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
04 Feb 2017 Cambridge United v Plymouth Argyle W 0-1 League Two
11 Feb 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City W 3-0 League Two
14 Feb 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient L 2-3 League Two
18 Feb 2017 Hartlepool United v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Two
25 Feb 2017 Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Two
28 Feb 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Notts County L 0-1 League Two
04 Mar 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Carlisle United W 2-0 League Two
07 Mar 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool L 0-3 League Two
14 Mar 2017 Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Two
18 Mar 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Morecambe W 1-0 League Two
26 Mar 2017 Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle W 0-1 League Two
01 Apr 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Accrington Stanley L 0-1 League Two
08 Apr 2017 Crawley Town v Plymouth Argyle W 1-2 League Two
14 Apr 2017 Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Two
17 Apr 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Newport County W 6-1 League Two
29 Apr 2017 Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra W 2-1 League Two
06 May 2017 Grimsby Town v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Two


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.