Joshua Kennedy

Joshua Kennedy
Kennedy with Australia in 2009
Personal information
Full name Joshua Blake Kennedy[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Twin City Wanderers
SS&A Boomers
1999 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Carlton 4 (0)
2000–2002 VfL Wolfsburg 8 (2)
2002–2003 Stuttgarter Kickers 23 (1)
2003–2004 1. FC Köln 4 (0)
2004–2006 Dynamo Dresden 60 (16)
2006–2007 1. FC Nürnberg 12 (1)
2008–2009 Karlsruher SC 33 (6)
2009–2014 Nagoya Grampus 133 (64)
2015 Melbourne City 12 (2)
Total 290 (92)
International career
1999 Australia U-17 9 (0)
2001 Australia U-20 14 (7)
2006–2014 Australia 36 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua Blake Kennedy (born 20 August 1982) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Australia national soccer team.

Kennedy is known by Australian fans as "Jesus" due to his apparent resemblance to traditional depictions of Jesus earlier in his playing career.[2][3]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Habashy, Angela (19 June 2013). "Josh Kennedy the world cup saviour". wwos.ninemsn.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ^ Tannus, Tony (19 June 2013). "Redemption all round as Jesus sends the Roos to Rio". The Roar. Retrieved 19 June 2013.