Nohan Kenneh

Nohan Kenneh
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Zwedru, Liberia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
(on loan from Hibernian)
Number 42
Youth career
Bradford City
York City
2014–2022 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Hibernian 15 (1)
2023 → Ross County (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 28 (1)
2025– → Ross County (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
England U16
England U17
England U18
2023– Liberia[2] 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:27, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Nohan Kenneh (born 10 January 2003) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County, on loan from fellow Premiership club Hibernian, as well as the Liberia national team.[3] He is a former England youth international.

Early and personal life

Kenneh was born in Liberia,[1] moving to the United Kingdom as a refugee at the age of six.[4]

Club career

After playing in the youth teams of Bradford City and York City,[4] Kenneh spent eight years with Leeds United, and was an unused first-team substitute on a number of occasions.[5] He received a yellow card for his celebrations as an unused substitute in a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4]

Kenneh signed for Scottish club Hibernian in May 2022 on a three-year contract, with effect from 1 July.[1][6][7] On 9 July 2022, he debuted for Hibernian during a 5–0 win over Clyde.[8] On 13 August 2022, he scored his first professional goal in Hibernian's 2–1 loss away at Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.[9]

Kenneh was loaned to Ross County in January 2023,[10] and to English club Shrewsbury Town in July 2023.[11]

On 1 January 2025, Kenneh returned on loan to Ross County until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Kenneh represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.[6] He was called-up by his native country Liberia in March 2023,[13] and made his first full international appearance in a 2–2 draw with South Africa on 24 March.[14]

Style of play

Kenneh prefers to play as a holding midfielder, but he can also play as a central defender.[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United U21 2020–21[15] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[16] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Hibernian 2022–23[17] Scottish Premiership 15 1 0 0 4 0 — 19 1
2023–24[18] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[19] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 1
Ross County (loan) 2022–23[17] Scottish Premiership 16 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 19 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2023–24[18] EFL League One 28 1 3 0 1 0 1[c] 0 33 1
Ross County (loan) 2024–25[19] Scottish Premiership 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
Career total 62 2 5 0 5 0 7 0 79 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nohan Kenneh Becomes A Hibee!". Hibernian FC.
  2. ^ "Nohan Kenneh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ Nohan Kenneh at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b c d "Nohan Kenneh: Rejecting Leeds offer for Hibs switch, impressing Bielsa and Marsch, and the yellow card pub quiz question". edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  5. ^ Bloomer, Danny (24 May 2022). "Leeds United academy graduate Nohan Kenneh departs for Hibs". LeedsLive.
  6. ^ a b "Hibernian: Nohan Kenneh joins from Leeds on three-year deal". Sky Sports.
  7. ^ "Nohan Kenneh joins Hibs on three-year deal as club brings in defensive midfielder". edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  8. ^ "Lee Johnson makes big calls over Hibs summer transfers as he names team to face Clyde at Easter Road". edinburghlive.co.uk.
  9. ^ Petrie, Andrew (13 August 2022). "Livingston 2–1 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Nohan Kenneh: Hibs midfielder joins Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Shrewsbury sign Hibs midfielder Kenneh on loan". BBC Sport. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Nohan Kenneh returns on loan". RCFC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  13. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (9 March 2023). "Nohan Kenneh handed AFCON qualifiers chance as Liberia call up Hibs midfielder". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Kenneh makes international debut". BBC Sport. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Nohan Kenneh in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.


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