Scott Kennedy (soccer)
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| Full name | Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Eupen | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Jahn Regensburg | 68 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Wolfsberger AC | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Eupen | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Canada | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 20, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 9, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Challenger Pro League side Eupen and the Canada national team.
Early career
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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 then 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg on a three-year contract.[4] He made his debut on October 31 against SC Paderborn. Kennedy's performances in his first season impressed, particularly in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, during which Regensburg knocked out Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln to advance to the quarter-finals.[5]
Kennedy's third season was marked by club struggles and injury, including a shoulder injury that forced him out of Canada's team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6] At the end of the season Jahn Regensburg was relegated to the 3. Liga,[7] and Kennedy departed the club upon the expiration of his contract.[8]
Wolfsberger AC
In July 2023, Austrian Bundesliga side Wolfsberger AC announced they had signed Kennedy to a two-year contract with an option for a third.[9] He made his debut for his new club on July 29, playing the entire match in a 2-1 victory over Blau-Weiß Linz. Kennedy scored his first goal on November 26, netting the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Austria Wien.[10]
Eupen
In September 2024, Challenger Pro League side Eupen announced they had signed Kennedy on a two-year deal until June 2026.[11] He made his first appearance for Eupen on September 15 against Zulte Waregem.[12]
International career
While with Regensburg, Kennedy began to get interest in representing Canada internationally.[13] On 26 May 2021, Jahn Regensburg confirmed Kennedy had been called up to Canada for their upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[14] He made his debut for Canada on 8 June in the match against Suriname, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 victory.[15] On 1 July, he was named to the final squad of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but was replaced 9 days later by Frank Sturing for medical reasons.[16]
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.[17]
In June 2023, Kennedy was called-up to the final 23-man squad contesting the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[18] On 19 June, he was called-up to the final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[19] On 9 July, during Canada's Quarter-final match against the United States, Kennedy would score an own-goal leading to a 2-2 draw. Canada would then lose 2–3 during the subsequent penalty shootout, eliminating them from the tournament.[20]
Personal life
Kennedy is of German descent through his mother, and holds dual Canadian-German citizenship.[21]
