Charlotte Kerr (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Charlotte Kerr
| image = Lewes FC Women 0 Charlton Ath 2 09 12 2018-137 (46249616511).jpg
| caption = Kerr (right) in December 2018
| fullname = Charlotte Kerr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Enfield, England
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height =
| position = Defender/Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Watford
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = Watford
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Charlton Athletic
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 26 November 2019
}}
Charlotte Kerr (born 26 November 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder.{{cite news|title=Charlotte Kerr profile|url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/charlotte-kerr/444793/|access-date=17 January 2019|work=Soccerway}} Kerr last played for FA Women's Championship team Charlton Athletic.
Club career
Kerr came up through Watford's youth ranks, spending nearly a decade at the club and featuring for the team at WSL 2 level.
On 9 July 2018, Kerr chose to stay in the rebranded FA Women's Championship and join Charlton Athletic after Watford declined to apply for a tier-two license and were relegated to the FA Women's National League.{{cite web |title=Kerr and Ritchie sign for Charlton women's team |url=https://cafc.co.uk/news/view/5b4342f6cdeed/kerr-and-ritchie-sign-for-charlton-womens-team |website=cafc.co.uk |language=en}} On 16 January 2019, Kerr was involved in a serious collision during a match against Manchester United. The match had to be abandoned after all the emergency oxygen had been used. The incident received widespread national coverage, scrutinising inadequate medical provisions in women's football.{{cite news|title=Charlton v Man Utd Women abandoned over lack of oxygen for injuries|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46890143|access-date=17 January 2019|publisher=BBC}}{{cite web |last1=Wrack |first1=Suzanne |title=Manchester United Women's game abandoned after injury to Charlton's Kerr |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/13/manchester-united-women-game-abandoned |website=The Guardian |date=13 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Serious injury sees Manchester United Women's game abandoned |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/womens_football/charlotte-kerr-injury-manchester-united-womens-game-charlton-abandoned-a8726016.html |website=The Independent |language=en |date=13 January 2019}} Charlton Athletic were eventually cleared of the incident. In June 2019, Kerr signed a new two-year deal with the club but had the contract mutually terminated in November 2019, instead opting to take a break from football.{{Cite tweet|user=CAFCWomen|number=1143187023785877506|title=ICYMI {{!}} Charlotte Kerr has signed a new two-year deal with the club #cafc #cafcwomen|date=24 June 2019|author=Charlton Athletic Women|language=en|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Charlton Athletic Women's Official Site |url=https://www.cafcwomen.co.uk/news/kerr-and-hector-leave-charlton-athletic-women-2618.php |website=cafcwomen.co.uk}}
References
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Category:English women's footballers
Category:Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Watford F.C. Women players
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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