Kennedy Amutenya | |
Birth Name: | Kennedy Given-love Vatileni Amutenya |
Birth Date: | 15 July 1995 |
Birth Place: | Windhoek, Namibia |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Gaborone United |
Clubnumber: | 95 |
Years1: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs1: | United Africa Tigers |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | United Africa Tigers |
Years4: | 2019–2021 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Caps5: | 7 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022– |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | Namibia |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Kennedy Given-love Vatileni Amutenya (born 15 July 1995), is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gaborone United and the Namibia national team.
Amutenya began his senior career with the Namibia Premier League club United Africa Tigers in 2014, and helped them win the 2015–16 Namibia Premier League. In 2017, he had a year-long stint with Gaborone United in the Botswana Premier League before returning to the Tigers for another season.[2] In 2019, he again moved to Gaborone United for a couple of seasons. On 31 August 2021, he moved to the South African National First Division club Cape Town Spurs.[3] On 14 January 2022, he returned to Gaborone United for the third time on a 2.5 year contract, and in his time with them won the 2021–22 Botswana Premier League and 3 Botswana FA Challenge Cups.[4] On 11 October 2023, he was suspended by Gaborone United for indiscipline.[5]
Amutenya was first called up to the national team at the 2022 COSAFA Cup, where the team finished in second place.[6] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]