Devon Angela Kerr (born July 3, 1997) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played as a

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Early years

Kerr was born in

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, and grew up in

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, to Canadian parents. She began playing soccer at age five with Barrie SC, later moving to Glen Shields FC. She originally began as an outfield player, before switching to goalkeeper at age 12. She also spent time playing in the United States at age 15 with the Florida Magic Jacks, where she was scouted by universities.

College career

Kerr played four years for the

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from 2015 to 2018. She made her collegiate debut on August 30, 2015 against the

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. She was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2015. In 2017, she earned back to back

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Defensive Player of the Week honours on September 26 and October 3. In 2017, she was named to the Big Ten Second Team. On September 25, 2018, she was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week. In her senior season, Kerr was named the 2018 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, a first team All-Big Ten selection, TopDrawerSoccer.com third team All-American honours, United Soccer Coaches second team All-North Region and was a first team Scholar All-North-Central Region. She was named to the All-Tournament Team in 2017 and 2018 and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten from 2016 to 2018 and OSU Scholar-Athlete from 2015 to 2017. In April 2019, she was a finalist for the Big Ten Medal of Honor. During her time at Ohio State, she made 63 appearances and finished with 19 career shutouts, the third most of any Buckeye.

Club career

Kerr joined the

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as a non-roster invitee for their 2019 preseason. She was signed by the Dash in April 2019. On January 7, 2020 Kerr was waived by the Dash. In January 2020, she signed with French club

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in the

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. After dealing with visa issues and with the club low on resources and facing relegation, she departed the club soon after. In March 2020, Kerr signed a two-year contract with a club option for a third season with the

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on March 9, 2020. The Spirit picked up her option for the 2022 season. She made her debut for the Spirit on April 3, 2022 in a

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match against the

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. In January 2023, she signed a one-year contract with the

. In December 2023, she announced her retirement from the sport.

International career

As a dual citizen, Kerr is eligible to represent either Canada or the United States. Kerr played for the Canadian U-17 national team, participating in both the

2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2013 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, U-17 women's championship in association football, football for the CONCACAF region. The tournament was hosted by Jamaica from 30 Octo ...

and

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. Kerr was also called up for several United States U-19, United States U-20 and United States U-23 camps. In 2022, she was called up to the

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for the first time for the

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Career statistics

College

''As of April 22, 2019''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Devon 1997 births Living people Soccer players from North York Canadian women's soccer players Women's association football forwards Canadian emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States American women's soccer players Ohio State Buckeyes women's soccer players Houston Dash draft picks Houston Dash players Washington Spirit players American sportspeople of Canadian descent National Women's Soccer League players Canada women's youth international soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century Canadian sportswomen