| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunboyne, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Barnet (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:48, 25 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:06, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Keeley (born 17 May 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Leyton Orient, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. [1] [2]
Keeley began his senior career playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, where he turned professional in January 2021 after coming through the club's academy. [3] On 1 July 2022, Keeley signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. [4] [5] [6] In January 2024, he signed on loan for Barnet in the National League until the end of the season. [7] [8]
Keeley signed on loan for EFL League One club Leyton Orient in August 2024. [9] [10] On 30 November 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, the first of his career, with a 99th minute equaliser to take the game to extra time in an eventual 2–1 win at home to Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup. [11] [12] He set a club record with seven clean sheets in all competitions on 29 December. [13]
A former Republic of Ireland under-19 and under-21 international, Keeley was called up to train with the Republic of Ireland senior team in June 2024. [14]
Keeley is the brother of fellow professional footballer Conor Keeley, a defender who has played for various clubs in the League of Ireland and NIFL Premiership. [15] Their father Brendan Keeley was also a goalkeeper, who played for NIFL Premiership club Newry City among others. [16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2020 [17] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 [17] | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 [17] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2022–23 [17] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 [17] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Barnet (loan) | 2023–24 [17] | National League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2024–25 [17] | EFL League One | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||