Chelsea’s Sam Kerr breaks Tim Cahill’s record with WSL ace becoming Australia’s all-time top scorer
SAM KERR played her way into the history books surpassing Tim Cahill to become the highest scorer for Australia on the global stage.
The Chelsea forward’s second goal against Indonesia in this year’s Asia Cup took her tally to 51, exceeding Cahill’s record of 50.
Kerr’s feat occurred during the Matildas’ 18-0 demolition of Indonesia in the group stage of the tournament currently taking place in India.
The Blues heroine, 28, who captains Australia, was on target FIVE times, with four of her goals coming in a first-half blitzing of their rivals.
The Chelsea star has now racked up 54 goals in 105 games for her national side.
The clash at the Mumbai Football Arena was the team’s opening fixture at the tournament with the Tony Gustavsson’s side looking to win the trophy for the second time in their history.
Before the contest, Kerr, who was a runner-up in the 2021 Fifa World Player Awards, described the idea of breaking Cahill’s record as ‘crazy’.
Last November the striker told Australia Associated: “Growing up watching him, I think everyone in Australian football, if you asked who’s their favourite Australian footballer, they’d say Timmy.
“What he did for the Socceroos is amazing and honestly it will just be really surreal for me (to break his record)
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“It’s such a crazy one for me because Tim Cahill, to me, is just on another level.”
Kerr’s scoring milestone comes almost 13 years on from her international debut with the player making a substitute appearance at just 15 in Australia’s friendly loss to Italy.
The WSL Golden Boot winner would go on to net her first senior goal for her country in the 2010 Asia Cup final which they won on penalties defeating North Korea.
Kerr is one of several WSL stars currently playing in this year’s contest which began on Thursday with her team up against the Philippines next.
Manchester City’s Hayley Raso, Aston Villa’s Emily Gielnik and Arsenal’s Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley are among the players included in Australia’s squad.