Johnny Kenny
Bolton Wanderers

Johnny Kenny

Johnny Kenny of Bolton Wanderers was born in Riverstown, Rep. Ireland on 9 June 2003 (age 22).

Johnny Kenny
Johnny Kenny · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Johnny Kenny, a footballer who first saw the light of day on the 6th of June 2003, is currently aged 22. This lad has his roots in the Republic of Ireland and is best known for his adeptness in the forward position, primarily as a striker in the service of Bolton Wanderers. 5ft 9in tall (or 1.77m in the metric scale), he struts a physique weighing in at 11st 2lb (71kg). Kenny, who sports the number 9 jersey, has also had the privilege of representing his homeland in the Republic of Ireland national team.

As of the present, his market value stands in the vicinity of €600k, which is equivalent to around £513k when converted, according to Transfermarkt. You may verify this statistic by following this link.

Rewinding back a bit, in January of 2020, Kenny kicked off his senior football career with a Premier Division club in his home country, Sligo Rovers. Here, he made quite an impression with 32 appearances in the first team, netting 11 goals during the 2021 season.

In January 2022, our Irish lad moved on, making his way to a Scottish Premiership club, Celtic, for a transfer fee that ran up to about £140k. His stint with Celtic spanned a couple of seasons and proved rather eventful. During the 2024 - 2025 season, Kenny graced the green grass a total of eight times for the first team and managed to score a single goal in league matches. The following season saw Kenny step up his game a notch, with 15 appearances and four successful attempts at goal.

In between his time Celtic, he was twice loaned out, first to Queen's Park in the Championship, where he clocked up 12 first team appearances during the 2022 - 2023 season. Then, he moved over to Shamrock Rovers back in his home country, where he played impressively, making 59 appearances over two seasons and scoring a commendable 18 goals in total.

Finally, in February 2026, Johnny got a taste of English football, being loaned to Bolton Wanderers in League One. So far, Kenny has had a stint of four first team appearances and has managed to poke home one goal.

On the international stage, Kenny has had a smidgen of the big leagues. He has participated in the World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026 for the Republic of Ireland, making a single appearance as a substitute.

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Johnny Kenny stats

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Striker
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Johnny Kenny
ST
1.77m (5ft 9in)
Height
9
Squad Number
71kg (11st 2lb)
Weight
6 June 2003 (age 22)
Date of Birth
Riverstown
Birthplace
Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Country of Birth
Bolton Wanderers
Team
Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
National Team
£498k (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

Season stats

Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
League One 2025 - 2026
Games
4
Starting
2
Substitute
2
Unused
31
Utilisation
11%
Goals
1
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026
Games
1
Starting
-
Substitute
1
Unused
5
Utilisation
17%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
4
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
15
Goals
4
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
8
Goals
1
Team
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
Season 2024
Country
Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games
29
Goals
13
Team
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
Season 2023
Country
Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games
30
Goals
5
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
12
Goals
-
Team
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
Season 2021
Country
Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games
32
Goals
11

Transfers

Team
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
2 February 2026
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 January 2025
From
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
1 January 2023
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
20 August 2022
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
8 January 2022
From
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
Type
Fee (£140k)
Team
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
1 January 2020
Type
Signed

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