Kenneth Stenild Nielsen (born September 11, 1987) is a

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retired professional

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Career

He was regarded as one of the most talented goalkeepers in Denmark, having played 33 matches for various Danish youth national teams. At the age of 16 and 17 he attended trials at

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and

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, but stated his willingness to remain at AaB. Kenneth Stenild made his senior debut for AaB, when he played two games in the

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in July 2007.

Later career

After retiring from football at the end of 2019, Stenild became an assistant coach at Denmark Series club Vejgaard Boldspilklub.Serie-stjerner: Arsenal-skifte glippede til sidst
ligabold.dk, 29 November 2020

References

External links

Fram Larvik profileDanish national team profileOfficial Danish Superliga stats
1987 births Living people Danish men's footballers Association football goalkeepers AaB Fodbold players Vendsyssel FF players AC Horsens players SønderjyskE Fodbold players SK Vard Haugesund players Danish Superliga players Expatriate footballers in Norway {{Denmark-footy-goalkeeper-stub