Scott Kennedy (soccer)

Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club SSV Jahn Regensburg and the Canada national team.

Scott Kennedy
Kennedy with Austria Klagenfurt in 2019
Personal information
Full name Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of birth (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997
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 SBC Traunstein 31 (2)
2016–2017 FC Amberg 11 (1)
2017–2018 SV Grödig 24 (4)
2018–2020 Austria Klagenfurt 38 (3)
2020– Jahn Regensburg 61 (2)
International career‡
2021– Canada 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, March 18, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, March 29, 2023 (UTC)

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 quarter-finals.[5]

International career

While with Regensburg, Kennedy began 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 due to medical reasons.[11]

In late October 2022, Kennedy suffered a shoulder injury in a league match that his coach Mersad Selimbegovic confirmed would sideline him for "a few months," ruling him out of consideration for the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad.[12]

Personal life

Kennedy is of German descent through his mother, and holds dual Canadian-German citizenship.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of March 18, 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SBC Traunstein Landesliga Bayern-Südost 2015–16 31200312
FC Amberg Bayernliga 2016–17 11120131
SV Grödig Austrian Regionalliga West 2017–18 24420264
Austria Klagenfurt 2. Liga 2018–19 29320313
2019–20 900090
Total 38320403
Jahn Regensburg 2. Bundesliga 2020–21 22031251
2021–22 23210242
2022–23 16010170
Total 61251663
Career total 1651211117613
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup

International
As of March 29, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada
202150
202230
202320
Total100

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. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  10. "Canada Soccer announces 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup roster". canadasoccer.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  11. "Canada kicks off group phase at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  12. Khoury, Anthony (October 31, 2022). "Scott Kennedy to miss World Cup due to shoulder injury". Waking the Red.
  13. Gläser, Heinz (January 7, 2022). "Scott Kennedy auf Hans Jakobs Spuren". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  14. "S. Kennedy". Soccerway. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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