| Kevin McKenna | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin James McKenna | |
| Date of birth | January 21, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | ||
| Height | 1. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defence | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | 1. FC Köln | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2001 2001-2005 2005-2007 2007-present |
Energie Cottbus Heart of Midlothian Energie Cottbus 1. FC Köln |
5 (0) 122 (21) 57 (10) 18 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000-Present | Canada | 36 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kevin James McKenna (born January 21, 1980 in Calgary) is a Canadian professional football (soccer) player with 1. FC Köln in the German 1. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Bundesliga. He is a defender who also plays at times as a midfielder or forward. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing He has scored 9 times in 36 appearances for the Canadian national team. The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior
A Calgary Foothills player as an amateur, McKenna played three seasons (the first two in the reserves) with German Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus. He became the first Canadian to play in the German First Bundesliga when Energie won promotion to the top league in 2000. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
McKenna moved to Scottish Premier League team Hearts in 2001 on loan and played 8 games. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish After a £300,000 transfer, he was the club's second leading scorer in 2001-02 season with 9 goals in 35 games. As a mostly reserve striker in 2002-03, McKenna scored 6 times in 41 matches. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In 38 games in 2003-04, he scored 5 goals for the 'Jam Tarts'. In 2005, after falling out of favour at Hearts, he returned to Energie Cottbus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was elected as the club's new captain after the departure of former captain Gregg Berhalter. Gregg Berhalter (born August 1, 1973, in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American Football defender, who currently plays
In 2007 McKenna signed a 4-year contract with 1.FC Köln, who will be playing in the German First Division next season.
Kevin's older brother Mark is also a professional soccer player. He has played for the Calgary Storm. The Calgary Mustangs were a Calgary, Alberta, based A-League professional soccer team that played in 2004.