Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club SSV Jahn Regensburg and the Canada national team.
![]() Kennedy with Austria Klagenfurt in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Jahn Regensburg | ||
Number | 24 | ||
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– | Jahn Regensburg | 58 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Canada | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:52, October 29, 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 27, 2022 |
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]
In August 2020, Kennedy joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg on a three-year contract.[4] Kennedy's performances in his first season impressed, particularly in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal where Regensburg knocked out Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln to advance to the quarter-finals.[5]
While with Regensburg, Kennedy would begin to get interest in representing Canada internationally.[6] On May 26, 2021, Jahn Regensburg confirmed Kennedy had been called up to Canada for their upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[7] He made his debut for Canada on June 8 in the match against Suriname, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 victory.[8] On June 18, Kennedy was named to the 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9] On July 1, he was named to the final squad.[10] On July 10, he was replaced in the squad by Frank Sturing due to medical reasons.[11]
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.[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SBC Traunstein | Landesliga Bayern-Südost | 2015–16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
FC Amberg | Bayernliga | 2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
SV Grödig | Austrian Regionalliga West | 2017–18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
Austria Klagenfurt | 2. Liga | 2018–19 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
Jahn Regensburg | 2. Bundesliga | 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
2021–22 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 58 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 3 | ||
Career total | 162 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 173 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Canada | |||
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
SSV Jahn Regensburg – current squad | |
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