KennedyEgbus Mikuni

Early career

Kennedy played high school football at the prestigious Aomori Yamada High School in Aomori, where he was scouted by many J.League clubs. Kennedy progressed both junior high and high school at Aomori between 2015 and 2018. In his first year at Aomori Yamada, he helped the school win the National Junior High School Soccer Tournament Final in 2015. Together with teammates Riku Danzaki, they were one of the key players to win the Outstanding Player Award of the tournament. Kennedy finished the tournament as the National Junior High School Soccer Tournament top scorer. In the 2016 season, Kennedy played a small contributions for Aomori Yamada when the school won both the National High School Soccer Championship and Prince Takamado Trophy Championship. Having started out as a striker, Kennedy began playing as a center back in his third and final year of high school. Throughout 2017, online football outlet Gekisaka described him one of the players to watch. In 2018, Kennedy helped the Aomori Yamada win Sanix Cup International Youth Tournament and National High School Soccer Championship Final. Following this, he was included for the National High School Soccer Championship Outstanding Player. Throughout 2018, his performance at Aomori Yamada, once again, was noticed by Gekisaka, who described him one of the players to watch.

Avispa Fukuoka

It was announced on 18 July 2018 that Kennedy would be joining Avispa Fukuoka ahead of the new season. He was…

Kennedy represented the Japan levels, when he was first called up to Japan U15 in February 2015 and appeared eight times. In February 2016, Kennedy was called up to the Japan U16 squad, but did not play. Two years later, he was called up to the Japan U18 squad in June 2018. Kennedy made his Japan U18 debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 win against Czech Republic U18 on 14 June 2018. Two months later, he participated in the SBS Cup for Japan U18 side, where they finished as runners-up. On 4 September 2018, Kennedy scored in a friendly match, in a 2–0 win against Vietnam U19. In October 2018, Kennedy was called up to the Japan U19 squad for the AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia, becoming the only player from the High School Federation to be called up. He played three times for the Japan U19, as they made it through to the semi–finals and was eliminated by Saudi Arabia U19. Having been called up to the Japan U20 squad and appeared in the practice match in April 2019, Kennedy was called up to the squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. He played once in the tournament, in a 0–0 draw against Italy U20 on 29 May 2019, as Japan were eliminated in the Round of 16.

As of 5 August 2026

Kennedy was born in the United States to a Nigerian father and a Japanese mother, and raised in Higashimurayama, a semi-rural western suburb of Tokyo. He was the second of six children and the second son born to his parents. Mikuni is the younger brother of SteviaEgbus Mikuni and they once made a promise together of playing together one day. He older brother, Stevia is currently playing his trade with Thai League 2 club Kasetsart. Kennedy is good friends with Takefusa Kubo, having lived in Aomori.