Matildas captain Sam Kerr extends her stay at Chelsea until at least 2024

Sam Kerr is in demand all over the world but has made a big decision about her playing future.

Sam Kerr and Chelsea general manager Paul Green.

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has resisted any urges to come home and extended her contract with Chelsea until 2024, declaring she “can’t see myself going anywhere else”.

The 28-year-old Australian star has scored 39 goals in 47 games for Chelsea since joining the club midway through the 2019 season, and the move will give Kerr stability at club level for the lead-in to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

“It’s really exciting,” Kerr said.

“I’m really happy at the club. We’ve had good success. Being at a club like Chelsea is an amazing opportunity. The time was just right. I feel really comfortable being here.

“I think the club gives me every opportunity to succeed as a player. I can’t see myself going anywhere else in the world or leaving Europe, having what I have at Chelsea.”

We’re delighted to announce @SamKerr1 has extended her Chelsea contract! 🙌 #Kerr2024

— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) November 16, 2021

Kerr won the Golden Boot for the Women’s Super League 2020/21 season with 21 goals in 22 matches, an accolade she has won twice before as top scorer in the US and Australia, making her the first player to win it across three different leagues in three different continents.

But Kerr said she played for team results, not individual awards.

‘I don’t go out there to win golden boots, I just go out there to give everything I can to the team and help the team to succeed and win trophies,” she said.

‘I’m not going to lie, it’s nice when I do win them but that’s not my main goal at the start of the year. It’s a nice reward, but if I won golden boot after golden boot and no trophies, it wouldn’t be that rewarding to me.

Go behind the scenes as @SamKerr1 puts pen to paper on another couple of years at Chelsea! 💪#Kerr2024

— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) November 16, 2021

‘So that’s why last season winning the Golden Boot and winning the league was really rewarding because finally it meant something.’

Kerr has made a strong start to the new season, scoring six times in seven outings to be the WSL’s equal-top goalscorer.

Chelsea sits second on the table, one point behind Arsenal, who they will face in the FA Cup final on December 5.

Originally published as Matildas captain Sam Kerr extends her stay at Chelsea until at least 2024