| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eoin Kenny | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundalk | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Foyle Harps | |||
| –2020 | Rock Celtic | ||
| 2020–2024 | Dundalk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Dundalk | 55 | (11) |
| 2023 | → Wexford (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:16, 21 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:22, 9 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Eoin Kenny (born 30 December 2005) is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who plays as a forward for League of Ireland First Division club Dundalk.
Kenny was born in Derry, while his family were living in the city while his father Stephen was managing Derry City. He began playing football with local side Foyle Harps before he and his family moved to live in Dundalk while his father was managing Dundalk FC, which is how he signed for local club Rock Celtic, playing in the prestigious Kennedy Cup tournament with the Dundalk Schoolboys side and ultimately being signed by the academy of Dundalk in 2020. [1]
On 7 March 2023, Kenny signed his first professional contract with Dundalk. [2] [3] On 28 March 2023, he made his senior debut for the club, in a 4–0 loss to Shelbourne at Oriel Park in a Leinster Senior Cup tie. [4]
On 7 July 2023, Kenny signed for League of Ireland First Division club Wexford on loan until the end of the season. [5] He made his debut for the club the same day, in a 4–1 loss to Athlone Town at Ferrycarrig Park. [6] He scored in his second and third games for the club, in 3–0 wins away to Bray Wanderers in the league and at home to Avondale United in the FAI Cup. [7]
After returning from his loan spell, he scored his first goal for the club on 2 February 2024, in a 2–1 loss at home to Drogheda United in the Leinster Senior Cup. [8] He made his league debut for the club on 15 April 2024, replacing Robbie Benson as a late substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Bohemians. [9] On 5 September 2024, he scored his first league goal for the club, opening the scoring after just 79 seconds at home to his father Stephen Kenny's side St Patrick's Athletic in an eventual 2–1 defeat at Oriel Park. [10] [11] On 4 October 2024, Kenny scored a 91st-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park, having come off the bench just 10 minutes earlier. [12] The club were relegated on 18 October 2024 amid financial instability and changes of ownership. [13] [14] In early December 2024, he was subject to reported interest from EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. [15] [16] Despite these multiple factors, on 21 December 2024, he signed a new contract at the club. [17] [18] [19] [20] On 21 March 2025, Kenny scored the final goal of the game in the 78th minute of a 2–1 win over Longford Town at Oriel Park. [21]
He is the son of former Republic of Ireland and 5 time League of Ireland Premier Division winning manager Stephen Kenny. [22]
Eligible for Northern Ireland having been born there, on 25 July 2022, he made his Northern Ireland U18 debut in a 3–2 loss to Manchester United U18s at the SuperCupNI. [23] In November 2022, he made 2 appearances for the side in 2 separate 2–0 defeats to Austria U18. [24]
He received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U19 side in September 2023 after deciding to switch international allegiance, for 2 friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina in which he featured in both a 1–1 draw and 1–0 loss. [25]
On 27 August 2025, Kenny was called up to the Northern Ireland U21 team for the first time, for their 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification fixture away to Georgia U21. [26] [27] He made his debut in the game on 9 September 2025, as part of the starting XI in a 1–1 draw. [28]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundalk | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [b] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | LOI First Division | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 2 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Total | 55 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 14 | ||
| Wexford (loan) | 2023 | LOI First Division | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 65 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 77 | 16 | ||