They say grit is built in the north, and from frozen Winnipeg pitches to the heat of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Caroline Kehrer has embraced that Winnipeg grit every step of the way.
“We played one game actually against 22,000 people in a stadium this year and I think that was just so cool,” Kehrer says. “The whole stadium, you know, cheering against us. I actually scored in that game too, and to hear a stadium go silent after you score is just something special.”
Keher is currently a centre-forward for Bayer Leverkusen in Germany’s Frauen-Bundesliga, a team that is fighting for their first-ever champions league qualification. Kehrer is a key part of their season.
“This is a very physical league,” Kehrer says. “It’s the Bundesliga, it’s very competitive… and I think it fits my style as a striker pretty well.”
Kehrer’s story, however, isn’t about instant stardom. She made a gradual …