Kieran Kennedy

Kieran Kennedy
Personal information
Full name Kieran Kennedy
Date of birth (1993-09-23) 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)
2013–2014Leicester City (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Leicester City 0 (0)
2015– Motherwell 20 (0)
National team
England U19

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:36, 1 May 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:35, 24 September 2015 (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 May 2016[4]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2015–16 200102000230
Career total 200102000230

References

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