appearances, she was waived by the Pride to pursue other opportunities. [18]

Como

Serie A Femminile club Como announced that they had signed Kerr on October 4, 2024. [19] She made her debut as a substitute against Fiorentina the next day. [20] On October 20, she made her first start and assisted twice in Eli del Estal's hat trick as Como won 4–2 against Sassuolo. [21] On November 17, she scored her first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over AC Milan. [21] She finished the 2024–25 season with 6 goals and 4 assists in 22 games, tied for third on the team in points, as Como placed seventh in the league. [22]

Parma

On January 23, 2025, Kerr moved to fellow Serie A Femminile club Parma on a one-and-a-half-year contract. [23]

Personal life

Kerr's mother, Tracy DiMillio Kerr, played collegiately at Virginia, coached at Providence College, and later coached Kerr's youth club team. Her father, John Kerr Jr., played professionally and now coaches the Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team. Her grandfather, John Kerr Sr., was an all-star for the New York Cosmos. Her twin brother, Cameron, and her younger brother, Drew, both played for their father at Duke. [3] [24]

Career statistics

Club

As of August 1, 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2024 NWSL 1031—41
Career total10310041

Honors and awards

Vanderbilt Commodores

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Orlando Pride

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commodore Soccer Signs Five for 2019". Vanderbilt University Athletics. February 4, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alex Kerr". Vanderbilt University Athletics. July 31, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Giese, Nathan (November 17, 2023). "Alex Kerr's union with Texas Tech soccer a success playing for dad's college teammate". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Texas Tech adds SEC transfer Alex Kerr". Texas Tech Red Raiders. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Brooks, Jamar (August 31, 2023). "Tech defeats North Texas 6–1, Williams, Kerr tie respective career highs". The Daily Toreador . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ Sierra, Adam (October 19, 2023). "Offensive duo pushes team forward". The Daily Toreador . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Texas Tech Wins Its First Big 12 Soccer Title". Big 12 Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ↑ Giese, Nathan (November 10, 2023). "Alex Kerr's late goal ensures Texas Tech soccer advances to 2nd round of NCAA Tournament". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Archived from the original on June 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Parsons, White propel Tech past Princeton". Texas Tech Red Raiders. November 17, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Crowther, Harry (November 19, 2023). "UNC women's soccer advances in NCAA Tournament with 1–0 win over Texas Tech". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alex Kerr – Women's Soccer". Texas Tech Red Raiders . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ Sierra, Adam (January 13, 2024). "Anderson, Kerr, White drafted to National Women's Soccer League". The Daily Toreador . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ Citro, Michael (January 13, 2024). "2024 NWSL Draft: Orlando Pride Select Texas Tech Forward/Midfielder Alex Kerr at No. 50". The Mane Land. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ Rollins, Sean (March 13, 2024). "Orlando Pride Sign 2024 Fourth-Round Draft Pick Alex Kerr". The Mane Land. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Match Report: Orlando Pride earn 1–1 draw at San Diego Wave, extending unbeaten run to 12 games". Orlando Pride. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  16. ↑ Rollins, Sean (July 27, 2024). "Orlando Pride vs. CF Monterrey, NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: Final Score 2–2 as Pride Draw Rayadas and Win Penalty Shootout". The Mane Land. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Match Report: Orlando Pride Draws 2–2 With C.F Monterrey Femenil". Orlando Pride. July 27, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Orlando Pride Waives Forward Alex Kerr". Orlando Pride. August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  19. ↑ "F.C. Como Women announces the signing of Alexandra Kerr". FC Como Women. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Fiorentina – Como Women ends 3–1". FC Como Women. October 5, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  21. 1 2 "Alex Kerr 2024-2025 Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  22. ↑ "2024-2025 FC Como Women Stats". FBref.com . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Alexandra Chaterine Kerr Is Gialloblu". Parma Calcio 2022. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  24. ↑ Spooner, Garrett (November 5, 2023). "Keeping it in the family: Duke men's soccer's Cam and Drew Kerr round out final year playing together with dad as head coach". Duke Chronicle . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Orlando Pride Claims 2024 NWSL Shield". National Women's Soccer League. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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