Jonjoe Kenny
Kenny with Hertha BSC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jonjoe Kenny[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2014 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Everton 50 (0)
2015 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Oxford United (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Schalke 04 (loan) 31 (2)
2021 → Celtic (loan) 14 (0)
2022– Hertha BSC 42 (2)
International career
2012–2013 England U16 3 (0)
2013–2014 England U17 10 (1)
2014–2015 England U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 England U19 10 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 14 (0)
2017–2019 England U21 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023

Jonjoe Kenny (born 15 March 1997)[4] is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2.Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He came through the youth system of Everton, where he had been a professional since July 2014.[5]

Club career

Kenny signed on loan for League One side Wigan Athletic on 21 July 2015.[6] Having played seven times for the first team, he returned to Everton at the end of the loan, despite Wigan manager Gary Caldwell expressing a desire to extend the deal.[7] On 27 January 2016, Kenny joined Oxford United of League Two, initially on a one-month loan,[8] later extended to the end of the season.[9]

He made his Premier League debut for Everton, coming on as a substitute for Matthew Pennington against Norwich City, on 15 May 2016.[10] His second Premier League appearance was again as a substitute, for Mason Holgate against Swansea City on 6 May 2017.[11]

Kenny began the 2017/18 season as fourth choice under Ronald Koeman, however soon impressed when given his chance. He made his first Premier League start on 22 October at home to Arsenal in a 5–2 defeat. Following Koeman's sacking, he made 13 consecutive starts in the league, playing in 16 out of 19 games from October until the return of Séamus Coleman in January. He played 25 games in all competitions.

The following season began with Kenny as back up to Coleman, before impressing as the Irishman suffered with a foot injury. He played four Premier League games in a row. Following the win away to Leicester on 6 October, he was dropped out of the starting XI and didn't play again until New Year's Day, again against Leicester, this time in a 1–0 defeat. He kept his place for an FA Cup 3rd round win over Lincoln City. He returned the XI on 28 January in a 1–0 victory over Huddersfield Town, coming on as a makeshift left back for the final 20 minutes, following an injury to Leighton Baines and a red card for his substitute Lucas Digne. He continued at left back against Wolves four days later, coming on for Leighton Baines on the 20th minute. After impressing, he played the following two matches against Man City and Watford in which he picked up the Man of the Match award.

Kenny signed for Bundesliga team Schalke 04 in June 2019 on a season-long loan.[12][13] He scored for Die Knappen on his third Bundesliga appearance and was awarded the August 2019 Rookie of the Month award.[14] He made 31 league appearance in 2019-20, scoring twice.,[14] before returning to Everton at the end of the season.

Kenny only made eight appearances for Everton in 2020-21 before again going out on loan. He joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic in February 2021 until the end of the season.[15] Despite being offered a new contract at the end of the 2021–22 season, Kenny opted to leave Everton upon the expiration of his contract,[16] signing a contract to join Hertha BSC through the 2025 season.[17]

International career

In May 2014, Kenny was part of the England under-17 side that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[18] In the final, Kenny converted the match-winning penalty in the penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands.[18] He was named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[19]

Kenny was a member of the England squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, starting in the semi-final defeat against Italy.[20]

Kenny was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in all seven matches of the tournament. In the final England beat Venezuela 1–0, which is England's first win in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966.[21]

In May 2019, Kenny was named in the England Under-21 squad for the UEFA European U-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino. Kenny was among three Everton players that were named as Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Kieran Dowell were also included in the 23-man squad.[22] Kenny scored a stunning strike and England's third during a 3–3 draw with Croatia at the San Marino Stadium on 24 June 2019.[23]

Kenny qualifies for the Republic of Ireland under FIFA's grandparent rule.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2015–16[25] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17[26] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18[27] Premier League 19 0 1 0 2 0 3[a] 0 25 0
2018–19[28] Premier League 10 0 1 0 2 0 — 13 0
2019–20[29] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[30] Premier League 4 0 1 0 3 0 — 8 0
2021–22[31] Premier League 15 0 4 0 2 0 — 21 0
Total 50 0 6 0 8 0 3 0 68 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2015–16[25] League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Oxford United (loan) 2015–16[25] League Two 17 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 20 0
Schalke 04 (loan) 2019–20[32] Bundesliga 31 2 3 0 — — 34 2
Celtic (loan) 2020–21[30] Scottish Premiership 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 116 2 11 0 8 0 5 0 140 2
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Oxford United

England U17

England U20

England U21

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Jonjoe Kenny". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Jonejoe Kenny". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Jonjoe Kenny". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Youngsters Sign Pro Deals". Everton. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Everton's Francisco Junior & Jonjoe Kenny join Wigan on loan". BBC Sport. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Defender Jonjoe Kenny's returns to Everton following loan". Wigan Athletic. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Oxford United Sign Jonjoe Kenny". Oxford United F.C. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ^ Pritchard, David (30 March 2016). "Jonjoe Kenny to stay at Oxford United for run-in after Everton agree to loan extension". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Everton 3 Norwich City 0". BBC Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Swansea 1 Everton 0". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Everton: Jonjoe Kenny to complete Schalke switch on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 10 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Jonjoe Kenny: 'I didn't come to Germany just to play football - I want to be a real part of the Schalke way'". i newspaper. 4 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Jonjoe Kenny: Who is Hertha Berlin's ex-Schalke, Everton and England U21 full-back?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Celtic sign defender Jonjoe Kenny on loan from Everton". Celtic F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Everton Offers New Contracts To Players". www.evertonfc.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Jonjoe Kenny kommt zu Hertha BSC!". herthabsc.com (in German). 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ a b "England win European Under-17 Championship on penalties". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Italy down England with Dimarco double". UEFA. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
  22. ^ Jones, Adam (27 May 2019). "Everton trio receive England calls - but two miss out". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  23. ^ "England U21 3-3 Croatia U21". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  24. ^ "12 'Granny Rulers' That Are Eligible for Stephen Kenny's Ireland Squad".
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  29. ^ "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Jonjoe Kenny in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Jonjoe Kenny - Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  33. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 278–279. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  34. ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  35. ^ a b "J.Kenny". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  36. ^ "Final fightback takes England U21S to Toulon hat-trick with win over Mexico". The Football Association. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  37. ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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