James Keene (footballer)

James Keene

Personal information
Full name	James Duncan Keene
Date of birth	(1985-12-26) 26 December 1985 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth	Wells, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Wells City
	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Portsmouth	2	(0)
2004	→ Newbury (loan)
2004–2005	→ Kidderminster (loan)	5	(0)
2005	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	11	(2)
2006	→ Boston United (loan)	6	(1)
2006	→ GAIS (loan)	24	(10)
2007–2013	IF Elfsborg	123	(25)
2011	→ Fredrikstad FK (loan)	9	(2)
2012	→ Djurgården (loan)	26	(6)
2013	→ Portsmouth (loan)	9	(1)
2014	Bnei Yehuda	14	(2)
2014	NorthEast United	10	(0)
2015	Halmstad	22	(4)
2016–2018	Bidvest Wits	39	(12)
2018–2019	SuperSport United	22	(3)
2019–2021	Östers IF	48	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Duncan Keene (born 26 December 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Keene is a product of the Portsmouth youth scheme. After making his way through the ranks – including a successful 'work experience' loan at A.F.C. Newbury ^[2] – he was loaned to Football League Two club Kidderminster Harriers, making his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers. Keene was the Man of the Match for the visitors. He played five more games for Kidderminster, excelling during his loan period.

He was rewarded upon his return to Fratton Park with his first professional contract, to run until the summer of 2007.

Following his loan he broke into the first team squad, and played in the final two games of the 2004–05 season, making his debut against Bolton Wanderers in a 1–1 draw as a 60th-minute substitute. ^[3] He started his next game against West Bromwich Albion. ^[4] He then had two loans spells in the 2005–06 season. First he joined League 1 side AFC Bournemouth. It was there he scored his first career goal on 15 October 2005, a last minute winner as Bournemouth beat Colchester away from home by the single goal. ^[5] Three days later he scored twice in a 4–1 win over Aldershot Town in the Football League Trophy. ^[6] His fourth and final goal for the club came in a 2-0 league victory against Brentford. ^[7] He then joined League 2 side Boston United, where he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Rochdale. ^[8]

Sweden

Keene was loaned in March 2006 to GAIS for the Swedish 2006 Allsvenskan. Keene scored the first goal of the season for GAIS in the Allsvenskan in the Gothenburg derby against Örgryte IS. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals in 24 league appearances, and following his success he was at the end of the season transferred to the Swedish champions IF Elfsborg, signing a five-year contract with them. Keene has been an integral member of the club's Champions League campaigns. ^[9]

Keene was on loan to the Norwegian Tippeligaen team Fredrikstad FK during the latter part of the 2011 season. He then returned to Elfsborg, and was loaned to Djurgården for 2012 season.

Keene has recently become a Swedish citizen and is fluent in the language.

Return to Portsmouth

On 10 January 2013, Keene signed a one-month loan deal with Portsmouth, his former club. ^[10] He made his debut on 26 January, against Hartlepool United. ^[11] He scored his first Pompey goal on 2 February, against Colchester United. ^[12] He returned to Elfsborg on 2 March, after the game against Crewe Alexandra, in which Portsmouth managed to get a win. ^[13]

Return to Sweden

On 24 April 2015, Keene joined Allsvenskan side Halmstad. ^[14]

Bidvest Wits

On 1 January 2016, Bidvest Wits of the South African Premier Division announced that Keene had signed for them. ^[15] On 14 May 2018, it was announced that he would join SuperSport United for the 2018–19 season. ^[16]

In July 2019, Keene returned to Sweden once again to sign for Superettan side Öster. ^[17]

International career

Uncapped by England, Keene expressed his interest in playing for the Sweden national team. He became eligible in 2012. ^{[18] [19]}

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2016 ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portsmouth	2004–05	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	2005–06 [23]		0	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2004–05 [23]	League Two	5	0	1	0	0	0	-		-		6	0
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	2005–06 [24]	League One	11	2	1	0	1	0	-		1	2	14	4
Boston United (loan)	2005–06 [24]	League Two	6	1	0	0	0	0	-		-		6	1
GAIS (loan)	2006	Allsvenskan	24	10			-		-		-		24	10
IF Elfsborg	2007	Allsvenskan	24	4			-		6	0	-		24	4
	2008		9	3			-		1	0	-		9	3
	2009		27	8	2	0	-		4	2	-		29	8
	2010		25	4	2	0	-		6	2	-		27	4
	2011		14	1	2	0	-		4	1	-		16	1
	2012		0	0	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	2013		24	5	0	0	-		9	1	-		24	5
	Total		123	25			-	-	30	6	-	-	99	20
Fredrikstad (loan)	2011	Tippeligaen	9	2	1	0	-		-		-		10	2
Djurgården (loan)	2012	Allsvenskan	26	6	1	0	-		-		-		27	6
Portsmouth (loan)	2012–13 [25]	League One	9	1	0	0	0	0	-		-		9	1
Bnei Yehuda	2013–14	Ligat HaAl	15	2	0	0	0	0	-		-		15	2
NorthEast United	2014	Indian Super League	10	0	-		-		-		-		10	0
Halmstad	2015	Allsvenskan	22	4	0	0	-		-		-		22	4
Bidvest Wits	2015–16	Premier Soccer League	10	7	2	1	0	0	-		-		12	8
Career total			272	60			1	0	30	6	1	2	304	68

Honours

Individual

• Årets Järnkamin: 2012.

Bidvest Wits

• Premier Soccer League:2016–17
• Mtn 8:2016
• Telkom Knockout:2017-18

References

1. "UEFA Europa League". UEFA.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
3. "Bolton Wanderers | Match | Report | 07 May 2005, Portsmouth 1 - 1 Bolton". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
4. "West Brom 2–0 Portsmouth". BBC News. 15 May 2005.
5. "Colchester 0-1 Bournemouth". BBC. 15 October 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
6. "Bournemouth 4-1 Aldershot". BBC. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
7. "Brentford 0-2 Bournemouth". BBC. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
8. "Rochdale 1-1 Boston Utd". BBC. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
9. "North East United FC Squad James Keene". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
10. Keene Makes Portsmouth Return Archived 13 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine ; Portsmouth F.C., 10 January 2013.
11. Portsmouth 1–3 Hartlepool; BBC Sport, 29 January 2013.
12. Portsmouth 2–3 Colchester; BBC Sport, 2 February 2013.
13. Going Out On A High Archived 5 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine ; Portsmouth F.C., 2 March 2013.
14. "James Keene Förstärker HBK" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.
15. "Bidvest Wits sign James Keene". Bidvest Wits F.C. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
16. "Bidvest Wits forward James Keene joining SuperSport United". Goal. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
17. "Officiellt: James Keene klar för Östers IF" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
18. "I'd love to play for Sweden". thelocal.se. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011.
19. "James Keene interview". Blågul Fotboll. 24 July 2011.
20. "James Keene – svenskfotboll.se". SvFF. 7 January 2013.
21. "Eliteprospects.com – James Keene". Eliteprospects.com. 2 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
22. "James Keene". worldfootball.net.
23. "Games played by James Keene in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
24. "Games played by James Keene in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
25. "Games played by James Keene in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

External links

• James Keene at Soccerbase
• James Keene at Soccerway
• James Keene at Elite Football
• James Keene at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)