Kieran James Kennedy was born on 23 September 1993 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
18 Facts About Kieran Kennedy
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Kieran Kennedy left the club to join AFC Fylde in March 2017 before moving on to Macclesfield Town four months later.
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Kieran Kennedy failed to break into the first team with Shrewsbury and was allowed to sign with Wrexham in January 2019 before he returned to the English Football League with Port Vale in June 2019.
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Kieran Kennedy initially joined Motherwell on a trial basis, but impressed in pre-season games against Borussia Monchengladbach and SC Heerenveen to convince boss Ian Baraclough to sign him on a two-year deal on 16 July 2015; in doing so Kieran Kennedy rejected the offer of a trial game at Southend United.
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Stephen McManus remained first-choice centre-back under new manager Mark McGhee, whilst Kieran Kennedy competed with Louis Laing and Ben Hall to play alongside him.
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Kieran Kennedy left the club by mutual consent in March 2017 after he asked to leave the "Steelmen" to find first-team football elsewhere.
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On 23 March 2017, Kieran Kennedy returned to England and joined National League North side AFC Fylde.
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On 21 July 2017, Kieran Kennedy signed a one-year contract with National League side Macclesfield Town after impressing during a trial game against Derby County.
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On 10 June 2018, Kieran Kennedy followed John Askey out of Moss Rose and signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a one-year deal; Shrewsbury paid Macclesfield an undisclosed fee.
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Kieran Kennedy left the New Meadow after being released on 10 January 2019 as new "Shrews" manager Sam Ricketts preferred Mat Sadler, Omar Beckles and Luke Waterfall ahead of him.
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On 10 January 2019, Kieran Kennedy signed a six-month contract with Wrexham.
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Kieran Kennedy was offered a new deal at the end of the season chose to reject it.
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On 3 June 2019, Kieran Kennedy joined League Two side Port Vale on a one-year deal.
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Kieran Kennedy was released by Port Vale at the end of the season.
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On 13 August 2020, Kieran Kennedy joined National League North side York City on a one-year deal; he had previously worked under manager Steve Watson at Macclesfield Town.
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On 4 June 2021, Kieran Kennedy was announced as the first signing for the new Macclesfield Town phoenix club Macclesfield.
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On 10 September 2021, Kieran Kennedy joined Stockport Town, who were a division below Macclesfield in the North West Counties League Division One South.
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Kieran Kennedy is a right-footed left-sided centre-half who can play with his left foot and as a left-back, right-back or central defensive midfielder.