Kenneth Stenild
Danish footballer (born 1987)
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Kenneth Stenild Nielsen (born 11 September 1987) is a Danish retired professional footballer.
Full name
Kenneth Stenild Nielsen
Date of birth
11 September 1987
Place of birth
Denmark
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Stenild Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vejgaard BK (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | AaB | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → FC Hjørring (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | AC Horsens | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | SønderjyskE | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Vard Haugesund | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Fram Larvik | 148 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Denmark U-17 | 26 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Denmark U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Denmark U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Denmark U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Vejgaard BK (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He was regarded as one of the most talented goalkeepers in Denmark, having played 33 matches for various Danish youth national teams. At the age of 16 and 17 he attended trials at Premier League clubs Arsenal and Manchester United, but stated his willingness to remain at AaB.
Kenneth Stenild made his senior debut for AaB, when he played two games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 in July 2007.
Later career
After retiring from football at the end of 2019, Stenild became an assistant coach at Denmark Series club Vejgaard Boldspilklub.[1]
