| Ryan Kenny | |
| Fullname: | Ryan Jeffrey Brown Kenny |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Livermore, California, United States |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Buchanan High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2005 |
| College1: | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Collegecaps1: | 0 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2006–2009 |
| College2: | Sacramento State Hornets |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Fresno Fuego |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | Rochester Rhinos |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 30 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs1: | Fresno FC (goalkeeping) |
Ryan Jeffrey Brown Kenny (born September 11, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player.
Kenny was born September 11, 1987, in Livermore, California.[1] He played high school soccer at Buchanan High School in Clovis, California.[1]
Kenny attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and was a student-athlete on the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.[2] He battled to serve as backup to incumbent UCSB starter Kyle Reynish, but ultimately redshirted and made no appearances.[3] [4] [5]
Kenny transferred to California State University, Sacramento after his first season and it was announced that Kenny would join the Sacramento State Hornets men's soccer team in March 2006.[6] He played for the Hornets for four seasons and on his departure ranked third all-time in career saves (160) and goals against average (1.49).[7]
During his college years, Kenny also played several seasons for Fresno Fuego of the USL Premier Development League, leading them to a league title and a National Semi-Final appearance to be named Co-Defensive player of the year.[8] [9]
After graduating from Sacramento State, Kenny spent 2010 training with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake.[10]
In February 2011, Kenny signed his first professional contract with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL Pro.[11] Former UCSB teammates Tyler Rosenlund and Alfonso Motagalvan were teammates.[12] He made his professional debut on May 10, 2011, in a game against the Harrisburg City Islanders, which was his only USL Pro appearance for the club.[13] [14] He made one further appearance for the Rhinos, a 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game on June 14, 2011, against Phoenix SC, which was his last professional appearance.[15] [16]
In the offseason, Kenny suffered injuries to both shoulders and was not able to compete again.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fresno Fuego | 2008 | PDL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Rochester Rhinos | 2011 | USL Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||