Nohan Kenneh

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Nohan Kenneh
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Zwedru, Liberia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
(on loan from Hibernian)
Number 42
Youth career
Bradford City
York City
2014–2022 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Hibernian 15 (1)
2023 → Ross County (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 28 (1)
2025– → Ross County (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
England U16
England U17
England U18
2023– Liberia [2] 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:27, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Nohan Kenneh (born 10 January 2003) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County, on loan from fellow Premiership club Hibernian, as well as the Liberia national team. [3] He is a former England youth international.

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Early and personal life

Kenneh was born in Liberia, [1] moving to the United Kingdom as a refugee at the age of six. [4]

Club career

After playing in the youth teams of Bradford City and York City, [4] Kenneh spent eight years with Leeds United, and was an unused first-team substitute on a number of occasions. [5] He received a yellow card for his celebrations as an unused substitute in a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [4]

Kenneh signed for Scottish club Hibernian in May 2022 on a three-year contract, with effect from 1 July. [1] [6] [7] On 9 July 2022, he debuted for Hibernian during a 5–0 win over Clyde. [8] On 13 August 2022, he scored his first professional goal in Hibernian's 2–1 loss away at Livingston in the Scottish Premiership. [9]

Kenneh was loaned to Ross County in January 2023, [10] and to English club Shrewsbury Town in July 2023. [11]

On 1 January 2025, Kenneh returned on loan to Ross County until the end of the season. [12]

International career

Kenneh represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels. [6] He was called-up by his native country Liberia in March 2023, [13] and made his first full international appearance in a 2–2 draw with South Africa on 24 March. [14]

Style of play

Kenneh prefers to play as a holding midfielder, but he can also play as a central defender. [4]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United U21 2020–21 [15] ———1 [a] 010
2021–22 [16] ———3 [a] 030
Hibernian 2022–23 [17] Scottish Premiership 1510040—191
2023–24 [18] Scottish Premiership000000—00
2024–25 [19] Scottish Premiership000000—00
Total151004000191
Ross County (loan) 2022–23 [17] Scottish Premiership16010002 [b] 0190
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2023–24 [18] EFL League One 28130101 [c] 0331
Ross County (loan) 2024–25 [19] Scottish Premiership301000—40
Career total622505070792
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nohan Kenneh Becomes A Hibee!". Hibernian FC.
  2. ↑ "Nohan Kenneh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Nohan Kenneh at Soccerway
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Nohan Kenneh: Rejecting Leeds offer for Hibs switch, impressing Bielsa and Marsch, and the yellow card pub quiz question". edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  5. ↑ Bloomer, Danny (24 May 2022). "Leeds United academy graduate Nohan Kenneh departs for Hibs". LeedsLive.
  6. 1 2 "Hibernian: Nohan Kenneh joins from Leeds on three-year deal". Sky Sports.
  7. ↑ "Nohan Kenneh joins Hibs on three-year deal as club brings in defensive midfielder". edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  8. ↑ "Lee Johnson makes big calls over Hibs summer transfers as he names team to face Clyde at Easter Road". edinburghlive.co.uk.
  9. ↑ Petrie, Andrew (13 August 2022). "Livingston 2–1 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nohan Kenneh: Hibs midfielder joins Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Shrewsbury sign Hibs midfielder Kenneh on loan". BBC Sport. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Nohan Kenneh returns on loan". RCFC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  13. ↑ McPartlin, Patrick (9 March 2023). "Nohan Kenneh handed AFCON qualifiers chance as Liberia call up Hibs midfielder". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kenneh makes international debut". BBC Sport. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.


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