Gavin Kilkenny (born 1 February 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.[3]
 Kilkenny with AFC Bournemouth in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Kilkenny[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | St Kevin's Boys | ||
| 2016–2019 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | Swindon Town | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editRaised in Beaumont, a northern suburb of Dublin, Kilkenny started out his footballing career at St Kevin's Boys, a schoolboy team with several notable graduates, such as Damien Duff, Jeff Hendrick, Dara O'Shea, 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.[4]
Club career
editAFC Bournemouth
editKilkenny 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] Kilkenny made his first appearance of the 2023–2024 season for Bournemouth in their 5-0 FA Cup defeat of Swansea on 25 January 2024, when he came on as a 57th minute substitute for the injured James Hill.[8]
Stoke City, Charlton Athletic & Fleetwood Town loans
editOn 2 July 2022, Kilkenny joined Stoke City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[9] He only made four appearances for Stoke and returned to Bournemouth in January 2023.[10]
On the 31 January 2023, Kilkenny joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[11]
On the 1 February 2024, Kilkenny joined Fleetwood Town on loan for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[12]
Swindon Town
editKilkenny joined League Two side Swindon Town on 30 August 2024.[13]
International career
editKilkenny is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland, having experience playing in the U18s squads and the U21s.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2022–23[17] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[17] | League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2023–24[18] | League One | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Swindon Town | 2024–25[19] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
editAFC Bournemouth
- Championship runner-up: 2021–22[20]
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Bournemouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Gavin Kilkenny at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Gavin Kilkenny". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Feature: From Nandos and Love Island to scoring against Lyon". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Burton Albion 2–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea: Five-goal Cherries hammer Swans to reach FA Cup fifth round". BBC Sport. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Gavin Kilkenny: AFC Bournemouth loan midfielder to Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Bournemouth recall Kilkenny". Stoke City. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "DONE DEAL: GAVIN KILKENNY IS AN ADDICK". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Midfielder Gavin Kilkenny joins on loan from AFC Bournemouth". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Gavin Kilkenny". Swindon Town. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Kilkenny in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
edit- Gavin Kilkenny at AFC Bournemouth (archived)
- Gavin Kilkenny at Premier League