Gavin Kilkenny

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Gavin Kilkenny
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Personal information
Full name Gavin Kilkenny[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 26
Youth career
–2016 St Kevin's Boys
2016–2019 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– AFC Bournemouth 14 (0)
National team
2017 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Gavin Kilkenny (born 1 February 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club AFC Bournemouth.[2]

Club career[]

Early life[]

Raised in Beaumont, a suburb of northern Dublin, Kilkenny started out his footballing career at St Kevin's Boys, a schoolboy team with several notable graduates, such as Damien Duff, Jeff Hendrick, Dara O'Shea, Robbie Brady and Ian Harte. Kilkenny left home at the age of 16 to join AFC Bournemouth, having excelled as a youngster at Gaelic football and hurling. [3]

AFC Bournemouth[]

Kilkenny joined AFC Bournemouth at the age of sixteen. He moved into the club's under-21 squad after serving a two-year scholarship in the under-18s and was quickly elevated to the first team in the summer of 2019, having signed his first professional contract in April 2018.[4] Kilkenny starred and scored in an impressive 3–0 pre-season friendly win over Lyon, being named man of the match.[5] He made his debut for the club starting in a 0–0 draw against Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup on 28 August 2019.[6] He then appeared in the following round, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Burton Albion.[7]

International career[]

Kilkenny is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland, having experience playing in the U18s squads and the U21s.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 January 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Bournemouth 2019–20[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21[9] Championship 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2021–22[10] 13 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 14 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 22 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Bournemouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ Gavin Kilkenny at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Feature: From Nandos and Love Island to scoring against Lyon". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Burton Albion 2–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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