Alex Kenyon
Personal information
Full name Alexander George Kenyon[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992[2]
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Curzon Ashton
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Chorley
2009–2012 Lancaster City 46 (10)
2012–2013 Stockport County 39 (3)
2013–2021 Morecambe 239 (9)
2021–2022 Scunthorpe United 7 (0)
2022 Ayr United 3 (0)
2022–2023 Chester 24 (1)
2023– Curzon Ashton 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Alexander George Kenyon (born 17 July 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Curzon Ashton.

Career

Kenyon began his career with Everton before being released in the summer of 2008 and he then joined non-league Chorley.[3] Kenyon then joined Lancaster City in the summer of 2009 before signing for Conference Premier side Stockport County in May 2012.[4] After suffering relegation with County in 2012–13 he joined League Two side Morecambe on 27 June 2013.[5]

He made his Football League debut on 10 August 2013 in a 1–1 draw with Torquay United.[6] He signed a new contract in February 2014 which runs through to June 2016.[7] On 28 June 2016 Kenyon signed a new 12-month deal with the club.[8] In July 2019 he signed a new one-year contract with Morecambe.[9]

Morecambe did not renew Kenyon's contract, making him a free agent in 2021. Scunthorpe United then signed him on a one-year deal.[10]

Kenyon left Scunthorpe United on 28 January 2022 by mutual consent.[11]

In March 2022, Kenyon signed for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.[12]

In July 2022, Kenyon returned to England to join National League North club Chester.[13]

In July 2023, Kenyon signed for Curzon Ashton.[14]

Honours

Morecambe

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 44. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Alex Kenyon". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Kenyon rewarded with Morecambe deal". Chorley Guardian. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. "Lancaster's Alex Kenyon joins Stockport County". Lancaster Guardian. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. "Morecambe sign Alex Kenyon after Stockport's relegation". BBC Sport. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. "Morecambe 1–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. "Morecambe midfielder Kenyon signs new deal". The Visitor. Morecambe. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  8. "Kenyon Signs New Deal". Morecambe F.C. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. "Alex Kenyon: Morecambe midfielder signs new one-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  10. "Scunthorpe sign Alex Kenyon". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021.
  11. "Alex Kenyon leaves the Iron". scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. "Alex Kenyon joins the Honest Men". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. "BREAKING : Chester FC sign Alex Kenyon!". www.chesterfc.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. Hurst, Robert (14 July 2023). "Alex Kenyon Signs". Curzon Ashton F.C. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  15. "League Two play-off final: Morecambe 1–0 Newport County - Shrimps Win Promotion". BBC Sport. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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