Alika Keene

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Alika Keene
Personal information
Full name Alika Isis Keene [1]
Date of birth (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Mount Dora, Florida, U.S.
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Eustis Panthers [2]
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Harvard Crimson 65 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2020–2021 Gintra 36 (17)
2022 Győri ETO
2022–2024 Slavia Prague
International career
2010 Jamaica U17 3 (0)
2012 Jamaica U20 3 (0)
2022– Jamaica 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alika Isis Keene (born 15 January 1994) is a footballer who plays as a defender. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally. [3]

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Career

Before the 2012 season, Keene joined the Harvard Crimson in the United States. [4] [5] Before the 2019 season, she signed for American top flight club Orlando Pride. [6] Before the 2020 season, she signed for Gintra in Lithuania. [7] In 2021, Keene participated in Lithuanian reality television show X Faktorius. [8] [9]

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References

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