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Neil Kilkenny is a football player who plays for Perth Glory. A midfielder, he began his career in the youth system at Arsenal, and went on to play league football for Oldham Athletic, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Bristol City, Preston North End and Melbourne City before joining Perth Glory in 2018.

He has 14 caps for Australia, and competed for the country at the 2008 Olympics.

On 19 July 2016, Kilkenny joined A-League club Melbourne City on a two-year deal. He made his first appearance in a City shirt in a 5-0 friendly match win over Port Melbourne SC on 20 July 2016.

Kilkenny's performances over the season earned him Melbourne City's Player of the Year award for 2016–17.

In January 2018, Melbourne City released Kilkenny.

Kilkenny, who was born in England with Irish grandparents, moved to Australia at a young age and grew up there, so was eligible to play internationally for Australia, England and the Republic of Ireland. He played for Ireland at under-19 level and for England under-20s, but shortly before the 2006 World Cup he committed to Australia. He was among a group of young players, selected by manager Guus Hiddink, who trained with the Australian squad in Germany prior to the tournament, and made his international debut on 7 June 2006, coming on as a late substitute in their 3–1 victory in a World Cup warm-up game against Liechtenstein in Ulm, Germany.

In 2007, he was a part of the Australian Olyroos for the 2008 Beijing Olympics qualifying campaign. In June 2008 he was one of 33 players called up for a pre-Olympic training camp prior to selection of the final 18-man squad. He was included in the final 18-man squad and played one game in the Olympics for Australia, who were knocked out in the group stages. After Leeds' FA Cup win over Manchester United put Kilkenny back on the international radar, Australia sent scouts to watch him as a possibility for the 2010 World Cup squad, but manager Pim Verbeek did not select him.

In December 2010, Kilkenny was selected in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2011 Asian Cup. Kilkenny came on as a second-half substitute against United Arab Emirates in a warm-up game for the Asian Cup. He played his first game in the Asian Cup when he came on as a second-half substitute against Bahrain. In the quarter-final match, against reigning champions Iraq, Kilkenny made an appearance in the 109th minute, during a 1–0 win. He was a late substitute in the final, which Australia lost 1–0 to Japan after extra time.

Kilkenny played for Australia in the 3–0 win over New Zealand and goalless draw with Serbia in June 2011

A couple of days after being released by Melbourne City, Kilkenny joined Perth Glory wearing the number 88 jersey until the end of the season. On the 24th of February, Kilkenny scores his first goal for Perth Glory in a 2-1 victory against his formal team, Melbourne City.

He has three children with his English girlfriend Caprice. Killkenny is himself a fan of his former side Arsenal.