Kenny Pavey

Kenny Pavey
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Steven Pavey
Date of birth	23 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Southwark, London, England
Position(s)	Winger, wingback
Youth career
1990–1991	Athenley FC
1991–1995	Millwall
1995–1996	Sittingbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Sittingbourne
1998–2005	Ljungskile SK
2006–2011	AIK
2012	Ljungskile SK
2013	Östers IF
2014–2015	AIK
2016	Assyriska FF
2017–2018	Vasalunds IF
2019	Enskede IK
Managerial career
2019	Enskede IK (U18)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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.

AIK[edit]

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.

Return to Ljungskile SK[edit]

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.

Östers IF[edit]

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]

Return to AIK[edit]

Pavey rejoined AIK on 15 January 2014.^[5]

Retirement[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

Ljungskile SK

Division 2 Västra Götaland: 2001, 2004

AIK

Vasalunds IF

Division 1 : 2018

References[edit]

^ "Englishman Kenny Pavey is reaching legendary status for AIK in Sweden". The telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ The Football Ramble, Episode: "There's Only One Kenny Pavey", November 2009
^ The Football Ramble, Episode: "I Insulted Him Twice", December 2009
^ Homepage of Östers IF
^ "Pavey återvänder till AIK". Svenska Dagbladet. svd.se. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^ Nu kommer Kenny Pavey hem för att avsluta karriären, stockholmdirekt.se, 4 November 2019

External links[edit]

Kenny Pavey profile at AIK website
Kenny Pavey at Soccerway

[telegraph-1] "Englishman Kenny Pavey is reaching legendary status for AIK in Sweden". The telegraph. 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

[5] "Pavey återvänder till AIK". Svenska Dagbladet. svd.se. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

[6] Nu kommer Kenny Pavey hem för att avsluta karriären, stockholmdirekt.se, 4 November 2019

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