User:Unnamedbanana/sandboxsk

Sam Kenward (born 7 January 1999) is an English amateur footballer who is currently player-manager, as well as serving club secretary, for Plymouth and West Devon Sunday League side Inter Plymouth.

Career
Kenward was a late-starter to football, after a serious neck injury suffered aged 12. Having undergone an operation to surgically fuse his neck upright, Kenward slowly attempted to come back to playing sport, initially taking an interest in Goalkeeping, having played as a keeper during Primary School.

AC Plymouth U18s
He started attending training with AC Plymouth's U18s at Brickfields, Plymouth. Kenward became a regular attendee at AC's games, and on 26 August 2016, he appeared as a sub in a 9-4 friendly defeat to SB Frankfort. On 9 October 2016, he was forced to step in once again, this time for a friendly against Hooe Rovers. He completed the full 90 minutes at left-back, as AC lost the game 3-2. Kenward was praised for his stand-in performance by manager John Hodge and injured striker Gabe Langford. He went on to make 2 more appearances in friendlies that season.

Inter Plymouth
When AC Plymouth U18s folded in May 2017, Kenward and a number of AC players joined together to form Inter Plymouth Football Club, entering them into the Plymouth and West Devon Football League. In the club's first season, Kenward played sporadically, often as a last-resort. Kenward started Inter's first ever competitive game, a 21-1 defeat to Central Park Rangers, initially playing at left-back, before ending the game in goal. The only one of Kenward's 9 appearances that season that didn't result in defeat was a 5-5 cup draw with Tamar View, which Inter won on penalties.

Career statistics
Numbers in brackets show how many of these appearances were as a substitute