Kentoine Jennings

{{Short description|Bermudian footballer (born 1971)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kentoine Jennings

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Kentoine Jennings

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bermuda

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| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| years1 = | clubs1 = PHC Zebras | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1990–1993 | clubs2 = Hereford United | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = | clubs3 = Vasco da Gama

| years4 = 1999–2010 | clubs4 = North Village Rams

| years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = Prospect United

| nationalyears1 = 1990–2006 | nationalteam1 = Bermuda | nationalcaps1 = 33 | nationalgoals1 = 2

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Kentoine Jennings (born 15 October 1971) is a Bermudian former footballer who played as a defender. He made 33 appearances for the Bermuda national team scoring twice.

Club career

Jennings played in the 1989 Bermudan FA Cup final for North Village Rams.[http://bermudasun.org/Content/HURRICANE-WATCH/Hurricane-Watch/Article/Flashback--A-power-display-from-a-bygone-era/149/906/69361 Flashback: A power display from a bygone era] - Bermuda Sun

Jennings signed for English club Hereford United from PHC Zebras in 1990. Over the next two seasons, he made 16 appearances in the Football League,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hereford/hereford.html|title=HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 - 1996/97 & 2006/07 - 2009/10|accessdate=10 October 2010|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} playing alongside compatriot Meshach Wade. They were spotted by manager John Sillett when playing their first international match against the United States.[http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20141224/SPORT/141229902 Jennings cherishes Hereford memories] - Royal Gazette

He returned to Bermuda in 1993 to play with Vasco da Gama, before signing for North Village in 1999.{{NFT player|pid=797}} In 2010, he played for Bermuda First Division side Prospect United.[http://bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/Breakaway/Article/Jennings-Boulevard-win-is-a-confidence-boost/24/1307/49700 Jennings: Boulevard win is a confidence boost] - Bermuda Sun

International career

He made his debut for Bermuda in a February 1990 friendly match against the USA and earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 2 goals. He also captained the national team.

His final international match was a September 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic. He announced his international retirement in 2007.[http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=24007.10;wap2 Kentoine calls it quits] - Soca Warriors

Personal life

His younger brother is fellow footballer Kevin Jennings.{{cite web|url=http://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?sectionId=70&articleId=7d3ad9230030002 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914143410/http://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?sectionId=70&articleId=7d3ad9230030002 |url-status=dead |archivedate=14 September 2012 |title=Jennings duo get Village back on track |accessdate=10 October 2010 |date=27 October 2003 |author=Colin Thompson |publisher=The Royal Gazette }} He now works for the Bermuda Telephone Company.

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jennings goal.

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|+ List of international goals scored by Kentoine Jennings

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style="text-align:center"|114 June 1992Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda{{fb|ATG}}style="text-align:center"|3–0style="text-align:center"|3–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1992nca.html 1992 MATCHES NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN] - RSSSF
style="text-align:center"|225 October 1992National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda{{fb|JAM}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|1–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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