Josh Kennet
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Early life
Kennet was born to a Jewish family in England, his father Eilon was born in Israel. Josh grew up in North London, and attended JFS school in Kingsbury. He showed early signs of ability in most sports particularly in football. He represented London schools in football and athletics.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 UnitedOxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
. From the age of 16 Kennet was a regular in the reserve side for the following 2 years. Throughout this period Kennet captained the youth side and then was given his first professional contract at the age of 18 by manager Darren Patterson. On 1 January 2007 Josh Kennet made his league debut for Oxford against Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
. However, his first over enthusiastic tackle earned him a yellow card but minutes later Kennet redeemed himself by slotting a ball through for an assist for Carl Pettefer
Carl Pettefer
Carl James Pettefer is an English footballer, who currently plays for AFC Totton. He began his career at Portsmouth FC, signing his professional papers with then manager Alan Ball in August 1999 when aged 17. He made his full debut for Portsmouth against West Bromwich Albion F.C...
. 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 regularly for the reserves. When an opportunity for a loan spell at neighbouring Didcot Town
Didcot Town F.C.
Didcot Town F.C. are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League, having been relegated from the Premier Division in 2010–11....
arose, Kennet took the opportunity and finished the season as Didcot Town
Didcot Town F.C.
Didcot Town F.C. are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League, having been relegated from the Premier Division in 2010–11....
star player.
In 2007, Kennet signed a 3-year contract for Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i premier league club Maccabi Herzliya after impressing during a two week trial.
On 3 October 2008 Kennet was named to a preliminary list of 23 players to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
2009 Maccabiah Games
The 2009 Maccabiah Games were the 18th incarnation of the Maccabiah Games, being held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. On the 13th of July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at...
.
Personal life
Kennet's brother, Ricky, plays for London Lions and represented the United Kingdom at the 2007 European Maccabiah Games in Rome, Italy.Statistics
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Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
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Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
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|2007||Didcot Town
Didcot Town F.C.
Didcot Town F.C. are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League, having been relegated from the Premier Division in 2010–11....
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Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
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|2008–2009
Liga Leumit 2008-09
The 2008–09 Liga Leumit season began on 29 August 2008, and ended on 29 May 2009.Two teams from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata along with two teams relegated from Israeli Premier League: Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Kfar...
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Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
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|2009–2010||5||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0
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See also
- List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
External links
- Josh Kennet Israel Football Association