Grant Kerr
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Grant Kerr is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League
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at their youth academy, due to Hutchison Vale's strong links with the Premier League club.
At 19, Kerr accepted an invitation from Fordham University
to play college soccer in the United States of America. He joined the Fordham Rams
in August 2005. Kerr was voted to the All-Rookie team in the Atlantic 10 Championships. In 2009, Kerr graduated with the 5th highest number of appearances in the history of Fordham Men's Soccer, only missing one game throughout his four years in New York City.
After a deal with Motherwell fell through due to Jim Gannon's departure in late 2009, Kerr moved to Southend United
on non-contract terms. Due to the clubs financial difficulties and transfer embargo, which would eventually lead to the club being relegated to League Two, his stay was short lived.
In 2010, Charlton Athletic
invited Kerr to train, after seeing him play for Southend United. He impressed in a reserve game at Cobham against Chelsea but Charlton stalled on a deal.
On May 7, 2010 Kerr signed for Digenis Akritas Morphou for the 2010-2011 season on a one year contract.
After terminating his contract via mutual consent, Kerr signed for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in early 2011. On August 21, 2011 Fort Lauderdale loaned Kerr to Atlanta Silverbacks
on a one month loan.
North American Soccer League (2010)
The North American Soccer League is a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico which began league play on April 9, 2011. It has been provisionally sanctioned as the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, behind Major League Soccer in the...
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Career
Kerr played for Hutchison Vale Football Club in Edinburgh, Scotland from the age of 15. He spent time at Everton F.C.Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at their youth academy, due to Hutchison Vale's strong links with the Premier League club.
At 19, Kerr accepted an invitation from Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
to play college soccer in the United States of America. He joined the Fordham Rams
Fordham Rams
The 22 Fordham University varsity sports teams are known as the Fordham Rams. Their colors are maroon and white. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA...
in August 2005. Kerr was voted to the All-Rookie team in the Atlantic 10 Championships. In 2009, Kerr graduated with the 5th highest number of appearances in the history of Fordham Men's Soccer, only missing one game throughout his four years in New York City.
After a deal with Motherwell fell through due to Jim Gannon's departure in late 2009, Kerr moved to Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
on non-contract terms. Due to the clubs financial difficulties and transfer embargo, which would eventually lead to the club being relegated to League Two, his stay was short lived.
In 2010, Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
invited Kerr to train, after seeing him play for Southend United. He impressed in a reserve game at Cobham against Chelsea but Charlton stalled on a deal.
On May 7, 2010 Kerr signed for Digenis Akritas Morphou for the 2010-2011 season on a one year contract.
After terminating his contract via mutual consent, Kerr signed for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in early 2011. On August 21, 2011 Fort Lauderdale loaned Kerr to Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
on a one month loan.