Matthew Kennedy (born 1 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.

[6] On 19 November 2011, aged 17, Kennedy made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Hibernian at Easter Road.

[9] On 31 August 2012, the final day of the summer transfer window, Kennedy signed for English Premier League side Everton for a "nominal fee".

[13] Manager Ronnie Moore extended the loan spell for a further month after being impressed by his first six appearances at Prenton Park.

[15] Manager Karl Robinson stated that Kennedy would bring "pace, trickery and excitement" to Stadium mk.

[17] On 8 August 2014, Kennedy joined Scottish Championship side Hibernian on a six-month loan deal after being signed by his former Everton under-21 manager Alan Stubbs.

[19] On 29 October, he scored his second senior goal to help secure a 3–3 draw with Dundee United in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals, however, he missed his penalty in the resulting shoot-out.

[22] On 2 February 2015, Kennedy signed for Championship side Cardiff City on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[28] He began his time at Vale Park in good form and was hopeful of extending his stay further than the initial month.

[33] Cardiff manager Neil Warnock predicted that Kennedy would "set the league alight" for the "Pilgrims", and his words were vindicated early on as Kennedy picked up two-man of the match awards as he scored in three consecutive games – including an "outstanding" goal in a victory over West Country derby rivals Exeter City at Home Park.

[36][37] On 31 August 2017, Kennedy joined Cardiff teammate Stuart O'Keefe on loan at League One side Portsmouth for the 2017–18 season.

[49] By the time the 2019–20 season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, Kennedy had six goals (all for St Johnstone) and eight assists and said he was starting to show his best form.

[50][51] In August 2020, he was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions by visiting a bar earlier in the month.

[67] His absence due to injury was cited by pundit Billy Dodds as the major factor in the club's quarter-final exit from the Scottish Cup.

[69] He was selected by under-21 interim coach Ricky Sbragia to play Portugal under-21 at Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal on 14 November 2012; he came on for Callum Paterson 66 minutes into a 3–2 defeat, in what was his only under-21 cap.

[70] In September 2019, it was reported that Kennedy was due to switch his international allegiance to the country of his birth, Northern Ireland.

[73][74] Able to play on either wing, Kennedy was described by Tranmere Rovers manager Ronnie Moore as "quick, [he] likes to take on defenders and [is someone] will create chances for his team-mates".