Kieran Kennedy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kieran Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Motherwell | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| England U19 | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 1 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Kieran Kennedy (born 23 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.
Career
Personal life
His grandfather Paddy Kennedy was a footballer having plyed his trade at Manchester United, Oldham Athletic and Blackburn Rovers.
Club career
Kennedy started his career at Manchester City, but despite being a regular in their Elite Development Squad he found first-team opportunities hard to come by. He joined Leicester City on loan during the 2013–14 season,[1] mainly playing in their under-21 squad. At the end of that season, Leicester chose to sign him permanently, however the next season he struggled to break into their first-team squad, with the club newly promoted to the English Premier League. He was released by Leicester at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Kennedy initially joined Motherwell on a trial basis, but impressed in pre-season games against Borussia Monchengladbach and Heerenveen to convince boss Ian Baraclough to sign him on a two-year deal.[2] Kennedy made his first-ever start in competitive football in a 3–1 extra-time win against East Fife in the Scottish League Cup.[3]
International career
Kennedy has also featured for the England Under-19's team.
Career statistics
- As of 1 August 2016[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Leicester City are lining up a loan move for Manchester City's Kieran Kennedy". Sky Sports. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Motherwell: Kieran Kennedy signs after Leicester exit". BBC Sport. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "East Fife 1-3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Kieran Kennedy career statistics at Soccerbase