He appeared in 198 Primeira Liga matches over 11 seasons (13 goals), mainly in representation of Benfica and Estrela da Amadora.
He was hired by LigaPro strugglers Leixões S.C. on 2 November 2016,[4] taking the team to the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal[5] where they were eliminated by his former club Benfica after a 6–2 away loss.
[7] Kenedy represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation to finish fourth in Atlanta, Georgia.
[8] He was surprisingly called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad while still uncapped on the senior level, after injuries ruled Simão Sabrosa and Luís Boa Morte out of António Oliveira's selection.
[9] However, he was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament after testing positive for the banned diuretic furosemide that was in his slimming pills, and was replaced by Hugo Viana.