Ben Kennedy (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben James Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ballymena United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Stevenage | 151 | (27) |
| 2019 | → Newport County (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Crusaders | 85 | (32) |
| 2024– | Ballymena United | 12 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Northern Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ben James Kennedy (born 12 January 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.
Kennedy joined Stevenage on a two-year youth scholarship in the summer of 2013 and broke into the first team during the 2014–15 season. He signed for Newport County on loan in January 2019 before returning to Stevenage at the end of the 2018–19 season. He was released by Stevenage in June 2020 and joined Crusaders of the NIFL Premiership two months later. He won two Irish Cups with Crusaders before moving to Ballymena United in 2024.
He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.