Kenny Pavey

Kenneth Steven Pavey (/ˈpeɪvi/; born 23 August 1979) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Kenny Pavey
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Steven Pavey
Date of birth (1979-08-23) 23 August 1979
Place of birth Southwark, London, England
Playing position(s) Winger, wingback
Youth career
1990–1991 Athenley FC
1991–1995 Millwall
1995–1996 Sittingbourne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Sittingbourne 72 (13)
1998–2005 Ljungskile SK 117 (22)
2006–2011 AIK 126 (15)
2012 Ljungskile SK 18 (9)
2013 Östers IF 25 (2)
2014–2015 AIK 35 (1)
2016 Assyriska FF 22 (4)
2017–2018 Vasalunds IF 41 (2)
2019 Enskede IK 20 (2)
Teams managed
2019 Enskede IK (U18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in South London, Pavey made his debut at local club Athenley FC before moving to his boyhood favourite club Millwall. He ended his junior years at Sittingbourne where he also made his debut at senior level. A transfer to Premier League side Aston Villa fell through in 1998 because the two clubs involved could not agree on a transfer fee. Pavey instead moved to Swedish second division side Ljungskile SK where he remained until the 2005 season, except for a break during the 2002 season.

Pavey was signed by Stockholm team AIK in October 2005, and was a regular in the starting line up.[1]

In 2009, Pavey helped AIK to an unprecedented league and cup double, scoring a vital goal against local rivals Hammarby in the penultimate match of the season and then featuring in the Swedish Cup final in which AIK beat IFK Göteborg 2–0. His success at the time made him somewhat of a cult figure, both in Sweden and his native England. He was profiled on the popular football podcast The Football Ramble[2] and was later interviewed live on air in a subsequent episode.[3] In the interview, Pavey discussed the double win and his excitement at the prospect of playing Champions League football. Pavey then went on to play in the Champions League on four occasions, UEFA Cup on six occasions and Europa League twice.

After Pavey's AIK Contract expired, he re-signed for his former club Ljungskile SK for the 2012 season, currently playing in the Swedish second division.

On 14 November 2012 it was revealed that Kenny Pavey would return to the Swedish first division having signed a two-year deal with Östers IF.[4]

Pavey rejoined AIK on 15 January 2014.[5]

In November 2019 40-year old Pavey confirmed, that he would retire at the end of the 2019 season.[6]

Honours
Vasalund IF

Ljungskile SK
  • Division 2 Västra Götaland (2): 2001, 2004
AIK
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References
  1. "Englishman Kenny Pavey is reaching legendary status for AIK In Sweden – Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. The Football Ramble, Episode: "There's Only One Kenny Pavey", November 2009
  3. The Football Ramble, Episode: "I Insulted Him Twice", December 2009
  4. Homepage of Östers IF, http://www.ostersif.se/cm.php?pageid=187322&news_id=7739%5B%5D
  5. "Pavey återvänder till AIK". http://www.svd.se/. Retrieved 16 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. Nu kommer Kenny Pavey hem för att avsluta karriären, stockholmdirekt.se, 4 November 2019
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