Former Arsenal and Chelsea women’s player Amy Carr has tragically passed away at the age of 35. Carr was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2015 and sadly passed away. In 2024, the inspired Kerr completed the Dublin Marathon to raise money for brain tumor research, raising £28,718 to support vital brain tumor research.
Brain Tumor Research announced her death on social media. A statement said: “We are very sorry to hear that Amy Carr has passed away at the age of 35 after a battle with a brain tumor. A former England youth international who played for clubs including Chelsea FC Women, Arsenal WFC and Reading FC Women, Amy showed incredible strength and determination after being diagnosed with an advanced brain tumor in 2015.
“In 2024, she ran the Dublin Marathon to raise money for brain tumor research. In total, Amy raised a whopping £28,718 to fund vital brain tumor research.”
“Our thoughts are with Amy’s family, friends and everyone who loved her. We are so grateful for the awareness she raised and the change she made.”
Tributes have poured in for the former soccer player who battled the disease for 11 years. One user wrote: “So sad to hear about this. May Amy’s holy soul rest in peace.”
Carr’s condition was discovered in 2015 after she fainted after seeing a spider. She underwent an MRI scan, which revealed the tumor was “the size of a golf ball.”
She underwent surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy to treat her grade 4, golf ball-sized astrocytoma, and until recently believed she had recovered. But after experiencing blurred vision and slurred speech shortly after his 2024 annual exam, doctors discovered the tumor had returned.
In August last year, Carr received the heartbreaking news that he was terminally ill and had only six to nine months to live.
The former goalkeeper represented England 16 times at youth level up to Under-19s, playing for Arsenal, Chelsea and Reading.
