Playing position Role Footballer Name Mikhail Kennedy | 0000–2014 Charlton Athletic Number 31 Height 1.78 m | |
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Full name Mikhail Caolan Patrick Kennedy Date of birth (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 19) Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland Current team Charlton Athletic F.C. (#31 / Forward) Profiles | ||
Mikhail Caolan Patrick Kennedy (born 18 August 1996) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for English club Charlton Athletic. He has also represented his country up to under-21 level.
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Club career
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. 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. On 16 January 2015, he returned to VCD on a month-long loan.
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. 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. 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.
International career
Kennedy played for Northern Ireland's under-17 team in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, scoring in two elite round games as they finished last in their group. On 21 March 2013, two minutes after replacing Ross Lavery, he scored as Northern Ireland came from behind to draw 2–2 with the Netherlands in Uden. Two days later, he equalised in a 2–1 loss to Norway.
On 5 September 2015, Kennedy scored in the seventh minute of a 2017 European Championship qualifier for Northern Ireland under-21, albeit in a 1–2 loss to Scotland.