Nohan Kenneh | |
Birth Date: | 10 January 2003 |
Birth Place: | Zwedru, Liberia |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Hibernian |
Clubnumber: | 24 |
Youthclubs1: | Bradford City |
Youthclubs2: | York City |
Youthyears3: | 2014–2022 |
Youthclubs3: | Leeds United |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Hibernian |
Caps1: | 15 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2023 |
Clubs2: | → Ross County (loan) |
Caps2: | 16 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs3: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
Caps3: | 28 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
Nationalteam4: | Liberia |
Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 21:32, 27 February 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 01:27, 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
Nohan Kenneh (born 10 January 2003) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hibernian and the Liberia national team. He is a former England youth international.
Kenneh was born in Liberia,[1] moving to the United Kingdom as a refugee at the age of six.[2]
After playing in the youth teams of Bradford City and York City,[2] Kenneh spent eight years with Leeds United, and was an unused first-team substitute on a number of occasions.[3] He received a yellow card for his celebrations as an unused substitute in a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2]
Kenneh signed for Scottish club Hibernian in May 2022 on a three-year contract, with effect from 1 July.[1] [4] [5] On 9 July 2022, he debuted for Hibernian during a 5–0 win over Clyde.[6] On 13 August 2022, he scored his first professional goal in Hibernian's 2–1 loss away at Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.[7]
Kenneh was loaned to Ross County in January 2023,[8] and to English club Shrewsbury Town in July 2023.[9]
Kenneh represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.[4] He was called-up by his native country Liberia in March 2023,[10] and made his first full international appearance in a 2 - 2 draw with South Africa on 24 March.[11]
Kenneh prefers to play as a holding midfielder, but he can also play as a central defender.[2]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Leeds United U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Hibernian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
Ross County (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League One | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
Career total | 59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 2 |