Joshua Simon Kennet (born 27 September 1987) is an English-Israeli footballer currently with London Lions.

Early and personal life

Kennet is Jewish, and was born to a Jewish family in

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, England. His father Eilon was born in Israel, and manages London Maccabi Lions A. Josh grew up in

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, and attended Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kingsbury. He showed early signs of ability in most sports particularly in football. He represented London schools in football and athletics. Kennet's brother, Ricky, plays for London Lions and represented the United Kingdom at the 2007 European Maccabiah Games in Rome, Italy. Kennet has also become an

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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 United. From the age of 16 Kennet was a regular in the reserve side for the following two years. Throughout this period Kennet captained the youth side. He was then given his first professional contract at the age of 18 by manager Darren Patterson. On 1 January 2007 Kennet made his league debut for Oxford against Exeter City. 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. 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 Football Club are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One Central of the Southe ...

arose, Kennet took the opportunity and finished the season as

star player. In 2007, Kennet signed a 3-year contract for

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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. He played for the United Kingdom in Israel at the

2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...

, and at the

2017 Maccabiah Games The 2017 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah ...

, winning a

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennet, Josh 1987 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Camden English footballers Jewish footballers Association football midfielders Association football fullbacks Oxford United F.C. players Didcot Town F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players London Lions F.C. players National League (English football) players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Isthmian League players Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Great Britain Maccabiah Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games English Jews British emigrants to Israel English expatriate footballers

Early and personal life

Playing career

Career statistics

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