Matt Kennedy

Date of birth01 November 1994
Place of birthBelfast
NationalityNorthern Irish
Weight65 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionMidfielder/Forward

Matt Kennedy joined Everton in August 2012 with a three-year contract.

He joined Cardiff City in February 2015 with a contract to June 2018.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Kilmarnock 01 Jun 2011 31 Aug 2012
Everton 31 Aug 2012 02 Feb 2015
Tranmere Rovers 10 Jan 2014 24 Feb 2014 L
Milton Keynes Dons 26 Mar 2014 31 May 2014 L
Hibernian 08 Aug 2014 05 Jan 2015 L
Cardiff City 02 Feb 2015 30 Jun 2018
Port Vale 25 Jan 2016 08 Apr 2016 L
Plymouth Argyle 31 Jan 2017 31 May 2017 L
Portsmouth 31 Aug 2017 31 May 2018 L
St Johnstone 21 Jul 2018

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2013-14 Milton Keynes Dons League One 7
1
1
2013-14 Tranmere Rovers League One 8
1
2014-15 Cardiff City League Championship 9
5
1
2015-16 Cardiff City FA Cup
1
2015-16 Cardiff City League Championship
1
2015-16 Port Vale League One 9
3
2
2016-17 Cardiff City League Championship
2
2016-17 Cardiff City League Cup
1
2016-17 Plymouth Argyle League Two 17
5
2
2017-18 Cardiff City League Championship
1
2017-18 Cardiff City League Cup 2
2017-18 Portsmouth FA Cup 1
2017-18 Portsmouth Football League Trophy 1
2
2017-18 Portsmouth League One 20
9
3
4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
29 Mar 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-1 League One
05 Apr 2014 Coventry City v Milton Keynes Dons W 1-2 League One
12 Apr 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Crawley Town L 0-2 League One
18 Apr 2014 Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons L 1-0 League One
21 Apr 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Brentford D 2-2 League One
26 Apr 2014 Rotherham United v Milton Keynes Dons D 2-2 League One
03 May 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient L 1-3 League One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2020-21 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup
1
2020-21 Northern Ireland International Friendly 1
2020-21 Northern Ireland UEFA Nations League 1
2023-24 Northern Ireland UEFA European Championship 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Nov 2020 Northern Ireland v Romania D 1-1 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
28 Mar 2021 Northern Ireland v USA L 1-2 International Friendly
31 Mar 2021 Northern Ireland v Bulgaria D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group C
07 Sep 2023 Slovenia v Northern Ireland L 4-2 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group H
10 Sep 2023 Kazakhstan v Northern Ireland L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group H


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.