Josh Kennet

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Josh Kennet
ג'וש קנט

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| fullname = Joshua Simon Kennet

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|09|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Camden, England{{ENFA}}

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| position = Midfielder / Right back

| currentclub = London Lions

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| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 = –2004

| youthyears3 = 2004–2006

| youthclubs1 = Millwall

| youthclubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur

| youthclubs3 = Oxford United

| years1 = 2006–2007

| years2 = 2007

| years3 = 2007–2010

| years4 = 2010–

| years5 = 2013–

| clubs1 = Oxford United

| clubs2 = → Didcot Town (loan)

| clubs3 = Maccabi Herzliya

| caps1 = 1

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 37

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 1

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| club-update = 04:46, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

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Joshua Simon Kennet ({{Langx|he|יהושע סימון קנט}}; born 27 September 1987) is an English-Israeli{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20080229/282819301910315|title=|via=PressReader}} footballer currently with London Lions.

Early and personal life

Kennet is Jewish, and was born to a Jewish family in Camden, England.{{cite web| url = https://www.thejc.com/mgbsfl/news/msfl-prev-26-1-1.431334| title = Reference at www.thejc.com| date = 26 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20160415/282664686554551|title=|via=PressReader}} His father Eilon was born in Israel, and manages London Maccabi Lions A.{{cite web| url = https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/kennet-joins-hapoel-bnei-lod-on-loan-1.14110| title = Reference at www.thejc.com| date = 24 November 2016}} Josh grew up in North London, and attended Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kingsbury. He showed early signs of ability in most sports particularly in football. He represented London schools in football and athletics.{{cite news |first=Sa'ar |last=Hess |author2=Tomer Ganour |script-title=he:מלונדון למכבי הרצליה: ג'וש קנט הגשים חלום |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3466914,00.html |work= Yedioth Ahronoth |date=11 February 2007 |access-date=14 October 2008 |language=he }} Kennet's brother, Ricky, plays for London Lions and represented the United Kingdom at the 2007 European Maccabiah Games in Rome, Italy.

Kennet has also become an Israeli citizen.

Playing career

After spells at Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur from the age of 14 to 16, Kennet signed a 2-year YTS contract with Oxford United. From the age of 16 Kennet was a regular in the reserve side for the following two years. Throughout this period Kennet captained the youth side. He was then given his first professional contract at the age of 18 by manager Darren Patterson.{{cite news|first=Alexander|last=Sherwood|title=Kennet Looking To Shine At Oxford|url=http://www.totallyjewish.com/football/pro_soccer/?content_id=4060|publisher=TotallyJewish.com|date=10 August 2006|access-date=14 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081242/http://www.totallyjewish.com/football/pro_soccer/?content_id=4060|archive-date=6 June 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} On 1 January 2007 Kennet made his league debut for Oxford against Exeter City. After the arrival of Jim Smith, opportunities in the first team were few and far between and Kennet spent most of his time on the bench and playing for the reserves. Kennet then joined neighbouring team Didcot Town on loan.

In 2007, Kennet signed a 3-year contract for Israeli premier league club Maccabi Herzliya after impressing during a two-week trial.{{cite news |title=Kennet relishes top-flight chance |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7283271.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 March 2008 |access-date=14 October 2008 }}{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Glass |script-title=he:מכבי הרצליה תחתים את ג'וש קנט |url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/100611.aspx |publisher=One.co.il |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=15 October 2008 |language=he }}

On 3 October 2008 Kennet was named to a preliminary list of 23 players to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.{{cite news |first=Danny |last=Caro |title=Kestenbaum calls up the big guns |url=http://www.thejc.com/node/6533 |publisher=The Jewish Chronicle |date=3 October 2008 |access-date=14 October 2008 }} He played for the United Kingdom in Israel at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, and at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, winning a silver medal.{{cite web|url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/sundays-maccabiah-round-up/|title=Sunday's Maccabiah round-up|date=21 July 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.maccabiah.com/2017/the-games/athlete|title="Athletes - 20th Maccabiah 2017"|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040137/http://www.maccabiah.com/2017/the-games/athlete|archive-date=24 June 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.londonlions.com/lions-boys-claim-maccabiah-silver-israel/|title=Lions boys claim Maccabiah silver in Israel - Maccabi London Lions FC|date=20 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oxford United \|2006–07 \|Conference \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
rowspan="3"\|Maccabi Herzliya \|2007–08 \|Premier League \|12\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|16\|\|0
2008–09 !rowspan="2"\|Liga Leumit \|17	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
2009–10 \|8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Wingate & Finchley \|2014–15 \|Isthmian League











London Lions \|2015–16 \|Herts County League











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