Eoin Kenny

Eoin Kenny
Personal information
Full name Eoin Kenny
Date of birth (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 32
Youth career
Foyle Harps
–2020 Rock Celtic
2020–2023 Dundalk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Dundalk 81 (17)
2023 → Wexford (loan) 10 (1)
2026– Portsmouth 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Northern Ireland U18 2 (0)
2023 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
2025– Northern Ireland U21 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:38, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:43, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Eoin Kenny (born 30 December 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

Career

Youth career

Kenny was born in Derry, while his family were living nearby in County Donegal 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]

Dundalk

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]

Wexford loan

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]

Return from loan

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] Kenny contributed with 10 goals and 8 assists in 34 league appearances as his side won the 2025 League of Ireland First Division title.[22] On 26 October 2025, he was part of the side that won the 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup, defeating St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 in the final.[23] Despite off-season reported interest from EFL League One clubs Lincoln City and Blackpool,[24] on 12 January 2026, it was announced that he signed a new contract with the Dundalk.[25] He was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for June 2026, his final month with the club.[26] He scored a total of 21 goals in 94 appearances in all competitions during his time with the club.[27]

Portsmouth

On 6 July 2026, Kenny signed for EFL Championship club Portsmouth on a three-year-contract for an undisclosed fee.[28][29] On 8 August 2026, Kenny made his debut for the club, coming off the bench in a 3–1 defeat to West Ham United in an EFL Cup tie at the London Stadium.[30][31]

Personal life

He is the son of former Republic of Ireland and 5 time League of Ireland Premier Division winning manager Stephen Kenny, and brother of 2026 Miss Ireland winner, Caoimhe Kenny.[32]

International career

Northern Ireland

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.[33] In November 2022, he made 2 appearances for the side in 2 separate 2–0 defeats to Austria U18.[34]

Republic of Ireland

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.[35]

Return to Northern Ireland

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.[36][37] He made his debut in the game on 9 September 2025, as part of the starting XI in a 1–1 draw.[38]

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 August 2026[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundalk 2023 LOI Premier Division 0000—0[c]01[d]010
2024 25210——4[d]1303
2025 LOI First Division 341010——4[d]23912
2026 LOI Premier Division 22500——2[d]2247
Total 811720—001159422
Wexford (loan) 2023 LOI First Division 10121——00122
Portsmouth 2026–27 EFL Championship 000010——10
Career Total 911841100011510624
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Club

Dundalk

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "'Chances are coming and once we get one the goals will flow' – Stephen Kenny's son Eoin confident of Dundalk revival". Irish Independent. 18 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Eoin Kenny signs first professional contract with Dundalk FC". Irish Independent. 7 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Dempsey, Andrew. "Stephen Kenny's son signs pro deal with Dundalk". extratime.com.
  4. ↑ "Dundalk head coach Stephen O'Donnell far from despondent after Leinster Senior Cup defeat by Shelbourne". Irish Independent. 28 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wexford FC sign Eoin Kenny on loan deal | Wexford FC". wexfordfc.ie. 7 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "League Report: Wexford 1 - 4 Athlone Town". extratime.com.
  7. ↑ Agency, ZOMA Brand (22 July 2023). "ON-LOAN KENNY ON TARGET FOR WEXFORD". Dundalk FC.
  8. ↑ "Leaving Cert student Eoin Kenny delighted to open his Dundalk FC goalscoring account – 'Hopefully, it's not the only goal that I score here'". www.independent.ie. 3 February 2024.
  9. ↑ Agency, ZOMA Brand (18 April 2024). "KENNY: DEBUT WAS A PROUD MOMENT". Dundalk FC.
  10. ↑ "Eoin Kenny goal not enough to sink his father's Saints as Dundalk let early lead slip". Irish Independent. 5 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Rogers, James (5 September 2024). "Kenny's Saints see off Dundalk despite son Eoin scoring" – via www.rte.ie.
  12. ↑ "Eoin Kenny rocks Galway ambitions with injury-time equaliser for Dundalk". Irish Independent. 4 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Rogers, James (18 October 2024). "Dundalk relegated as Derry keep pressure on at the top" – via www.rte.ie.
  14. ↑ "Breakthrough year for Dundalk's Eoin Kenny". www.independent.ie. 9 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Ray, James (1 December 2024). "Blackburn Rovers set sights on 18-year-old forward, move appeals to player News".
  16. ↑ Harte, Declan (1 December 2024). "Blackburn Rovers weighing up January swoop for 18-year-old winger". FootballLeagueWorld.
  17. ↑ "Eoin Kenny staying at Dundalk". Irish Independent. 21 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Newberry, Niall (30 December 2024). "Animasahun and Kenny both staying at Dundalk FC". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
  19. ↑ Agency, ZOMA Brand (21 December 2024). "KENNY COMMITS FUTURE TO DUNDALK". Dundalk FC.
  20. ↑ Team, Extratime. "Eoin Kenny re-signs with Dundalk". extratime.com.
  21. ↑ Rogers, James (21 March 2025). "Kenny goal seals Dundalk comeback win against Longford". Irish Examiner.
  22. ↑ Newberry, Niall (27 October 2025). "Kenny's local roots fuelled Dundalk's First Division triumph". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
  23. 1 2 Team, Extratime. "Dundalk claim Leinster Senior Cup glory at expense of St Pat's". extratime.com.
  24. ↑ "Blackpool and Lincoln City amongst clubs plotting move for Northern Ireland U21 striker". Belfast News Letter. 9 December 2025.
  25. ↑ Murphy, Colm (12 January 2026). "New Contract: Eoin Kenny". Dundalk FC.
  26. 1 2 "Portsmouth's Kenny signs off with June POTM award". 16 July 2026 – via www.rte.ie.
  27. ↑ Murphy, Colm (6 July 2026). "Dundalk FC Confirm Eoin Kenny Transfer". Dundalk FC.
  28. ↑ https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2026/july/06/kenny-signs-for-pompey/
  29. ↑ "Eoin Kenny: Portsmouth sign Dundalk forward for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 7 July 2026.
  30. ↑ https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2026/august/08/two-pompey-debuts-at-west-ham/
  31. ↑ Brewin, John (8 August 2026). "West Ham sink Pompey in Carabao Cup as Sullivan ignores advice to stay away" – via The Guardian.
  32. ↑ Doyle, Garry (18 April 2024). "Stephen Kenny's sons making names for themselves in football and music". Belfast Live.
  33. ↑ "Stephen Kenny's son Eoin makes Northern Ireland debut against Manchester United". Irish Independent. 26 July 2022.
  34. ↑ "Northern Ireland U18s lose out to Austria U18s". IFA.
  35. ↑ "MU19 | Mohan names squad for Bosnia & Herzegovina friendlies". www.fai.ie.
  36. ↑ "Wright reveals U21s squad for Euro qualifier against Georgia". IFA.
  37. ↑ FC, Dundalk (27 August 2025). "Eoin Kenny Receives Northern Ireland U21 Call-Up". Dundalk FC.
  38. ↑ "Georgia vs Northern Ireland | UEFA Under-21 2027". UEFA.com.
  39. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - E. Kenny - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  40. ↑ "Kenny's local roots fuelled Dundalk's First Division triumph". Louth Live. 27 October 2025.
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