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Neil Kengni
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-29) February 29, 2000 (age 26)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green
Youth career
Rochdale AFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Stalybridge
2020 → Marine (loan)
2020–2022 Marine
2022–2025 Macclesfield
2025– Forest Green
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Kengni is an English professional footballer currently playing for Forest Green.[1] He is most well known for hitting the crossbar against Tottenham Hotspur with the game tied 0–0 in the 19th minute of an FA Cup third-round match while playing for non-league Marine.[2] The game represented the largest divide between any two teams who had ever played in the history of the FA Cup. At the time, Tottenham played in the Premier League, the first division of English football while Marine played in the Northern Premier League Division One North West, in the eighth tier of English football, separated by 161 combined places.[3][4]

Club Career

Neil Kengni started his youth football career at Rochdale AFC, moving up the ranks and eventually reaching the Under-18 team. At the end of the 2017–18 season, he was released.[5]

On August 24, 2018, Neil Kengni joined Stalybridge Celtic who were playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division at the time.[5][6]

Personal Life

Neil was born on leap day, 2000. He is eligible to play for either the English or Cameroon national football teams.

References

  1. ^ "Neil Kengni | WE ARE FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ^ "Match Report: Marine 0-5 Tottenham Hotspur | Marine Football Club". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ^ "Marine vs. Tottenham score: Spurs take care of FA Cup business at eighth-tier side as Vinicius nets hat trick". CBS Sports. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. ^ Ogden, Mark (10 January 2021). "Tottenham rout Marine to end Minnows' dream in game summing up best of FA Cup". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Club News - Simons Squad Is Neilly Complete". stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  6. ^ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Table". stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-02.

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