Kristie Mewis' sweet tribute to Sam Kerr as Matildas star celebrates her 30th birthday

Matildas captain Sam Kerr celebrated her milestone 30th birthday on Sunday.

Her American soccer star girlfriend Kristie Mewis, 32, shared a sweet tribute to Kerr to mark the occasion.

Sharing a shot of the pair cuddling up at a rooftop restaurant on Instagram, she captioned her post, "Happy birthday my love," adding a red love heart emoji.

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Underneath the post, Kerr commented three red love heart emojis.

Mewis' sister Sam Mewis commented underneath: 'That's nice!'

Matildas star Caitlin Foord also shared a birthday message for Kerr, sharing a collage of pictures of the pair together and captioning it: "Happy 30th Sam Kerr!"

Steph Catley wrote, ''Happy birthday Sammy girl <3."

Their Matildas teammate Emily van Egmond added, "Happy 30th Samantha Kerr."

The girls included pictures of Kerr over the years.

A week ago, Kerr revealed she was in the US and enjoyed some pre-birthday celebrations with Mewis.

Kerr, who just weeks ago thrilled fans with her efforts in the World Cup, enjoyed some well-deserved downtime by partying on a boat, tucking into some cupcakes and cosying up to her girlfriend.

Kerr shared a series of images on Instagram, captioning her post: ''Pre birthday cele [sic].

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Kerr was also gifted some cupcakes that read: "Happy 30th Sam."

The pair first sparked dating rumours after the Aussie Matildas were defeated by Team USA at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

A sweet shot of Mewis, 32, embracing Kerr, 29, on the field sparked rumours of a romance between the country-crossed lovers.

These rumours were eventually confirmed by the athletes, and two years on, the duo appear to still be going strong – even long distance.