Kevin McKenna

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Infobox Football biography
playername = Kevin McKenna


fullname = Kevin James McKenna
height = height|m=1.89
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|1|21
cityofbirth = Calgary
countryofbirth = Canada
currentclub = 1. FC Köln
clubnumber = 23
position = Defence
youthyears = -1995
1995-1998
youthclubs = Calgary Foothills
Calgary Dinos
years = 1998-2001
2001-2005
2005-2007
2007-present
clubs = Energie Cottbus
Heart of Midlothian
Energie Cottbus
1. FC Köln
caps(goals) = 005 0(0)
122 (21)
057 (10)
018 0(2)
pcupdate = 16:45 March 20, 2007 (PST)
nationalyears = 2000-Present
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 036 0(9)
ntupdate = October 19, 2006

Kevin James McKenna (born January 21, 1980 in Calgary) is a Canadian professional football (soccer) player of Scottish descent who currently plays for 1. FC Köln in the German Bundesliga. He is a defender who also plays at times as a midfielder or forward. Kevin's older brother Mark is also a professional soccer player who has played for the Calgary Storm.

Biography

Club

After playing with Calgary Foothills as an amateur, McKenna played three seasons (the first two in the reserves) with German Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus. On the first game of the 2000-2001 season, McKenna and international teammate Paul Stalteri simultaneously became the first Canadians to play in the German Bundesliga in a match between McKenna's newly-promoted Cottbus and Stalteri's Werder Bremen. [http://www.paulstalteri.com/profile.htm "Paul Stalteri profile"] ] .

McKenna moved to Scottish Premier League team Hearts in 2001 on loan, playing 8 games for the Edinburgh club. After a £300,000 transfer that summer, McKenna was the club's second leading scorer in the 2001-02 season with 9 goals in 35 games. As a mostly reserve striker in 2002-03, McKenna scored 6 in 41. He also scored 5 goals in 38 games in 2003-04. After falling out of favour at Hearts in 2005, McKenna returned to Energie Cottbus. He was elected as the club's new captain after the departure of former skipper Gregg Berhalter.

In the summer of 2007, McKenna signed a 4-year contract with 1.FC Köln, dropping down a division to the German 2nd Division. He helped his new side to promotion into the top flight in his first season with the club.

Country

McKenna has been a regular for the Canadian national team since 2002, when he featured in the CONCACAF Gold Cup as a target man for Holger Osieck's side. McKenna scored 3 goals, including a brace over Haiti in the first round.

Honours

Individual

*CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2002

Club

1.FC Köln
*2nd Bundesliga:
**Third place: 2007

Country

Canada
*CONCACAF Gold Cup:
**Third place: 2002

References

External links

* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=18 National team profile of McKenna]