Devon Kerr

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Devon Kerr
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Personal information
Full name Devon Angela Kerr [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2011–2014 Barrie SC
Glen Shields FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Ohio State Buckeyes 63 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Houston Dash 0 (0)
2020 FC Metz 0 (0)
2020–2022 Washington Spirit 3 (0)
2023 Houston Dash 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Canada U-17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 9, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 22, 2019

Devon Angela Kerr (born July 3, 1997) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

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Early years

Kerr was born in North York, Ontario, and grew up in Barrie, Ontario, to Canadian parents. [1] She began playing soccer at age five with Barrie SC, later moving to Glen Shields FC. [2] She originally began as an outfield player, before switching to goalkeeper at age 12. [2] She also spent time playing in the United States at age 15 with the Florida Magic Jacks, where she was scouted by universities. [2]

College career

Kerr played four years for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2015 to 2018. [3] She made her collegiate debut on August 30, 2015 against the Texas Longhorns. [4] She was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2015. [5] In 2017, she earned back to back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honours on September 26 and October 3. [6] [7] In 2017, she was named to the Big Ten Second Team. [8] On September 25, 2018, she was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week. [9] In her senior season, Kerr was named the 2018 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, [10] a first team All-Big Ten selection, TopDrawerSoccer.com third team All-American honours, United Soccer Coaches second team All-North Region and was a first team Scholar All-North-Central Region. [11] [12] She was named to the All-Tournament Team in 2017 [13] and 2018 and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten from 2016 to 2018 and OSU Scholar-Athlete from 2015 to 2017. [3] In April 2019, she was a finalist for the Big Ten Medal of Honor. [14] During her time at Ohio State, she made 63 appearances and finished with 19 career shutouts, the third most of any Buckeye. [15]

Club career

Kerr joined the Houston Dash as a non-roster invitee for their 2019 preseason. [16] She was signed by the Dash in April 2019. [17] On January 7, 2020 Kerr was waived by the Dash. [18]

In January 2020, she signed with French club FC Metz in the Division 1 Féminine. [19] After dealing with visa issues and with the club low on resources and facing relegation, she departed the club soon after. [20]

In March 2020, Kerr signed a two-year contract with a club option for a third season with the Washington Spirit on March 9, 2020. [21] [22] The Spirit picked up her option for the 2022 season. [23] She made her debut for the Spirit on April 3, 2022 in a 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup match against the Orlando Pride. [24]

In January 2023, she signed a one-year contract with the Houston Dash. [25]

In December 2023, she announced her retirement from the sport. [26]

International career

As a dual citizen, Kerr is eligible to represent either Canada or the United States. [20]

Kerr played for the Canadian U-17 national team, participating in both the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [1]

Kerr was also called up for several United States U-19, United States U-20 and United States U-23 camps. [27] [28]

In 2022, she was called up to the Canada women's national soccer team for the first time for the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup. [29]

Career statistics

College

As of April 22, 2019 [3]

ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ohio State University NCAA 201513010140
2016900090
201719020210
201818010190
College total61040630

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  4. ↑ DiGiovanni, Gabrella (August 30, 2015). "Ohio State women's soccer stays undefeated with win, draw on roadtrip". The Lantern .
  5. ↑ "Kerr, Roberts named to Big Ten All Freshman Team". Ohio State Buckeyes . October 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Devon Kerr named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week". Ohio State Buckeyes . September 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sammy Edwards, Devon Kerr earn Big Ten weekly honors". Ohio State Buckeyes . October 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ Scheufler, Bailey (October 15, 2018). "Womens Soccer: Devon Kerr remains the star in her senior season". The Lantern .
  9. ↑ "Devon Kerr, Izzy Rodriguez earn Big Ten weekly honors". Ohio State Buckeyes . September 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ Gulick, Bendan (June 26, 2020). "Former Buckeye Devon Kerr Ready for 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup". Sports Illustrated .
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  12. ↑ "Devon Kerr headlines Buckeyes' Scholar All Region selections". Ohio State Buckeyes . December 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Devon Kerr named to Big Ten All Tournament Team". Ohio State Buckeyes . November 6, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Devon Kerr: Big Ten Medal of Honor finalist". Ohio State Buckeyes . April 17, 2019.
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  16. ↑ "Houston Dash Announce 2019 Preseason Roster". Our Sports Central. March 4, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". Houston Dynamo . April 13, 2019.
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  29. ↑ Small, Jordan (February 7, 2022). "Devon Kerr Named to Canada National Team Roster for Arnold Clark Cup". Washington Spirit .
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