# Kate Gill

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. She is a striker.

## Early life

Born in New Zealand and schooled in Australia, Gill graduated from Hunter Valley Grammar School in 2002.

## Club career

Gill played for the Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.
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.

## 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. In 2020, Gill became a joint chief executive of the Professional Footballers Australia, the Australia soccer players union.

## 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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 March 2004 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2004 Olympics qualifying |
| 2 | 4 March 2004 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2004 Olympics qualifying |
| 3 | 4 March 2004 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2004 Olympics qualifying |
| 4 | 6 March 2004 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji | Fiji | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2004 Olympics qualifying |
| 5 | 2 February 2005 | Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China | Russia | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2005 Four Nations Tournament |
| 6 | 2 February 2005 | Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China | Russia | 4–0 | | 2005 Four Nations Tournament |
| 7 | 16 July 2005 | Minyuan Stadium, Tianjin, China | China | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 25 May 2006 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | Mexico | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 24 July 2006 | Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia | Thailand | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 10 | 23 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 11 | 25 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 8–1 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 12 | 25 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 13 | 25 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | 8–1 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 14 | 25 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 5–1 | 8–1 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 15 | 25 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 8–1 | 8–1 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 16 | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 17 | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 6–0 | | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 18 | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 9–0 | | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 19 | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 10–0 | | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 20 | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 15–0 | | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 21 | 15 April 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 22 | 15 April 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 23 | 15 April 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 8–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 24 | 12 August 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 25 | 3 March 2008 | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 26 | 27 April 2008 | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States | United States | 1–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 27 | 3 March 2010 | Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia | North Korea | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 28 | 6 March 2010 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | North Korea | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 29 | 27 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China | Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 30 | 17 October 2010 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Peace Queen Cup |
| 31 | 19 October 2010 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 Peace Queen Cup |
| 32 | 23 October 2010 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2010 Peace Queen Cup |
| 33 | 13 September 2012 | Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States | Haiti | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 34 | 20 November 2012 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 35 | 20 November 2012 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | Chinese Taipei | 7–0 | | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 36 | 22 November 2012 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | Hong Kong | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 37 | 24 November 2012 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | China | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 38 | 9 April 2014 | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 39 | 16 May 2014 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Jordan | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 40 | 16 May 2014 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Jordan | 2–0 | | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 41 | 9 March 2015 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Finland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Cyprus Cup |

## Honours

LdB FC Malmö
* Damallsvenskan: 2010
Perth Glory
* W-League Premiership: 2014
Australia U20
* OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2002
Australia
* AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010
Individual
* AFC Women's Player of the Year: 2010
* W-League Golden Boot: 2012–13, 2014