| Kai Kennedy | |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Queen of the South |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rangers |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Raith Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Hamilton Academical (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Falkirk (loan) |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | York City |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024- |
| Clubs8: | Queen of the South |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam5: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:09, 15 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 October 2020 |
Kai Alexander Kennedy (born 28 March 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Queen of the South.
Kennedy came through the youth system at Rangers. On 15 June 2018, Kennedy signed a three-year contract with the club.[1] Kennedy debuted for the first-team at Rangers on 17 January 2020 in a Scottish Cup match against Stranraer at Ibrox Stadium.[2]
In late September 2020, it was reported by the Daily Record that Kennedy was being chased by multiple clubs including Sheffield United, Manchester City, Roma and Bayern Munich due to a contract dispute with Rangers.[3] In October 2020 he was loaned to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship.[4] [5] On 5 January 2021, Kennedy's loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle was cut-short due to homesickness after Scotland was placed into another full lockdown, leaving him with the inability to travel between Inverness and his family in Glasgow.[6]
On 8 January 2021, Kennedy signed a new contract with Rangers until the summer of 2023. On the same day he signed a loan deal with Raith Rovers until the end of the season.[7] [8] On 22 July 2021, Kennedy returned to Fife with Dunfermline Athletic, signing a season-long loan deal.[9] Kennedy was recalled by his parent club during the January transfer window.[10] On 14 January 2022, Kennedy joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11] On 14 July 2022, Kennedy was loaned to Falkirk for the 2022–23 season [12] and was then released by Rangers at the end of that season.News: RANGERS CONFIRM ACADEMY DEPARTURES . Rangers Football Club . Rangers.co.uk . 1 June 2023 .
During August 2023, Kennedy joined York City.[13]
On 24 June 2024, Kennedy signed a one-year contract with Queen of the South. [14]
Kennedy has represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-19s. He was promoted to the under-21 squad in November 2020.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Inverness CT (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | |
| Career total | 74 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 13 | |||