20 Facts About Conor Kenna

Conor Kenna was born on 21 August 1984 and is an Irish retired footballer who played as a centre back.

Conor Kenna left Shels prior to the start of 2004 League of Ireland season to join First Division UCD for whom he helped to promotion to the Premier Division with a 2nd-place finish.

Conor Kenna formed a highly successful partnership at centre back with Alan McNally in a defence that gave up the fourth fewest goals in the 2006 League of Ireland season.

Conor Kenna was called into an Irish U-21 squad in 2005 but had to withdraw through injury.

Conor Kenna was appointed UCD captain in the 2008 pre-season to replace the retired Tony McDonnell.

Conor Kenna made 38 competitive appearances and scored 5 goals for Drogheda in 2009 as the Louth club retained their Premier Division status.

Conor Kenna signed for St Patrick's Athletic on 9 February 2010, linking up at the Inchicore club with his former UCD manager Pete Mahon, who selected him as club captain.

Conor Kenna became a fan's favourite at Inchicore and received the St Patrick's Athletic Supporters Club Player of the Year award in 2010.

Conor Kenna played every minute of every game in all competitions for the Saints in 2010 and didn't get a single yellow or red card all season.

Conor Kenna went on to regain his place in the starting line up, pushing Shortall to the bench.

Indeed, they were correct as Conor Kenna regained his excellent form in defence and the Saints found themselves with 3 clean sheets and just 2 goals conceded after the first 5 games of the 2012 season.

Conor Kenna continued his excellent form alongside his partner at Centre back, Kenny Browne into the 2013 season, with the captain maintaining his spot in the starting eleven and heavily contributing to what was the joint best defence in the league, with just 10 goals conceded after 20 games, as his Pats side sat top of the league.

Conor Kenna signed for Bray Wanderers in December 2015, and spent three seasons with the Wicklow club, most of them as captain on the pitch or as Club Captain.

Conor Kenna helped Longford to a third-place finish in the 2019 First Division season and was named on the PFAI First Division Team of the Year.

Conor Kenna announced his retirement from the game on 28 November 2019.

In 2018 and 2019, Conor Kenna worked with the PFAI to help out-of-contract players land League of Ireland clubs.

On 10 January 2020, Conor Kenna returned from his retirement to play for Irish Leinster Senior League club Kilnamanagh AFC until the summer 2020, the club he played for as a child.

Conor Kenna already worked for the club as director of coaching for the past 12 months, before joining the playing squad.

In October 2000, Conor Kenna played for the Republic of Ireland U16s in a qualifying tournament in Riga for the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship where he came up against Andres Iniesta.

Conor Kenna made his third and last appearance at this level in a defeat to Belgium in October 2008.