Ben McKenna
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin James McKenna[citation needed] | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
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Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Stalybridge Celtic | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2009 | Burnley | ||
2009–2010 | Carlisle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Carlisle United | 2 | (0) |
2012 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Workington | 49 | (4) |
2014- | Stalybridge Celtic | 76 | (6) |
2016 | → Ashton United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009-2010 | Northern Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2010-2011 | Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2011-2012 | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 17th September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:41 27th December 2013 (UTC) |
Benjamin James McKenna (born 16 January 1993) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays for Stalybridge. He plays as a midfielder.
Early life
McKenna was born in Burnley, Lancashire. He attended Blessed Trinity RC College in the town.[1] He started off at Burnley's academy, but after being released by his hometown club, McKenna joined Carlisle United on a two-year YTS contract.
Career
Club
After impressive performances in the youth and reserve teams, McKenna got called up to the first team squad and made his senior debut for Carlisle United in a 6-0 FA Cup first round victory against Tipton Town in November 2010, as a 46th-minute substitute[2] McKenna made his League debut in February 2011, during a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday as a 79th-minute substitute.[3] On 12 January 2012, he joined Scottish Third Division side Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[4] On 3 May 2012, Carlisle United announced that McKenna's contract would not be renewed at the end of the 2011–12 season. After having an unsuccessful trial with League Two side Accrington Stanley in January 2013 McKenna joined Workington Reds on the 4th of March 2013 for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season.
International
McKenna has been capped for Northern Ireland at under-17 under-18 and under-19 level
References
- ↑ Burnley Express Accessed 2011
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External links
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- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2013
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Burnley
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Northern Irish descent
- English footballers
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association football midfielders
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Annan Athletic F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs
- Northern Irish football biography stubs