Mikhail Kennedy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikhail Caolan Patrick Kennedy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Limavady United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → VCD Athletic (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | → VCD Athletic (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Derry City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Dergview | 55 | (21) |
| 2023–2024 | Crusaders | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Institute | 36 | (17) |
| 2025– | Limavady United | 31 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Northern Ireland U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026 | |||
Mikhail Caolan Patrick Kennedy (born 18 August 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for NIFL Championship side Limavady United . He also represented his country up to under-21 level.
He played four professional matches for English Football League club Charlton Athletic, scoring once on his debut. He was loaned to several non-league and Irish teams before retiring from professional football at age 23 due to injury in 2020.[3]
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Born in Derry, Kennedy was in Charlton Athletic's under-18 team, and then their under-21 side for the 2014–15 season, under the management of Jason Euell. On 10 December 2014, he signed a professional contract until the summer of 2015.[4] Later that month, he was loaned to nearby VCD Athletic of the Isthmian League, where he scored within three minutes of his debut in a 1–1 draw at Hendon on the 13th.[5] On 16 January 2015, he returned to VCD on a month-long loan.[6]
Kennedy was first included in a Charlton matchday squad on 16 August 2015, remaining an unused substitute in their 2–1 Championship win over Hull City at The Valley.[7] Nine days later, he made his debut in the second round of the League Cup, opening a 4–1 win away to Peterborough United with a third-minute goal.[8] On 19 September, Kennedy made his first appearance in The Football League, playing the first 61 minutes of a 3–0 loss at Blackburn Rovers before being replaced by Igor Vetokele.[9] In December 2015, he extended his contract by two and a half years.[10]
On 15 February 2017, Kennedy was loaned to hometown team Derry City of the League of Ireland until June.[11] He did not score during his time at the Brandywell Stadium, with manager Kenny Shiels preferring to play Nathan Boyle as a lone striker.[12]
He signed a new six-month contract with Charlton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[13] On 26 December 2018, Chelmsford City announced the signing of Kennedy on a one-month loan deal.[14] He played seven games for the National League South club and scored in his last, a 3–1 win at Dulwich Hamlet on 26 January 2019.[15]
On 28 March 2019, Kennedy joined Concord Rangers on loan for a month, again in the National League South.[16][17] He was released by Charlton in May, and in July he trialled at Institute in his hometown.[18]
In May 2020, over a year after last playing, Kennedy stated that - following medical advice - he would be retiring from professional football at the age of just 23.[3]
However, in August 2021, Kennedy signed for semi-professional NIFL Championship team Dergview.[19]
In May 2023, it was announced that Kennedy would join NIFL Premiership side Crusaders.[20]
He signed for NIFL Championship club Institute on 4 January 2024. Kennedy scored on his debut for the club in a 2-1 league win over league leaders Dundela.