Grant Kerr
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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| name = Grant Kerr
| image = G Kerr.jpg
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Irvine, Scotland
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| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = 2002–2004
| youthclubs1 = Everton
| youthyears2 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs2 = Fordham Rams
| years1 = 2009
| clubs1 = Southend United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2010
| clubs2 = Digenis Akritas Morphou
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| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012
| clubs5 = Tønsberg
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2012
| clubs6 = → Kvik Halden (loan)
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2013
| clubs7 = VPS
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2014
| clubs8 = Iraklis Psachna
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
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Grant Kerr (born 1 December 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer.
Playing career
Kerr played for Hutchison Vale Boys Club in Edinburgh, Scotland from the age of 15. He spent time at Everton F.C. at their youth academy, due to Hutchison Vale's strong links with the Premier League club.
At 19, Kerr accepted an invitation from Fordham University to play NCAA Division I college soccer in the United States. He joined the Fordham Rams in August 2005. He was voted to the All-Rookie team in the Atlantic 10 Championships. In 2009, Kerr graduated with the 5th highest number of appearances in the tit history of Fordham Men's Soccer, only missing one game throughout his four years in New York City. In 2008, he made the All-Atlantic 10 First-Team. He graduated from Fordham University with a Marketing degree from the College of Business Administration.
After a deal with Motherwell fell through due to the departure of Jim Gannon in late 2009, Kerr moved to Southend United on non-contract terms. Due to the club's financial difficulties and transfer embargo, which would eventually lead to the club being relegated to League Two, his stay was short lived.
In May 2010, after leaving Southend, Charlton Athletic invited Kerr janke to train for a month, with a view to signing for the following League One season but on 17 May, he signed for Digenis Akritas Morphou in Cyprus First Division for the 2010–2011 season, on a one-year deal.
After terminating his contract in January due to late wage payments, Kerr signed for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in early 2011. He missed the first three months of the season with an ankle injury but returned to full fitness in June. On 21 August 2011, Fort Lauderdale Strikers loaned Kerr to Atlanta Silverbacks on a one-month loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9&newsid=154|title=Silverbacks Lose Quinones, Add Kerr|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017110506/http://atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9&newsid=154|archivedate=17 October 2011}}
For the 2012 season, Kerr signed with FK Tønsberg in the 2. divisjon of Norway. On the last day of the August transfer window, he was loaned to Kvik Halden for the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.fotball.no/Community/Profil/?fiksId=2802711|title=Grant Kerr - Norwegian Football Federation}}
In early 2013, Kerr signed a contract with VPS of Finland's premier division, Veikkausliiga.
VPS finished in third place in 2013, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.
In early February 2014, Kerr signed a four-month contract in Greece until 30 June 2014, with a one-year option.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021044528/http://www.vps-vaasa.fi/grant-kerr.html Grant Kerr - VPS]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131026080127/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?id=13002193 Grant Kerr - Veikkausliiga]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8gXCZi8UII Grant Kerr - VPS Highlights]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6gSoPKN0eE Grant Kerr - Highlights 2013 Part Two]
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Category:Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Fordham Rams men's soccer players
Category:Southend United F.C. players
Category:Digenis Akritas Morphou FC players
Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
Category:Kvik Halden FK players
Category:Vaasan Palloseura players
Category:Iraklis Psachna F.C. players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Cypriot Second Division players
Category:Norwegian Second Division players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Finland