Scott Kennedy

Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for SSV Jahn Regensburg.

Club Career

Kennedy moved to Germany as an 18-year-old, signing with SBC Traunstein in 2015, and later with FC Amberg in 2016. Kennedy would move to Austria in June 2017, joining Austrian Regionalliga West club SV Grodig. In July 2018 he signed with Austria Klagenfurt.

In August 2020, Kennedy joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg on a three-year contract. Kennedy's performances in his first season would impress, particularly in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal where Regensburg would knock out Bundesliga side Koln to advance to the quarterfinals.

International Career

While with Regensburg, Kennedy would begin to get interest in representing Canada internationally. On May 26, 2021, Jahn Regensburg confirmed Kennedy had been called up to Canada for their upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He made his debut for Canada on June 8 in the match against Suriname, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 victory. On June 18 Kennedy was named to the 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 1 he was named to the final squad. On July 10, he was replaced in the squad by Frank Sturing.