Kate Gill facts for kids
Gill playing for Perth Glory
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | Australia U-20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2004–2015 | Australia | 86 | (41) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2015 |
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Kathryn Anne "Kate" Gill (born on December 10, 1984) is a former Australian soccer player. She was a talented striker. Kate played most of her career in Australia. She also played in Sweden. From 2004 to 2015, Kate Gill played 86 games for the Australia women's national soccer team, scoring 41 goals.
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Early Life and School
Kate Gill was born in New Zealand. She went to school in Australia. In 2002, she finished her studies at Hunter Valley Grammar School.
Club Soccer Career
Kate Gill started her club career in Australia. She played for the Northern NSW Pride. This was in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.
In 2008, Kate joined the Newcastle Jets. This team plays in the W-League. Later that year, she moved to Sweden. There, she played for Sunnanå SK in the Damallsvenskan league during 2009. After that, she moved to LdB Malmö for the 2010 season. She also played for Perth Glory at different times in her career.
Playing for Australia
Kate Gill made her first appearance for the Australia women's national soccer team in 2004. Her first game was against New Zealand in Brisbane. The Australian women's team is often called the Matildas.
Kate played 86 games for the Matildas. She scored 41 goals for her country. This made her one of Australia's top goal scorers. She was a key player for the team for over a decade.
After Playing Soccer
In 2016, Kate Gill decided to stop playing professional soccer. She then started a new career. In 2020, she became a joint chief executive. This role is at the Professional Footballers Australia. This is the union that supports soccer players in Australia.
Achievements and Awards
Kate Gill won many awards during her soccer career.
Team Honours
- LdB FC Malmö
- Damallsvenskan: 2010 (This is the top women's soccer league in Sweden)
- Perth Glory
- W-League Premiership: 2014 (This means her team finished first in the regular season)
- Australia U20
- OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2002 (She won a championship with Australia's under-20 team)
- Australia
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010 (She helped the Matildas win a major Asian championship)
Individual Awards
- AFC Women's Player of the Year: 2010 (This award recognized her as the best female player in Asia)
- W-League Golden Boot: 2012–13, 2014 (This award is given to the player who scores the most goals in the W-League season)
See also
- Women's soccer in Australia
