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Kate Gill

{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kate Gill

| image = Katiegill glory.JPG

| image_size =

| caption = Gill playing for Perth Glory

| fullname = Kathryn Anne Gill

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|10}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| height = 1.79 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1998–2006

| clubs1 = Northern NSW Pride

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2007–2008

| clubs2 = NSW Sapphires

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = AIK Fotboll Dam

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsand|title=FIFA Player Statistics: Kathryn GILL|publisher=FIFA|access-date=11 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} She is a striker.

Early life

Born in New Zealand and schooled in Australia, Gill graduated from Hunter Valley Grammar School in 2002.{{Cite news |last=Callinan |first=Josh |date=2014-12-22 |title=Maitland Matilda: Kate Gill named in Aussie women's football squad |language=en-AU |work=The Maitland Mercury|publisher=Australian Community Media |url=https://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2781005/maitland-matilda-kate-gill-named-in-aussie-womens-football-squad/ |access-date=2021-04-12}}{{Cite news |date=11 May 2013 |title=Careers of Matildas' soccer co-captains |work=AAP Australian Sports News Wire|publisher=Australian Associated Press}}

Club career

Gill played for the Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile_new&pid=443&tid=97|title=Player Profile – Kate Gill|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=11 May 2010}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/ldbfcmalmo/article629147/Anfallare-till-LDB-FC.html|title=Anfallare till LDB FC Malmö|date=13 February 2010|publisher=Sydsvenskan|language=sv|access-date=11 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901070016/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/ldbfcmalmo/article629147/Anfallare-till-LDB-FC.html|archive-date=1 September 2010|url-status=dead}}

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.

Post-football career

In 2016, Gill announced her retirement from playing.{{Cite news |date=27 February 2016 |title=Matildas leading goalscorer Kate Gill retires from football |work=The Women's Game |url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/matildas-leading-goalscorer-kate-gill-retires-from-football-483543 |access-date=2021-04-12}} In 2020, Gill became a joint chief executive of the Professional Footballers Australia, the Australia soccer players union.{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=Michael |date=2020-07-09 |title=Former Matilda and ex-A-League defender to head soccer players' union |language=en |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Nine Entertainment Co. |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/former-matilda-and-ex-a-league-defender-to-head-soccer-players-union-20200709-p55aeg.html |access-date=2021-04-12}}{{Cite news |last=Gorman |first=Joe |date=27 February 2016 |title=Kate Gill: I want to champion women's sport |language=en |work=Zela|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/zela/article/2016/02/27/kate-gill-i-want-champion-womens-sport |access-date=2021-04-12}}

Career statistics

= International =

:Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gill goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Kate Gill

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

1rowspan=3|4 March 2004rowspan=3|Govind Park, Ba, Fijirowspan=3|{{fbw|PNG}}align="center"|1–0align="center"; rowspan="3"|10–0rowspan=3|2004 Olympics qualifying
2align="center"|2–0
3align="center"|6–0
46 March 2004Govind Park, Ba, Fiji{{fbw|FIJ}}align="center"|7–0align="center"|7–02004 Olympics qualifying
5rowspan="2"|2 February 2005rowspan=2|Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, Chinarowspan="2"|{{fbw|RUS}}align="center"|3–0rowspan=2; align="center"|5–0rowspan=2|2005 Four Nations Tournament
6align="center"|4–0
716 July 2005Minyuan Stadium, Tianjin, China{{fbw|CHN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–1Friendly
825 May 2006Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia{{fbw|MEX}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|2–1Friendly
924 July 2006Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia{{fbw|THA}}align="center"|4–0align="center"|5–02006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
1023 February 2007Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan{{fbw|UZB}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|10–02008 Olympics qualifying
11rowspan=5|25 February 2007rowspan=5|Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwanrowspan=5|{{fbw|TPE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"; rowspan=5|8–1rowspan=5|2008 Olympics qualifying
12align="center"|2–0
13align="center"|4–1
14align="center"|5–1
15align="center"|8–1
16rowspan=5|7 April 2007rowspan=5|BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australiarowspan=5|{{fbw|HKG}}align="center"|4–0rowspan=5; align="center"|15–0rowspan=5|2008 Olympics qualifying
17align="center"|6–0
18align="center"|9–0
19align="center"|10–0
20align="center"|15–0
21rowspan=3|15 April 2007rowspan=3|Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwanrowspan=3|{{fbw|TPE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"; rowspan=3|10–0rowspan=3|2008 Olympics qualifying
22align="center"|3–0
23align="center"|8–0
2412 August 2007BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia{{fbw|TPE}}align="center"|7–0align="center"|7–02008 Olympics qualifying
253 March 2008Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia{{fbw|NZL}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–1Friendly
2627 April 2008WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States{{fbw|USA}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|2–3Friendly
273 March 2010Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia{{fbw|PRK}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|2–2Friendly
286 March 2010Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia{{fbw|PRK}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|3–2Friendly
2927 May 2010Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China{{fbw|JPN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3017 October 2010Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea{{fbw|MEX}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–12010 Peace Queen Cup
3119 October 2010Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea{{fbw|TPE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02010 Peace Queen Cup
3223 October 2010Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea{{fbw|KOR}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–22010 Peace Queen Cup
3313 September 2012Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States{{fbw|HAI}}align=center|2–0align="center"|4–0Friendly
34rowspan=2|20 November 2012rowspan=2|Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, Chinarowspan=2|{{fbw|TPE}}align=center|1–0rowspan=2; align=center|7–0rowspan=2|2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
35align=center|7–0
3622 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China{{fbw|HKG}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|4–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
3724 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China{{fbw|CHN}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–22013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
389 April 2014Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia{{fbw|BRA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–1Friendly
39rowspan=2|16 May 2014rowspan=2|Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamrowspan=2|{{fbw|JOR}}align="center"|1–0rowspan=2; align="center"|3–1rowspan=2|2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
40align="center"|2–0
419 March 2015GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus{{fbw|FIN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|3–02015 Cyprus Cup

Honours

LdB FC Malmö

Perth Glory

Australia U20

Australia

Individual

See also

{{Portal|Women's association football|Sports|Australia|Association football}}

References

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External links

  • {{SvFF player|id=a088f37c-193d-432b-aa83-04fc12ba76b8|pid=5793}}
  • {{Twitter | id= KathrynA_12| name= Kathryn Gill}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Australia captain|years=2014|alongside=Clare Polkinghorne}}

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{{Asian Women's Footballer of the Year}}

{{W-League Golden Boot}}

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Category:1984 births

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