Josh Kennet

Josh Kennet
Personal information
Full name Joshua Simon Kennet
Date of birth 27 September 1987 (1987-09-27) (age 24)
Place of birth London, England
Playing position Midfielder/Right Back
Youth career
Millwall
-2004 Tottenham Hotspur
2004–2006 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Oxford United 1 (0)
2007 → Didcot Town (loan)
2007–2010 Maccabi Herzliya 33 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Josh Kennet (born 27 September 1987) is an English footballer.

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Biography

Early life

Kennet was born to a Jewish family in England, his father Eilon was born in Israel. Josh grew up in North London, and attended JFS school in Kingsbury. He showed early signs of ability in most sports particularly in football. He represented London schools in football and athletics. [1]

Playing career

After spells at Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur from the age of 14 to 16, Kennet signed a 2 year YTS contract with Oxford United. From the age of 16 Kennet was a regular in the reserve side for the following 2 years. Throughout this period Kennet captained the youth side and then was given his first professional contract at the age of 18 by manager Darren Patterson.[2] On 1 January 2007 Josh Kennet made his league debut for Oxford against Exeter City. However, his first over enthusiastic tackle earned him a yellow card but minutes later Kennet redeemed himself by slotting a ball through for an assist for Carl Pettefer. After the arrival of Jim Smith, opportunities in the first team were few and far between and Kennet spent most of his time on the bench and playing regularly for the reserves. When an opportunity for a loan spell at neighbouring Didcot Town arose, Kennet took the opportunity and finished the season as Didcot Town star player.[1]

In 2007, Kennet signed a 3-year contract for Israeli premier league club Maccabi Herzliya after impressing during a two week trial.[3][4]

On 3 October 2008 Kennet was named to a preliminary list of 23 players to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.[5]

Personal life

Kennet's brother, Ricky, plays for London Lions and represented the United Kingdom at the 2007 European Maccabiah Games in Rome, Italy.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–2007 Oxford United Conference 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2007 Didcot Town Southern League - - - - - - - - - -
Total England 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2007–2008 Maccabi Herzliya Ligat ha'Al 12 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
2008–2009 Liga Leumit 16 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 25 1
2009–2010 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total Israel 29 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 42 1
Career total 30 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 43 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hess, Sa'ar; Tomer Ganour (11 February 2007). "מלונדון למכבי הרצליה: ג'וש קנט הגשים חלום" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3466914,00.html. Retrieved 14 October 2008. 
  2. ^ Sherwood, Alexander (10 August 2006). "Kennet Looking To Shine At Oxford". TotallyJewish.com. http://www.totallyjewish.com/football/pro_soccer/?content_id=4060. Retrieved 14 October 2008. 
  3. ^ "Kennet relishes top-flight chance". BBC Sport. 12 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7283271.stm. Retrieved 14 October 2008. 
  4. ^ Glass, Adam (18 October 2007). "מכבי הרצליה תחתים את ג'וש קנט" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. http://www.one.co.il/Article/100611.aspx. Retrieved 15 October 2008. 
  5. ^ Caro, Danny (3 October 2008). "Kestenbaum calls up the big guns". The Jewish Chronicle. http://www.thejc.com/node/6533. Retrieved 14 October 2008. 

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