Johnny Kenny, born on the 6th of June 2003, in the Republic of Ireland, is currently plying his trade as a forward with Bolton Wanderers. He predominantly features as a striker, donning the number 9 jersey and is well poised at standing 5ft 9in tall (1.77m), with a weight of 11st 2lb (71kg). He has also had the honour of representing his homeland, the Republic of Ireland, at the international level.
Kenny has a current market value of approximately half a million pounds, according to Transfermarkt.
In January 2020, Kenny embarked on his maiden professional outing with Premier Division side Sligo Rovers, hailing from his native Republic of Ireland. Impressively, in his debut season of 2021, he notched up 32 first-team appearances and netted 11 goals in league matches.
As the year 2022 arrived, Celtic came calling with an irresistible offer, subsequently prompting his transfer from Sligo Rovers to the Glasgow-based Scottish Premiership heavyweights for a fee of approximately £140k. However, his time at Celtic was intermittently punctuated with loan moves.
In August 2022, Kenny was shipped off to Queen's Park of the Championship on a loan deal where he earned 12 appearances. A few months later in January 2023, he swapped countries as he was loaned to Shamrock Rovers, once again in his native Ireland's Premier Division. Here, he made quite an impact as he featured 30 times and found the back of the net on 5 occasions in his debut season. The following year, his statistics improved as his appearances increased to 29 with an improved tally of 13 goals.
January 2025 saw his return to Celtic post the culmination of his loan deal. Kenny made eight appearances and scored a single goal that year in the Premiership. The season of 2025-2026 has seen him make 15 appearances with four goals to his name.
Kenny's Celtic journey ended in February 2026 as he was sent out on a loan to English League One team, Bolton Wanderers. He has made an early impact with three first-team appearances already in the 2025 - 2026 season.
Internationally, the 2024-2026 World Cup Qualifiers Europe saw Johnny Kenny earn an appearance as a substitute, further strengthening his standing as a key part of the Republic of Ireland setup.
