Soccer-'Stoked' Kerr claims Chelsea goalscoring record with WSL strike


Soccer Football - Women's FA Cup - Quarter Final - Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Kingsmeadow, London, Britain - April 6, 2026 Chelsea's Sam Kerr scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

May 4 (Reuters) - Australia ⁠striker Sam Kerr claimed another record ⁠when she scored her 64th goal ‌for Chelsea on Sunday to become the club's leading goalscorer in the Women's Super League (WSL).

The 32-year-old rose ​to head home a Niamh ⁠Charles cross in ⁠the 13th minute of Chelsea's 3-1 win ⁠over Leicester ‌City at King Power stadium, moving ahead of Fran Kirby ⁠on the list of goalscorers for the ​eight-times ‌WSL champions.

"I'm absolutely stoked to break ... the ⁠record, it ​feels amazing to be in the same category as some of those players," Kerr ⁠said in a message to ​fans on the club's social media.

"But I'm absolutely honoured and it's been amazing to score ⁠64 goals in front of all of you - let's finish off the season strong."

Kerr is Australia's all time leading goalscorer ​with 75 in 139 ⁠internationals and she won the WSL's golden ​boot in the 2020-21 and ‌2021-22 seasons with tallies ​of 21 and 20 goals.

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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