Ben Kennedy

Ballymena United

Born on : January 12, 1997 (27 years) at Lisburn

Nationality : Northern Ireland

Height : 1m78

Best foot : Left foot

U21 International

2022-2023
2022-2023
2019-2020
2017-2018

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Current season statistics (2024/2025)

64% Impacting goals 11 Goals

100% Impacting assists 1 Assists

15 Played matches 1326 Minutes played

4 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

Main position
Centre forward	5%

Kennedy's career statisticsLast updated on 02/11/2024 at 20:25

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Results

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International

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2024/2025

Ballymena

121

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ballymena	NIFL Premiership	15	11	1	121		18	4	1326	9	100%		100%	4		53%	0%	47%

2023/2024

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Crusaders	Europa Conference League	4		1		7	1	354	8	100%		100%		25%	50%	25%
Crusaders	Sports Direct Premiership	29	13	3	174	24	11	2266	8	86%	5	76%	3	52%	21%	28%
Crusaders	Conference League Playoffs	2	1		133	2		133	8	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Crusaders	Europa Conference League	2	1		145	2		145	8	50%	1	100%		50%	0%	50%

2022/2023

Crusaders

177

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Crusaders	Europa Conference League	3					4		270	8	100%		100%			33%	33%	33%
Crusaders	Danske Bank Premiership	2	2	1	42		2		83	8	100%		5%			50%	0%	50%

2021/2022

Crusaders

225

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Crusaders	Danske Bank Premiership	31	12	12	225		24	14	2703	8	100%		82%	3		58%	13%	29%

2020/2021

Crusaders

250

274

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Crusaders	Danske Bank Premiership	23	5	1	250		24	5	1251	8	61%	17	61%			35%	17%	48%
Crusaders	Conference League Playoffs	1						1	120	8	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%

2019/2020

Stevenage

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Stevenage	League Two	18		2			25	6	1222	10	67%	8	50%			6%	39%	56%
Stevenage	Leasing.com Trophy	3					4	1	184	10	33%	3	50%	1		33%	0%	67%

2018/2019

Newport

620

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Newport	League Two	10	1	2	620		5	5	620	19	70%	6	56%	1		40%	30%	30%

2018/2019

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Stevenage	League Two	25	6	1	308	27	6	1846	10	88%	4	83%	5	40%	16%	44%
Stevenage	Checkatrade Trophy	2	2		78	4	1	155	10	100%		67%		50%	0%	50%
Stevenage	FA Cup	1						63	10	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%

2017/2018

Stevenage

308

328

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Stevenage	League Two	35	7	7	308	36	7	2153	10	69%	11	76%	1	37%	23%	40%
Stevenage	FA Cup	2				3	1	142	10	100%		50%		0%	50%	50%
N. Ireland U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	5				5	2	294	9	60%	2		1	40%	20%	40%

2016/2017

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Stevenage	League Two	36	9	6	270	42	9	2430	14	72%	11	78%	6	42%	17%	42%
Stevenage	EFL Cup	1	1		90		1	90	14	100%	1	50%		100%	0%	0%
Stevenage	FA Cup	1				1		87	14	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Stevenage	Checkatrade Trophy								14		1	0%
N. Ireland U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	2				3		175	9	100%				0%	50%	50%

2015/2016

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Stevenage	League Two	22	2	1	636	17	5	1272	33	59%	11	48%	2	27%	32%	41%
Stevenage	Football League Trophy	1	1		90	2		90	0	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Stevenage	FA Cup	2				1	1	172	33	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
N. Ireland U-19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	5	2		214	7		428	8	100%			4	20%	20%	60%

2014/2015

Stevenage

193

234

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Stevenage	League Two	15	4	2	193		8	4	770	33	40%	10	65%	1		40%	33%	27%
Stevenage	League Two Play-Off	2					4		165	33	50%	1	100%	1		0%	50%	50%

Total

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Notes

Overall

53/100

Physical

12/20

Mental

9/20

Technical

9/20

Offense

10/20

Defense

8/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

2024's Number of Matches World Ranking>1000

2024's Goals World Ranking243

2024's Assists World Ranking>1000

2024's Number of Victories World Ranking>1000

2024's Minimum Losses World Ranking (Min. 30 games played)>1000

Rankings updated on 31/10/2024

Transfers

26/07/24 >	Ballymena
24/08/20 > 26/07/24	Crusaders
31/01/19 > 31/05/19	Newport County	Loan
01/01/15 > 18/06/20	Stevenage

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Player career by clubLast updated on 02/11/2024 at 20:25

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Ballymena	15	11	1	121	1326	4	100%15	53%8	47%7
Crusaders	97	34	18	213	7241	6	86%83	48%47	33%32
N. Ireland U-19	5	2		214	428	4	100%5	20%1	60%3
N. Ireland U-21	7				469	1	71%5	29%2	43%3
Newport	10	1	2	620	620	1	70%7	40%4	30%3
Stevenage	166	32	19	339	10841	17	69%115	33%55	43%72

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Portadown	8	6	5	6
Larne	12	5	4	16
Glenavon	9	4	4	7
Swifts	9	7	4	6
Carlisle United	7	3	4	6
Coleraine	11	4	3	16
Cliftonville	10	4	3	13
Cambridge	9	2	3	9
Glentoran	9	3	3	11
Rangers	8	6	3	7
Newport	7	6	3	5
Luton Town	7	3	3	11
Forest Green	6	0	3	7
Grimsby Town	6	3	3	9
Morecambe	7	6	2	7
Ballymena	6	5	2	6
Cheltenham	5	3	2	6
Macclesfield	3	1	2	2
Bristol Rovers	3	2	2	1
Barnet	3	3	2	1

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Linfield	10	9	20
Coleraine	11	6	16
Crewe	7	5	15
Exeter City	9	5	15
Larne	12	5	16
Mansfield	6	4	8
Cambridge	9	4	9
Glentoran	9	4	11
Glenavon	9	4	7
MK Dons	4	3	8
Swindon Town	4	3	7
Wycombe	5	3	6
Northampton	4	3	6
Plymouth	4	3	7
Carlisle United	7	3	6
Lincoln City	4	3	6
D&R	3	3	6
Forest Green	6	3	7
Oxford	2	2	7
Port Vale	4	2	4

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2024/2025	Ballymena	53%	47%	15	0%	0%	1	-
2023/2024	Crusaders	51%	27%	37	42%	42%	12	Slightly positive
2022/2023	Crusaders	40%	40%	5	57%	20%	44	-
2021/2022	Crusaders	58%	29%	31	60%	33%	15	Very slightly negative
2020/2021	Crusaders	32%	44%	25	58%	26%	19	Very negative
2019/2020	Stevenage	10%	57%	21	17%	50%	24	Negative
2018/2019	Newport	40%	30%	10	46%	31%	13	Slightly negative
2018/2019	Stevenage	39%	46%	28	43%	43%	7	Very slightly negative
2017/2018	Stevenage	35%	41%	37	24%	41%	17	Positive
2016/2017	Stevenage	42%	42%	38	43%	43%	14	-
2015/2016	Stevenage	28%	44%	25	20%	48%	25	Slightly positive
2014/2015	Stevenage	35%	29%	17	50%	13%	8	Negative

Key figures

Ben Kennedy has played in the first 11 in NIFL Premiership in each of the last 12 at home matches

The player has played in the first 11 in NIFL Premiership in each of the last 25 matches

Kennedy has played in the first 11 in NIFL Premiership in each of the last 38 away from home matches

He has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 15 matches

He has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 43 away from home matches

He hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 7 at home matches

He hasn't scored away from home in non-league and non-national team competition for 1268 minutes.

Kennedy hasn't won in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 6 away from home matches

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Stevenage
31/01/2015	LT	Stevenage - Oxford United	0 - 2	First match with the club, first loss
07/02/2015	LT	Mansfield Town - Stevenage	1 - 0	First start
14/02/2015	LT	Hartlepool - Stevenage	1 - 3	First victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
Newport County
02/02/2019		Grimsby Town - Newport County	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
30/03/2019		Yeovil - Newport County	1 - 3	First victory, first goal
Crusaders
23/10/2020		Crusaders - Cliftonville	1 - 0	First match with the club, first victory
30/10/2020		Linfield - Crusaders	2 - 1	First start, first loss
21/11/2020		Crusaders - Swifts	3 - 1	First goal, first time scoring 2 goals
22/08/2023		Crusaders - Rangers	9 - 0	First time scoring 3 goals, first time scoring 4 goals
Ballymena United
10/08/2024	NIFLP	Ballymena - Linfield	0 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first loss
16/08/2024	NIFLP	Coleraine - Ballymena	4 - 2	First goal
30/08/2024	NIFLP	Ballymena - Glenavon	3 - 1	First victory, first time scoring 2 goals, first time scoring 3 goals

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 02/11/2024 at 20:25

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
FA Cup	FA Cup	6				464	100%6	17%1	17%1	67%4
League Cup	League Cup	1	1	90		90	100%1	100%1
EFL Trophy	EFL Trophy	6	3	143		429	67%4	33%2		67%4
League Two	League Two	161	29	356	21	10313	68%110	34%55	25%40	41%66
League Two Play-Off	League Two Play-Off	2				165	50%1		50%1	50%1
NIFL Premiership	NIFL Premiership	100	43	175	18	7545	87%87	50%50	14%14	36%36
Europa League Playoffs	Europa League Playoffs	3	1	253		253	100%3	67%2	33%1
UEFAU21CQ	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	7				469	71%5	29%2	29%2	43%3
EEU19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	5	2	214		428	100%5	20%1	20%1	60%3
ECL	Europa Conference League	9	1	769	1	769	89%8	33%3	33%3	33%3

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2023/2024	Crusaders	1P	4	58	34	17	7	10	56	36
2023/2024	Crusaders	1	5	55	33	16	7	10	55	36
2022/2023	Crusaders	1P	5	63	34	18	9	7	65	37
2022/2023	Crusaders	1	4	62	33	18	8	7	65	37
2021/2022	Crusaders	1P	4	64	34	20	4	10	51	28
2021/2022	Crusaders	1	4	61	33	19	4	10	47	28
2020/2021	Crusaders	1P	6	54	38	16	6	16	62	50
2020/2021	Crusaders	1	6	53	33	16	5	12	59	40
2019/2020	Stevenage	4	23	22	36	3	13	20	24	50
2018/2019	Newport	4	7	71	46	20	11	15	59	59
2018/2019	Stevenage	4	9	44	29	13	5	11	35	36
2017/2018	Stevenage	4	16	55	46	14	13	19	60	65
2016/2017	Stevenage	4	10	67	46	20	7	19	67	63
2015/2016	Stevenage	4	18	48	46	11	15	20	52	67
2014/2015	Stevenage	4	6	72	46	20	12	14	62	54

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
November 01, 2024	01/11	NIFLP	Round 15	Ballymena	0 - 3	Portadown	90 Minutes
October 26, 2024	26/10	NIFLP	Round 14	Crusaders	1 - 0	Ballymena	90 Minutes
October 19, 2024	19/10	NIFLP	Round 13	Ballymena	0 - 1	Coleraine	90 Minutes
October 12, 2024	12/10	NIFLP	Round 12	Glenavon	0 - 1	Ballymena	90 Minutes	1
October 05, 2024	05/10	NIFLP	Round 11	Ballymena	4 - 1	Loughgall	79 Minutes	1
October 01, 2024	01/10	BMLLC	2nd round	Rathfriland	3 - 34-5 s.o	Ballymena	No data
September 28, 2024	28/09	NIFLP	Round 10	Portadown	0 - 1	Ballymena	90 Minutes
September 21, 2024	21/09	NIFLP	Round 9	Ballymena	3 - 2	Cliftonville	90 Minutes	1
September 17, 2024	17/09	NIFLP	Round 8	Rangers	1 - 4	Ballymena	90 Minutes	2
September 14, 2024	14/09	NIFLP	Round 7	Ballymena	1 - 0	Glentoran	90 Minutes	1
September 07, 2024	07/09	NIFLP	Round 6	Larne	0 - 1	Ballymena	90 Minutes	1
August 30, 2024	30/08	NIFLP	Round 5	Ballymena	3 - 1	Glenavon	77 Minutes	3
August 24, 2024	24/08	NIFLP	Round 4	Swifts	1 - 0	Ballymena	90 Minutes
August 20, 2024	20/08	NIFLP	Round 3	Ballymena	0 - 1	Crusaders	90 Minutes
August 16, 2024	16/08	NIFLP	Round 2	Coleraine	4 - 2	Ballymena	90 Minutes	1	1
August 10, 2024	10/08	NIFLP	Round 1	Ballymena	0 - 2	Linfield	90 Minutes

First XI

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