| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwedru, Liberia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| York City | |||
| 2014–2022 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Hibernian | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Ross County (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Ross County (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | England U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Liberia [2] | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:45, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Tranmere Rovers and the Liberia national team. [3] He is a former England youth international.
Kenneh was born in Liberia, [1] moving to the United Kingdom as a refugee at the age of six. [4]
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] He was released by Hibernian in May 2025, at the end of his contract. [13]
In July 2025 he signed for Tranmere Rovers. [14]
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, [15] and made his first full international appearance in a 2–2 draw with South Africa on 24 March. [16]
Kenneh prefers to play as a holding midfielder, but he can also play as a central defender. [4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United U21 | 2020–21 [17] | — | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 [18] | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Hibernian | 2022–23 [19] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 [20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Ross County (loan) | 2022–23 [19] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2023–24 [20] | EFL League One | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2024–25 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [e] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2025–26 [22] | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 79 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 2 | ||