‘Little man is here’: Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce birth of baby boy

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr has shared a massive family update on Thursday night, much to the delight of the football world.

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr and her partner Kristie Mewis have officially announced the birth of their first child on Thursday night, a baby boy named Jagger Mewis-Kerr.

The football power couple shared the exciting news on Instagram writing: “Our little man is here”.

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And the post was immediately flooded with messages of love and support from Kerr’s Matildas teammates.

“Congrats you guys. Welcome to the fam Jagger,” Katrina Gorry wrote.

“Awww congrats you two, ️he’s adorable,” Lydia Williams commented.

“The cutest little man,” Emily van Egmond said.

While the official Matildas account wrote: “Welcome to the Tillies fam, Jagger! Congratulations to mums Sam and Kristie on the arrival of their beautiful baby boy!”

Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis welcome baby boy into the world. Image: Instagram

Kerr, 31, and Mewis, 34, have been together since 2021 and got engaged in 2023.

It is understood the pair met around six months after the Matildas captain had moved to London in 2019, to join Women’s Super League (WSL) giant Chelsea.

Speaking about how they met during Kerr’s recent high-profile court case, where the Matildas forward was cleared of the racially aggravated harassment of a British police officer, the five-time WSL winner revealed the American footballer had ‘slid into her DMs’ during lockdown and shortly after they began dating.

Kerr also said while giving evidence during the trial that she was expecting a baby boy.

And while off-the-field life is better than ever for Kerr, the Matildas star still continues to battle a troublesome ACL that has kept her off the football field since January 2024.

Blues boss Sonia Bompastor recently claimed more than a year on there was still no timeframe for her return to play.

Originally published as ‘Little man is here’: Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce birth of baby boy