| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Kerr | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998-2003 | Falkirk | 107 | (8) |
| 2003-2008 | Dundee United | 164 | (2) |
| 2008-2010 | Aberdeen | 69 | (1) |
| 2010- | Asteras Tripolis | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 344 | (11) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mark Kerr (born March 2, 1982 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish professional football player who currently plays for Greek club Asteras Tripolis.
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Kerr began his career with Falkirk, where he played from 1998 until 2003. He had joined Falkirk from Moodiesburn Boys Club as a sixteen-year-old and progressed through the Youth Development scheme at Brockville and was already well known to then-manager Ian McCall and his management team. McCall had been keeping tabs on the Scotland Under-21 player since he himself left Falkirk.
Kerr made his Falkirk debut towards the end of the 1998–99 season at the age of only 17 against Clydebank. The following season he turned out seven times and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw at Ayr United. For the next three seasons he hardly missed a game for Falkirk and by the time he left, he had accumulated 125 appearances and scored nine times.
In July 2003, he moved to Dundee United on a Bosman transfer.[1] Kerr soon settled at Tannadice and became a regular in the side, and by the end of his first season, he had racked up 33 League and two cup appearances. His tenacity in midfield was a feature of the latter part of the campaign in which United finished strongly to take fifth place. He netted only once in the season but it was a goal to savour, a stunning volley for the opener against Rangers in a 2–0 win at Tannadice.
Commencing the season 2004–05 in the starting eleven, Kerr suffered a dip in form and only appeared another four times before making his way back into the first team at the turn of the year. He went on to miss only one more match throughout the rest of the season, and became a vital part of the midfield as Gordon Chisholm became manager. His two goals in that term came in the Cup competitions, one in the 3–0 CIS Cup win over Stranraer at Tannadice and the other in the thrilling 4–3 Scottish Cup tie against Gretna. Kerr played in the majority of matches in every season but was responsible for a horrendous backpass in the League Cup Final of 2008. United were minutes away from lifting the trophy, the backpass forcing the game into extra time and a penalty shoot out, which United lost. Kerr chose to leave when his contract expired at the end of June 2008 and moved to Aberdeen F.C.[2]
In July 2008, it was reported that Kerr was on the verge of a move to New Firm rivals Aberdeen,[3] and he subsequently moved to Pittodrie on a Bosman transfer, taking over the number 8 shirt vacated by Barry Nicholson. Kerr was made Aberdeen club captain from the start of season 2009–10.[4]
Kerr agreed to join Greek side Asteras Tripolis; the move was announced on 6 June 2010.[5]
Kerr made his debut for the Scotland B team in December 2005, coming on as a sub against Poland in the Future Cup 2005 competition.
Correct as of 2 November 2008
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Falkirk | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1999-00 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2000–01 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2001–02 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2002–03 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | Dundee United | Scottish Premier League | 33 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Aberdeen | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 300 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 344 | 13 | ||
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| Preceded by Scott Severin |
Aberdeen FC captain 2009–10 |
Succeeded by Paul Hartley |