Jake Keegan

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Jake Keegan
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Jake Keegan (right) in action with Galway United
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-07) September 7, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Stormville, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Northern Colorado Hailstorm
(on loan from One Knoxville)
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2010 East Fishkill Thunder
2005–2008 John Jay High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Binghamton Bearcats 71 (28)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Westchester Flames 28 (25)
2012–2013 Jersey Express 12 (7)
2013 1. FCA Darmstadt 18 (12)
2014–2015 Galway United 63 (27)
2016–2017 FC Edmonton 61 (7)
2018 St Patrick's Athletic 32 (9)
2019–2020 Greenville Triumph 38 (14)
2021 Forward Madison 23 (6)
2022 Greenville Triumph 24 (2)
2023– One Knoxville 29 (6)
2024–Northern Colorado Hailstorm (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 25, 2024

Jake Keegan (born September 7, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Northern Colorado Hailstorm, on loan from One Knoxville SC in USL League One.

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Club career

Youth

Keegan played 4 seasons at John Jay High School helping the team win the 2008 Class AA Section 1 Championship and advancing to the New York State Final Four.

Keegan played club soccer for the East Fishkill Thunder. The team was the most successful in club history winning the 2009 Eastern New York State Cup, Region 1 Championship and finishing 3rd at the USYS National Championships.

Keegan also won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Empire State Games as a member of the Hudson Valley.

College

Keegan played 4 seasons of NCAA Division 1 soccer at Binghamton University. He became the schools all-time leading Division 1 goal scorer and was drafted in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

PDL

Keegan played for the Westchester Flames and Jersey Express for 3 seasons between 2011 and 2013.

Professional

FCA Darmstadt

On September 1, 2013, Keegan signed with FCA Darmstadt in the Verbandsliga, the 6th division of German soccer. After being drafted by the Philadelphia Union in January 2013, Keegan trained with Maccabi Haifa (Israel), FC Lustenau (Austria), Harrisburg City Islanders (USA), New York Cosmos (USA), Austria Lustenau (Austria), FC Hard (Austria) and Usinger TSG (Germany) before signing in Darmstadt.

Galway United

On January 29, 2014, Keegan signed with Galway FC in Ireland First Division, the 2nd division of Irish soccer. The club was newly formed as a result of Galway United going bankrupt in 2011. Keegan re-signed in 2015 after the club earned promotion to the Ireland Premier Division, the 1st division in Irish soccer. The club took the old name of Galway United back for the 2015 season.

FC Edmonton

On December 1, 2015, Keegan signed with Canadian side, FC Edmonton who played in the NASL.

St Patrick’s Athletic

On February 4, 2018, Keegan signed with St Patrick's Athletic who play in the Ireland Premier Division, the 1st division in Ireland. Keegan finished up the season as Pats' top scorer with 9 league goals, 12 in all competitions. [1]

Greenville Triumph

On January 10, 2019, Keegan signed with Greenville Triumph SC who play in USL League One, the 3rd division in the United States. [2]

Forward Madison

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Keegan had signed with Forward Madison FC of USL League One.

Return to Greenville Triumph

After spending the 2021 season in Madison, Keegan returned to Greenville on December 21, 2021. [3]

One Knoxville SC

Keegan was announced as One Knoxville's third signing on December 13, 2022. [4] He was loaned to fellow USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm on February 2, 2024. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2022 [6]
Professional Appearances and Goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FCA Darmstadt 2013 Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd 18121812
Galway United 2014 League of Ireland First Division 301521312 [lower-alpha 1] 03717
2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 331222524016
Total63274383207733
FC Edmonton 2016 NASL 315201 [lower-alpha 2] 0345
2017 30221323
Total617410010668
St Patrick's Athletic 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 32912003 [lower-alpha 3] 13612
Greenville Triumph 2019 USL League One 2292000249
2020 165165
Total381420004014
Forward Madison 2021 USL League One 236236
Greenville Triumph 2022 USL League One 2422210274
Career total25977138837128789

Honors

Team

Individual

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References

  1. "End of Season Report Card 2018 - St Patrick's Athletic". ExtraTime.ie.
  2. Triumph, Greenville (January 10, 2019). "Greenville Triumph Signs Forward Jake Keegan". Greenville Triumph SC. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. "TRIUMPH SC BRINGS BACK JAKE KEEGAN FOR 2022". GreenvilleTriumph.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. "Signed: Jake Keegan". oneknoxdc.com. December 13, 2022.
  5. https://www.hailstormfc.com/news/2024/02/02/hailstorm-sign-forward-jake-keegan-on-loan-from-one-knoxville-sc/
  6. "J.Keegan". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved April 25, 2016.