Kevin McKenna

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Kevin McKenna
Personal information
Full name Kevin James McKenna
Date of birth January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) (age 28)
Place of birth    Flag of Canada Calgary, Canada
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defence
Club information
Current club 1. FC Köln
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2001
2001-2005
2005-2007
2007-present		 Energie Cottbus
Heart of Midlothian
Energie Cottbus
1. FC Köln		 005 0(0)
122 0(21)
057 0(10)
018 0(2)
   
National team2
2000-Present Canada 036 0(9)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:45 March 20, 2007 (PST).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 19, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Kevin James McKenna (born January 21, 1980 in Calgary) is a Canadian professional football (soccer) player with 1. FC Köln in the German 1. Bundesliga. He is a defender who also plays at times as a midfielder or forward. He has scored 9 times in 36 appearances for the Canadian national team.

A Calgary Foothills player as an amateur, McKenna played three seasons (the first two in the reserves) with German Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus. He became the first Canadian to play in the German First Bundesliga when Energie won promotion to the top league in 2000.

McKenna moved to Scottish Premier League team Hearts in 2001 on loan and played 8 games. After a £300,000 transfer, he was the club's second leading scorer in 2001-02 season with 9 goals in 35 games. As a mostly reserve striker in 2002-03, McKenna scored 6 times in 41 matches. In 38 games in 2003-04, he scored 5 goals for the 'Jam Tarts'. In 2005, after falling out of favour at Hearts, he returned to Energie Cottbus. He was elected as the club's new captain after the departure of former captain Gregg Berhalter.

In 2007 McKenna signed a 4-year contract with 1.FC Köln, who will be playing in the German First Division next season.

Kevin's older brother Mark is also a professional soccer player. He has played for the Calgary Storm.

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