Gavin Kilkenny
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Kilkenny[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 4 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Gavin Kilkenny (born 1 February 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club AFC Bournemouth.[2]
Club career
Early life
Raised in Beaumont, a suburb of northern Dublin, Kilkenny started out his footballing career at St. Kevin's Boys, a schoolboy team with several notable graduates, such as Damien Duff, Robbie Brady and Ian Harte. Kilkenny left home at the age of 16 to join AFC Bournemouth, having excelled as a youngster at Gaelic football and hurling.[3]
AFC Bournemouth
Kilkenny joined AFC Bournemouth at the age of sixteen. He moved into the club's under-21 squad after serving a two-year scholarship in the under-18s and was quickly elevated to the first team in the summer of 2019, having signed his first professional contract in April 2018.[4] Kilkenny starred and scored in an impressive 3–0 pre-season friendly win over Lyon, being named man of the match.[5] He made his debut for the club starting in a 0–0 draw against Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup on 28 August 2019.[6] He then appeared in the following round, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Burton Albion.[7]
International career
Kilkenny is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland, having experience playing in the U18s squads and the U21s.
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 January 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[9] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Bournemouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Gavin Kilkenny at Soccerway
- ^ "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Feature: From Nandos and Love Island to scoring against Lyon". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Burton Albion 2–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.