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Sam Kerr returns to Gotham FC as club announces permanent move to Queens
July 13, 2026 at 05:58 PM
Sam Kerr has returned to the NWSL by signing with Gotham FC through 2030, the same week the club announced a permanent move to a new stadium in Queens.
- Kerr signed a contract with Gotham FC through 2030, returning to the club she played for from 2015–17 as Sky Blue.
- Gotham FC announced a permanent move to Queens starting in 2028, with a new soccer-specific stadium at Etihad Park, at a joint event with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul.
- Kerr remains the NWSL's all-time leading regular-season scorer with 77 goals, and won the league's MVP award in 2017 and 2019.
- Yael Averbuch West, Gotham FC's president of soccer operations, said the signing brings "a game-changing talent" who has "consistently delivered at the highest levels."