Kenny Martin Cunningham Brown (born 7 June 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1][2]
Playing career
Cunningham started his professional career at Pérez Zeledón and played for Carmelita, Alajuelense and Herediano before signing up with San Carlos in September 2009.[3] He moved abroad to join Japanese second division side Gainare Tottori in February 2012[4] but missed a large part of the season due to a rare disease.[5] In January 2013 he moved to Bolivia to play for The Strongest.[6]
Wellington Phoenix
On 26 July 2013, Cunningham signed a two-year contract with New Zealand A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[7] It was said that fellow Costa Rican and Wellington player Carlos Hernandez first recommended him to Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick.[8]
In the 2013–14 season, Cunningham scored 7 goals in 23 appearances, the same number as fellow Phoenix and Costa Rica teammate Carlos Hernández. His long-range goal in a 5–0 home victory over the Melbourne Victory was named goal of the year for the Phoenix in 2013–14.[9]
International career
Cunningham made his international debut for Costa Rica in an international friendly against Cuba on 12 December 2011. He was a 69th-minute substitute and helped secure a 1–1 draw with a 90th-minute equaliser.[10]
Cunningham made his full debut later that month, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 away victory against Venezuela.[11] As of May 2014, he earned 13 caps, scoring one goal. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[12] and played at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup[13] but was left out of the 2014 World Cup squad.[14]
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2011 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Cuba |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Individual
- CONCACAF League Team of the Tournament: 2017
Personal life
His twin brother Kevin is also a professional footballer, they played together at Carmelita.[15]
Kenny and Kevin are related to Australian Rory Cunningham.
References
- ^ a b "Kenny Cunningham". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ Soccerway profile
- ^ Cunningham quedó inscrito – AD San Carlos (in Spanish)
- ^ Un limonense se la juega en Japón – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Cunningham se recupera bien – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Tico Kenny Cunningham se une al The Strongest – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Phoenix Sign Costa Rican Star Striker". Wellington Phoenix (A-League). 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Phoenix's search for defensive mid goes on". 3 August 2013.
- ^ Worthington, Sam (16 April 2014). "Albert Riera Phoenix's player of the year". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Cuba vs. Costa Rica – 11 December 2011 – Soccerway".
- ^ "Venezuela vs. Costa Rica – 23 December 2011 – Soccerway".
- ^ Kenny Cunningham – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2013 – RSSSF
- ^ Kenny Cunningham está dolido porque se quedó sin Mundial – Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Kevin y Kenny Cunningham Los gemelos carmelos – Al Día (in Spanish)
- Kenny Cunningham irá a préstamo al Uruguay de Coronado, nación.com, 11 January 2016
External links
- Kenny Cunningham at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kenny Cunningham at Soccerway
- Kenny Cunningham at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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