This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Australia, which closed in 2021.

The Matildas' Sam Kerr Scores A Hat-Trick, Becomes A Meme For Immortality

Sam Kerr is giving Chuck Norris a run for his money.
And it's a thumbs-up from her.
Instagram/Sky Blue FC
And it's a thumbs-up from her.

If there's one name you need to remember in Australian women's soccer right now -- it's Samantha Kerr.

Kerr, often known as Sam, plays as a striker for Australian W-League side Perth Glory and also for the national Matildas team, but it was for the third side she also plays with -- New Jersey's Sky Blue FC in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) -- that she really shone over the weekend.

She scored a hat-trick against FC Kansas City in just 12 minutes on Saturday to seal a 3-2 win and to become the NWSL's all-time leading goal scorer. And if that isn't impressive enough for you, just wait until you check out the goals.

The performance comes on the back of a huge season for Kerr in the W-League, where she took the Glory to the 2016/17 Grand Final and was also awarded the Julie Dolan Medal after being voted the league's best player.

While playing soccer in a national league for most female players comes as part of a juggling-act among other jobs, the changes in seasons and hemispheres means Kerr is a full-time player who manages to perform in the W-League in the months where she's not playing for Sky Blue FC. And boy does it show.

To celebrate her run-of-form and newly-broken NWSL record, the Matildas also decided to dive "into the files to unearth some lesser known #SamKerrFacts" on Monday, and as it turns out -- she might even give Chuck Norris a run for the things she's capable of (apparently).

It wasn't long before #SamKerrFacts became a hit nation-wide and the striker went from battling superheros to achieving everything and anything.

And for anyone who caught onto the trend a little too late? Well, it might just be better to stay quiet.

I don't know who Sam Kerr is and at this stage of #samkerrfacts I'm afraid to ask.

— Jim Campbell (@JustJimWillDo) July 10, 2017

ALSO ON HUFFPOST AUSTRALIA

Close
This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Australia. Certain site features have been disabled. If you have questions or concerns, please check our FAQ or contact support@huffpost.com.