Alanna Kennedy

Alanna Kennedy
Kennedy greets Western Sydney Wanderers' fans
Personal information
Full name Alanna Stephanie Kennedy
Date of birth (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Campbelltown, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2011–2012 Newcastle Jets 9 (1)
2012–2013 Sydney FC 12 (3)
2013–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 9 (1)
2014–2015 Perth Glory 13 (2)
2015–2017 Sydney FC 24 (3)
2016 Western New York Flash 17 (0)
2017–2020 Orlando Pride 60 (8)
2017–2018 → Melbourne City (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2020 → Sydney FC (loan) 22 (3)
2020 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 9 (0)
2021 Tottenham Hotspur 10 (1)
2021– Manchester City 34 (1)
International career‡
2008–2009 Australia U-17 10 (6)
2011–2014 Australia U-20 3 (0)
2012– Australia 128 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024

Alanna Stephanie Kennedy (born 21 January 1995) is an Australian soccer player. She plays for Manchester City in the FA Women's Super League and for the Australia women's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Matildas").

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney 2010–11 W-League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Newcastle Jets 2011–12 W-League 9 1 — — — 9 1
Sydney 2012–13 W-League 12 3 — — — 12 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 W-League 9 0 — — — 9 0
Perth Glory 2014–15 W-League 13 2 — — — 13 2
Sydney 2015–16 W-League 12 1 — — — 12 1
2016–17 W-League 12 2 — — — 12 2
Total 68 9 — — — 68 9
Western New York Flash 2016 NWSL 17 0 — — — 17 0
Orlando Pride 2017 NWSL 25 5 — — — 25 5
2018 NWSL 20 2 — — — 20 2
2019 NWSL 15 1 — — — 15 1
Total 60 8 — — — 60 8
Melbourne City (loan) 2017–18 W-League 14 1 — — — 14 1
Sydney FC (loan) 2019–20 W-League 12 3 — — — 12 3
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2020–21 Women's Super League 19 1 1 1 3 1 — 23 3
Manchester City 2021–22 Women's Super League 14 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 22 1
2022–23 Women's Super League 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 7 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 17 0 1 0 2 0 — 20 0
2024–25 Women's Super League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Total 34 1 6 0 10 0 2 0 52 1
Career total 224 23 7 1 13 1 2 0 246 25

International

As of match played 31 July 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 2012 7 0
2013 5 0
201480
2015160
2016122
2017111
2018153
201991
202040
2021141
2022 7 0
2023 11 1
2024 9 2
Total12811
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kennedy goal.
List of international goals scored by Alanna Kennedy
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Vietnam 3–0 9–0 2016 Olympics qualifying
2 9 August 2016 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Zimbabwe 3–0 6–1 2016 Summer Olympics
3 7 March 2017 VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Netherlands 3–0 3–2 2017 Algarve Cup
4 10 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Vietnam 2–0 8–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
5 17 April 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Thailand 2–2 2–2
6 2 August 2018 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA  Japan 1–0 2–0 2018 Tournament of Nations
7 6 March 2019 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia  Argentina 2–0 3–0 2019 Cup of Nations
8 30 July 2021 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Great Britain 1–0 4–3 2020 Summer Olympics
9 27 July 2023 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia  Nigeria 2–3 2–3 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
10 28 July 2024 Stade de Nice, Nice, France  Zambia 1–1 6–5 2024 Summer Olympics
11 31 July 2024 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  United States 1–2 1–2

Honours

Sydney FC

Perth Glory

Western New York Flash

Melbourne City

Manchester City

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – Players – Alanna Kennedy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Kemp, Emma (10 February 2024). "When 23 becomes 18: The Matildas making the cut for Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Australia - A. Kennedy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  5. ↑ "Kennedy and Kerr nominated for FIFPro World XI". The Women's Game. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  6. ↑ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – AFC – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.