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Kristie Mewis
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Kristie Mewis

Professional footballer

Kristie Mewis is an American midfielder who has represented the United States at the Olympics and the Women’s World Cup. Her club career includes Houston Dash, Gotham FC and West Ham United.

Sam Kerr
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THE BACKGROUND

Career and background

Mewis’s international career included an unusually long return journey. After 15 senior US appearances in 2013–14, she earned another opportunity in 2020 following strong NWSL performances, then scored against the Netherlands on her comeback. U.S. Soccer records a gap of 2,454 days between her 15th and 16th caps.Source: U.S. Soccer ↗

WHO’S WITH WHOM

Relationship history

Kristie Mewis is married to Australian footballer Sam Kerr. They made their relationship public in 2021, became engaged in 2023 and married on New Year’s Eve 2025 in Western Australia. They share a son, Jagger.

Mewis has explained that being open about her relationship with Kerr is partly about visibility for others. In their joint GAFFER interview, she said that seeing two women happy together and pursuing successful sporting careers could help people feel more comfortable with themselves. The couple also described understanding each other’s need for support after difficult games.Source: GAFFER ↗

Mewis previously dated England international Rachel Daly while they were teammates at Houston Dash. Their relationship is reported to have lasted from 2017 to 2019.

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FAMILY

Children

  • NameJagger Mewis-Kerr
    Date of birthNot disclosed · announced 8 May 2025
    Other parentSam Kerr ↗

His arrival was announced on 8 May 2025; an exact birth day was not disclosed in that announcement.

Family life

Football runs through her wider family too. Her younger sister Sam was part of the United States’ 2019 World Cup-winning side. U.S. Soccer notes that the sisters both played at youth World Cups and became the first sisters selected together for a U.S. Olympic women’s football squad.Source: U.S. Soccer ↗

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