Kate Gill

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Kate Gill
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Gill playing for Perth Glory
Personal information
Full name Kathryn Anne Gill
Date of birth (1984-12-10) 10 December 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

Kathryn Anne "Kate" Gill (born 10 December 1984) is an Australian soccer player who played the majority of her career in Australia, in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) and the W-League. She also played in Sweden in the Damallsvenskan. Between 2004 and 2015, Gill played 86 matches for the Australia women's national soccer team. [1] She is a striker that is strong in the air and on the ball and possesses great finishing and first touch.

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Born in New Zealand and schooled in Australia, Gill graduated from Hunter Valley Grammar School in 2002. [2] [3]

Club career

Gill played for the Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League. [4]

In 2008, Gill played for the Newcastle Jets in the W-League, before moving to Sweden where she played with Sunnanå SK of Skellefteå in the Damallsvenskan league during 2009. [4] In the upcoming winter, she moved to LdB Malmö for the 2010 season. [5] [6]

International career

Gill made her debut for Australia in 2004 against New Zealand in Brisbane. As of July 2014 she has played 83 times and scored 40 goals for the Matildas. [1] [4]

Post-football career

In 2016, Gill announced her retirement from playing. [7] In 2020, Gill became a joint chief executive of the Professional Footballers Australia, the Australia soccer players union. [8] [9]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gill goal.
List of international goals scored by Kate Gill
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–010–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
22–0
36–0
46 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7–07–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
52 February 2005 Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3–05–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament
64–0
716 July 2005 Minyuan Stadium, Tianjin, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–02–1Friendly
825 May 2006 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–12–1Friendly
924 July 2006 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4–05–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
1023 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1–010–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
1125 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–08–1 2008 Olympics qualifying
122–0
134–1
145–1
158–1
167 April 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4–015–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
176–0
189–0
1910–0
2015–0
2115 April 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–010–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
223–0
238–0
2412 August 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 7–07–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
253 March 2008 Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–02–1Friendly
2627 April 2008 WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–22–3Friendly
273 March 2010 Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–12–2Friendly
286 March 2010 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2–13–2Friendly
2927 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–01–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3017 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–03–1 2010 Peace Queen Cup
3119 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–01–0 2010 Peace Queen Cup
3223 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–21–2 2010 Peace Queen Cup
3313 September 2012 Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2–04–0Friendly
3420 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–07–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
357–0
3622 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3–04–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
3724 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–11–2 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
389 April 2014 Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–02–1Friendly
3916 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–03–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
402–0
419 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–03–0 2015 Cyprus Cup

Honours

LdB FC Malmö

Perth Glory

Australia U20

Australia

Individual

See also

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References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Australia captain
2014
Served alongside: Clare Polkinghorne
Succeeded by
Clare Polkinghorne