Gavin Kilkenny

Gavin Kilkenny (born 1 February 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club AFC Bournemouth.[2]

Gavin Kilkenny
Personal information
Full name Gavin Kilkenny[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 26
Youth career
2016–2019 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
National team
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 0 (0)
2017 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2019–20[8] Premier League 0000200020
2020–21[9] Championship 1010100030
Career total 1010300050

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Bournemouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Gavin Kilkenny at Soccerway
  3. "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "Feature: From Nandos and Love Island to scoring against Lyon". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. "AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. "Burton Albion 2–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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