Kate Gill

Australian soccer player

Kate Gill
Gill playing for Perth Glory
Personal information
Full name Kathryn Anne Gill
Date of birth (1984-12-10) 10 December 1984 (age 39)
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

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.

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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji  Papua New Guinea 1–0 10–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
2 2–0
3 6–0
4 6 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji  Fiji 7–0 7–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
5 2 February 2005 Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China  Russia 3–0 5–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament
6 4–0
7 16 July 2005 Minyuan Stadium, Tianjin, China  China 1–0 2–1 Friendly
8 25 May 2006 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia  Mexico 1–1 2–1 Friendly
9 24 July 2006 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia  Thailand 4–0 5–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10 23 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Uzbekistan 1–0 10–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
11 25 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 8–1 2008 Olympics qualifying
12 2–0
13 4–1
14 5–1
15 8–1
16 7 April 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia  Hong Kong 4–0 15–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
17 6–0
18 9–0
19 10–0
20 15–0
21 15 April 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 10–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
22 3–0
23 8–0
24 12 August 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia  Chinese Taipei 7–0 7–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
25 3 March 2008 Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia  New Zealand 1–0 2–1 Friendly
26 27 April 2008 WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States  United States 1–2 2–3 Friendly
27 3 March 2010 Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia  North Korea 1–1 2–2 Friendly
28 6 March 2010 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  North Korea 2–1 3–2 Friendly
29 27 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  Japan 1–0 1–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
30 17 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Mexico 2–0 3–1 2010 Peace Queen Cup
31 19 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Chinese Taipei 1–0 1–0 2010 Peace Queen Cup
32 23 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  South Korea 1–2 1–2 2010 Peace Queen Cup
33 13 September 2012 Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States  Haiti 2–0 4–0 Friendly
34 20 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Chinese Taipei 1–0 7–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
35 7–0
36 22 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Hong Kong 3–0 4–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
37 24 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  China 1–1 1–2 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
38 9 April 2014 Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia  Brazil 1–0 2–1 Friendly
39 16 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Jordan 1–0 3–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
40 2–0
41 9 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 1–0 3–0 2015 Cyprus Cup

Honours

LdB FC Malmö

Perth Glory

Australia U20

Australia

Individual

See also

  • iconWomen's association football portal
  • Sports portal
  • flagAustralia portal
  • iconAssociation football portal

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Player Statistics: Kathryn GILL". FIFA. Retrieved 11 May 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ Callinan, Josh (22 December 2014). "Maitland Matilda: Kate Gill named in Aussie women's football squad". The Maitland Mercury. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Careers of Matildas' soccer co-captains". AAP Australian Sports News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 11 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Player Profile – Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Hattrick av Susanne Moberg" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Anfallare till LDB FC Malmö" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 13 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Matildas leading goalscorer Kate Gill retires from football". The Women's Game. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. ^ Lynch, Michael (9 July 2020). "Former Matilda and ex-A-League defender to head soccer players' union". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ Gorman, Joe (27 February 2016). "Kate Gill: I want to champion women's sport". Zela. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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