Kai Kennedy

Kai Alexander Kennedy (born 28 March 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish club Raith Rovers, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

Kai Kennedy
Personal information
Full name Kai Alexander Kennedy[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Raith Rovers
(on loan from Rangers)
Youth career
2009–2019 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Rangers 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 8 (1)
2021– → Raith Rovers (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2018 Scotland U-16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U-17 7 (1)
2018–2019 Scotland U-18 ? (3)
2019– Scotland U-19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2020

Career

Club

Kennedy came through the youth system at Rangers On 15 June 2018, Kennedy signed a three-year contract with the club.[2] He made his first-team debut for Rangers on 17 January 2020 in a Scottish Cup match against Stranraer at Ibrox Stadium.[3]

In late September 2020, it was reported by the Daily Record that Kennedy was being chased by multiple clubs including Sheffield United, Manchester City, Roma and Bayern Munich due to a contract dispute with Rangers.[4] In October 2020 he was loaned to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship.[5][6] On 5 January 2021, Kennedy’s loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle was cut-short due to homesickness after Scotland was placed into another full lockdown, leaving him with the inability to travel between Inverness and his family in Glasgow.[7] On the 8 January 2021, Kennedy signed a new contract with Rangers which runs until the Summer of 2023, Kennedy signed a loan deal with Raith Rovers until the end of the season, also in the Scottish Championship to be closer to home.[8][9]

International

Kennedy has represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-19s. He was promoted to the under-21 squad in November 2020.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 000100—00
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 000000—00
Total 001000010
Inverness CT (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 81002000101
Career total 81102000111

References
  1. Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. Thomson, Nick (15 June 2018). "Hardie Signs New Deal". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  3. "Rangers 2-0 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 17 January 2020.
  4. McDougall, Mark (2020-09-29). "Kai Kennedy wanted by Sheffield United as Rangers youngster weighs up Ibrox exit". Daily Record. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  5. McDougall, Mark (2020-10-04). "Kai Kennedy closes in on Rangers exit as teen prepares to join Inverness on loan". Daily Record. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  6. "Kai Kennedy joins ICTFC on loan". ICTFC.com. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  7. https://www.rangersnews.uk/news/rangers-wonderkid-set-to-return-to-ibrox-as-loan-deal-comes-to-an-end/
  8. https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/kai-kennedy-signs-new-contract-extension/2BqEqVKJTgpjkP7lYyJ9NW
  9. https://www.raithrovers.net/46165/kai-kennedy.htm
  10. Lindsay, Clive (28 October 2020). "Aaron Hickey: Bologna left-back given first Scotland Under-21 call-up". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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