Cieron Keane

Cieron Keane

Personal information
Full name	Cieron Macaully Keane [1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barwell
Youth career
0000–2014	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Notts County	2	(0)
2015–2016	Nuneaton Town	31	(0)
2016–2017	Worcester City	37	(5)
2017	Kidderminster Harriers	4	(0)
2017–2018	Alfreton Town	25	(3)
2018	Boston United	2	(0)
2018–2019	→ Basford United (dual registration)	8	(0)
2019	Leamington	8	(0)
2019	Bradford Park Avenue	2	(0)
2019–2020	Basford United	9	(0)
2020–2021	Stafford Rangers	8	(0)
2021–2023	Gainsborough Trinity	30	(3)
2023	Long Eaton United	3	(0)
2023	Ilkeston Town	4	(0)
2023	→ Long Eaton United (loan)	3	(0)
2023–2024	Long Eaton United	17	(1)
2024–	Barwell	0	(0)
International career
2014	Republic of Ireland U19	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Cieron Macaully Keane (born 14 August 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Barwell.

Club career

Keane spent time at the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth team and signed his first scholarship in July 2012. ^[2] However, after two years, Keane was released by the club in February 2014. ^[3]

Following his release, Keane joined League One side Notts County in July 2014. ^[4] He made his debut at Meadow Lane on 19 August 2014, and was sent off for two bookable offenses 71 minutes into a 2–1 victory over Colchester United. ^[5] Keane made his return in his second appearance, in a 2–1 loss against Bristol City on 31 August 2014. ^[6] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Keane was among ten players to be released by the club, following their relegation to League Two. ^[7]

During August 2015, Keane was signed by National League North side Nuneaton Town along with his brother Jordan Keane. ^[8] On 18 August 2015, he made his debut, coming on for Marlon Harewood in the 77th minute in a 0–1 win over Lowestoft Town ^[9] Keane signed for Boston United Saturday 25 August.

On 25 September 2018, Keane signed for Basford United in the Northern Premier League on a dual registration from Boston United. ^[10] After spells with Leamington and Bradford Park Avenue, Keane returned to Basford again in November 2019. ^[11] On 25 May 2021, Keane joined Gainsborough Trinity. ^[12]

In May 2023, Keane joined Long Eaton United ahead of the new season. ^[13] Following manager Ian Deakin's departure to Ilkeston Town, the player followed in September 2023. ^[14] On 1 November 2023, he returned to Long Eaton United on loan, ^[15] later returning on a permanent basis.

In June 2024, Keane joined Barwell. ^[16]

International career

Keane was called up by Republic of Ireland U19 in September 2014. ^[17] Keane made his Republic of Ireland U19 debut against Netherlands U19. ^[18]

Personal life

His brothers, Kallum and Jordan, both spent brief periods with professional clubs before embarking on careers in non-league football. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	2014–15 [19]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nuneaton Town	2015–16 [20]	National League North	31	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	35	0
Worcester City	2016–17 [21]	National League North	37	5	0	0	1 [b]	0	38	5
Kidderminster Harriers	2017–18 [21]	National League North	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Alfreton Town	2017–18 [21]	National League North	25	3	0	0	0	0	25	3
Boston United	2018–19 [22]	National League North	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Basford United (dual reg)	2018–19 [23] [24]	Northern Premier League Premier DIvision	8	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	11	0
Leamington	2019–20 [21]	National League North	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Bradford Park Avenue	2019–20 [21]	National League North	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Basford United	2019–20 [25]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	9	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	10	0
Stafford Rangers	2020–21 [26]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	8	0	4	0	1 [b]	0	13	0
Gainsborough Trinity	2021–22 [27]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	29	3	1	0	1 [b]	0	31	3
	2022–23 [28]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		30	3	1	0	1	0	32	3
Career total			166	11	6	0	10	0	182	11

1. Two appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
2. "Scholars Signed Up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
3. "Scholars To Be Signed Up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
4. "Notts County: Jeremy Balmy and Cieron Keane agree deals". BBC Sport . 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
5. "Notts County 2 - 1 Colchester". BBC Sport . 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
6. "Notts County 1 - 2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
7. "The Retained List". Notts County F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
8. "TWO NEW SIGNINGS CONFIRMED, MORE MAY FOLLOW". Nuneaton Town. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
9. "Lowestoft Town 0 Nuneaton Town 1". Nuneaton Town. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
10. Keane makes dual Basford move, bostonunited.co.uk, 25 September 2018
11. "Cieron Keane - Basford United Football Club First Team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
12. "Keane to go as Cieron Boosts Blues - Gainsborough Trinity Football Club".
13. "CIERON KEANE SIGNS FOR THE BLUES". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
14. "SQUAD UPDATE". ilkestontownfc.co.uk. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
15. @LongEatonUnited (1 November 2023). "✍️ Robins duo join on loan We are delighted to announce that midfielders Cieron Keane and Jamie Hanson have joined The Blues on loan from Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town. ⚽️ Welcome to The Blues, Jamie! And welcome back, Cieron! #YouBlues🔵⚫️" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2024– via Twitter.
16. @BarwellFC1992 (15 June 2024). "KEANE TO GET GOING We are delighted to welcome Cieron Keane to the club, the midfielder joins us from @LongEatonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2024– via Twitter.
17. "Cieron Keane Called Up To Republic Of Ireland Under-19s". Notts County F.C. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
18. "International And Loan Update". Notts County F.C. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
19. "Games played by Cieron Keane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
20. "Cieron Keane". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
21. Cieron Keane at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
22. "Cieron Keane - Boston United Football Club First Team". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
23. "Results 2018/19". Basford United FC matchday programme (vs Witton Albion). 11 February 2019.
24. "Basford United | Appearances | Cieran Keane | 2018-2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
25. "Basford United | Appearances | Cieran Keane | 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
26. "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Cieron Keane | 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
27. "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Cieron Keane | 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
28. "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Cieron Keane | 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

• Cieron Keane at Soccerbase
• Cieron Keane at Soccerway