| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Riverstown, County Sligo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arrow Harps | |||
| 2016–2021 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Sligo Rovers | 32 | (11) |
| 2022 | Celtic B | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Celtic | 10 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 29 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:03, 3 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:25, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Johnny Kenny (born 6 June 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
In January 2021, Kenny signed his first professional contract with Sligo Rovers. [2] He made his debut in March, in a 1–1 draw with Dundalk. [3] One month later, he scored his first senior goal against Finn Harps. [4] Like his father Johnny also scored in European football for Sligo. [5]
Kenny signed a five-year deal with Celtic in January 2022. [6] He was loaned to Queen's Park in August 2022. [7]
On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Kenny would be joining League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers on loan for their 2023 season. [8] After returning to Celtic at the end of his loan spell, it was announced on 21 January 2024 that Kenny would return to Shamrock Rovers on another loan deal for the 2024 season. [9] On 7 November 2024, Kenny scored in a 2–1 victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Conference League. [10] On 12 December, he scored two more goals for Shamrock Rovers in their 3–0 win over Borac Banja Luka in the same competition. [11]
After impressive form in the UEFA Conference League during his loan spell, Kenny returned to Celtic in January, making his senior competitive debut for the club on 11 January 2025, replacing Adam Idah from the bench in a 4–1 win away to Ross County, in which he assisted the final goal of the game for Luke McCowan. [12] On 14 May 2025, Kenny made his first start for the club and scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win away to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium. [13] [14] In June 2025, Celtic reportedly turned down a £500,000 bid from EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers for Kenny. [15] On 8 August 2025, Kenny signed a new four-year-contract with Celtic until the summer of 2029. [16] [17]
In November 2021, Kenny made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-19 team, scoring in a 3–2 victory over Montenegro. [18] [19] Kenny also scored on his Republic of Ireland under-21 debut in a 2–1 win against Iceland in March 2023. [20] On 1 September 2025, Kenny was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the first time, replacing the injured Troy Parrott for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Hungary and Armenia. [21]
His father, Johnny Snr. was also a professional footballer and played for Sligo Rovers in the 1990s. [22] He is first cousins with brothers Liam Kerrigan and Sean Kerrigan, who are both also professional footballers. [23] [24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 [c] | 1 | – | 34 | 12 | ||
| Celtic B | 2022–23 | Lowland Football League | 4 | 2 | – | 2 [d] | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Queen's Park (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 [e] | 0 | 2 [f] | 1 | 37 | 6 | |
| Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 [g] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 20 | |
| Career total | 117 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 141 | 43 | ||
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