Kate Gill Explained

Kate Gill
Fullname:Kathryn Anne Gill
Birth Date:1984 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.79 m
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1998–2006
Clubs1:Northern NSW Pride
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:NSW Sapphires
Years3:2008
Clubs3:AIK Fotboll Dam
Years4:2008–2009
Clubs4:Newcastle Jets
Caps4:10
Goals4:6
Years5:2009
Clubs5:Sunnanå SK
Caps5:22
Goals5:6
Years6:2009
Clubs6:Perth Glory
Caps6:3
Goals6:3
Years7:2010
Clubs7:LdB Malmö
Caps7:16
Goals7:9
Years8:2010–2011
Clubs8:Perth Glory
Caps8:10
Goals8:3
Years9:2011
Clubs9:Linköpings
Caps9:3
Goals9:0
Years10:2012–2015
Clubs10:Perth Glory
Caps10:34
Goals10:30
Nationalyears1:2002
Nationalteam1:Australia U-20
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2004–2015
Nationalteam2:Australia
Nationalcaps2:86
Nationalgoals2:41
Pcupdate:16 October 2015
Ntupdate:4 July 2015

Kathryn Anne "Kate" Gill (born 10 December 1984) is an Australian former soccer player. She 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.

Early life

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. In the upcoming winter, she moved to LdB Malmö for the 2010 season.[5]

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.[4]

Post-football career

In 2016, Gill announced her retirement from playing.[6] In 2020, Gill became a joint chief executive of the Professional Footballers Australia, the Australia soccer players union.[7] [8]

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
1 4 March 2004 1–0 10–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
2 2–0
3 6–0
4 6 March 2004 7–0 7–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
5 2 February 2005 3–0 5–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament
6 4–0
7 16 July 2005 1–0 2–1 Friendly
8 25 May 2006 1–1 2–1 Friendly
9 24 July 2006 4–0 5–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10 23 February 2007 1–0 10–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
11 25 February 2007 1–0 8–1 2008 Olympics qualifying
12 2–0
13 4–1
14 5–1
15 8–1
16 7 April 2007 4–0 15–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
17 6–0
18 9–0
19 10–0
20 15–0
21 15 April 2007 1–0 10–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
22 3–0
23 8–0
24 12 August 2007 7–0 7–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
25 3 March 2008 1–0 2–1 Friendly
26 27 April 2008 1–2 2–3 Friendly
27 3 March 2010 1–1 2–2 Friendly
28 6 March 2010 2–1 3–2 Friendly
29 27 May 2010 1–0 1–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
30 17 October 2010 2–0 3–1 2010 Peace Queen Cup
31 19 October 2010 1–0 1–0 2010 Peace Queen Cup
32 23 October 2010 1–2 1–2 2010 Peace Queen Cup
33 13 September 2012 2–0 4–0 Friendly
34 20 November 2012 1–0 7–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
35 7–0
36 22 November 2012 3–0 4–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
37 24 November 2012 1–1 1–2 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
38 9 April 2014 1–0 2–1 Friendly
39 16 May 2014 1–0 3–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
40 2–0
41 9 March 2015 1–0 3–0 2015 Cyprus Cup

Honours

LdB FC Malmö

Perth Glory

Australia U20

Australia

Individual

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Player Statistics: Kathryn GILL. FIFA. 11 May 2010.
  2. News: Callinan . Josh . 2014-12-22 . Maitland Matilda: Kate Gill named in Aussie women's football squad . en-AU . The Maitland Mercury. Australian Community Media . 2021-04-12.
  3. News: 11 May 2013 . Careers of Matildas' soccer co-captains . AAP Australian Sports News Wire. Australian Associated Press.
  4. Web site: Player Profile – Kate Gill. Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2010.
  5. News: Anfallare till LDB FC Malmö. 13 February 2010. Sydsvenskan. sv. 11 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100901070016/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/ldbfcmalmo/article629147/Anfallare-till-LDB-FC.html. 1 September 2010. dead.
  6. News: 27 February 2016 . Matildas leading goalscorer Kate Gill retires from football . The Women's Game . 2021-04-12.
  7. News: Lynch . Michael . 2020-07-09 . Former Matilda and ex-A-League defender to head soccer players' union . en . The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. . 2021-04-12.
  8. News: Gorman . Joe . 27 February 2016 . Kate Gill: I want to champion women's sport . en . Zela. Special Broadcasting Service . 2021-04-12.