Scott Kennedy (soccer)

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Scott Kennedy
FC Liefering gegen SK Austria Klagenfurt (1. Juni 2019) 10.jpg
Kennedy with Austria Klagenfurt in 2019
Personal information
Full name Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of birth (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Jahn Regensburg
Number 24
Youth career
Calgary West
Calgary Chinooks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 31 (2)
2016–2017 FC Amberg 11 (1)
2017–2018 SV Grödig 24 (4)
2018–2020 Austria Klagenfurt 38 (3)
2020– Jahn Regensburg 31 (1)
National team‡
2021– Canada 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:22, December 19, 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 5, 2021

Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre back for German club SSV Jahn Regensburg and the Canadia national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Kennedy moved to Germany as an 18-year-old, signing with SBC Traunstein in 2015, and later with FC Amberg in 2016.[1] Kennedy would move to Austria in June 2017, joining Austrian Regionalliga West club SV Grödig.[2] In July 2018 he signed with Austria Klagenfurt.[3]

Jahn Regensburg[]

In August 2020, Kennedy joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg on a three-year contract.[4] Kennedy's performances in his first season impressed, particularly in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal where Regensburg knocked out Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln to advance to the quarterfinals.[5]

International career[]

While with Regensburg, Kennedy would begin to get interest in representing Canada internationally.[6] On May 26, 2021, Jahn Regensburg confirmed Kennedy had been called up to Canada for their upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[7] He made his debut for Canada on June 8 in the match against Suriname, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 victory.[8] On June 18 Kennedy was named to the 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9] On July 1 he was named to the final squad.[10] On July 10, he was replaced in the squad by Frank Sturing.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of December 19, 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Domestic Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SBC Traunstein Landesliga Bayern-Südost 2015–16 31 2 0 0 31 2
FC Amberg Bayernliga 2016–17 11 1 2 0 13 1
SV Grödig Austrian Regionalliga West 2017–18 24 4 2 0 26 4
Austria Klagenfurt 2. Liga 2018–19 29 3 2 0 31 3
2019–20 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 38 3 2 0 40 3
Jahn Regensburg 2. Bundesliga 2020–21 22 0 3 1 25 1
2021–22 8 1 1 0 9 1
Total 30 1 4 1 34 2
Career total 134 11 10 1 144 12

International[]

As of September 5, 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada
2021 5 0
Total 5 0

References[]

  1. ^ Rowe, James (January 6, 2019). "Scott Kennedy On Life As A Canadian In Europe & The Austrian Leagues". World Football Index. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Roman Wallner zurück beim SV Grödig". ligaportal.at (in German). June 7, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Schmid, Elisa (July 11, 2018). "Neuzugang vom SV Grödig". 5min.at (in German). Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Innenverteidiger Scott Kennedy verstärkt die Jahnelf". Regensburger Nachrichten (in German). August 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gladbach, Leipzig, Wolfsburg progress in German Cup". TSN. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Galindo, Peter (January 1, 2021). "Canadians Abroad mailbag: Who boosted their national team stock?". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Roßmann, Fabian (May 26, 2021). "Kennedy spielt für Kanada". SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Canada defeat Suriname 4:0 to advance to the Second Round of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifying". canadasoccer.com. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Davies, David highlight Canada's preliminary roster for Gold Cup". June 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". July 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Canada kicks off group phase at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup".
  12. ^ "S. Kennedy". Soccerway. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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