| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Portuguese Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1996 | Benfica | 59 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Paris SG | 29 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Porto | 9 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Estrela Amadora | 60 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Albacete (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Marítimo | 37 | (5) |
| 2004 | Braga | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | Académica | 17 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | APOEL | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Ergotelis | 63 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Kallithea (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Aias Salamina | 31 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos, known as Kenedy (born 18 February 1974 in Bissau), is a retired Guinea-Bissauan/Portuguese footballer. As a midfielder or defender, he played on the left side of the pitch.
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During his extensive career, Kenedy represented S.L. Benfica, F.C. Porto, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, C.S. Marítimo, Sporting de Braga (January to December 2004) and Académica de Coimbra in Portugal, with abroad stints with Paris Saint-Germain, Albacete Balompié (only three matches for the Spanish second division side), APOEL FC, Ergotelis FC, Kallithea FC and Aias Salamina FC.
In Greece, he managed to play in all three major levels of football) and played professional football in five different countries.
Kenedy represented the Portuguese national football team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation finish fourth in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
He was called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad while still uncapped on the senior level, but was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament, after failing a drugs test.[2][3]
Kenedy was named after American president John F. Kennedy (note the difference in spelling).
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