Jozsef Keaveny

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Jozsef Keaveny
Personal information
Full name Jozsef Phelim Keaveny
Date of birth (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2009–2019 [1] Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 AEK Larnaca 9 (1)
2021 Anstey Nomads 17 (7)
2022 Angkor Tiger 18 (6)
International career
2016 Republic of Ireland U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:26, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Jozsef Phelim Keaveny (born 12 October 1999) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for Cambodian Premier League club Angkor Tiger.

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Club career

Keaveny played for his local club Leicester City for 10 years in their youth teams. [1] He was released by Leicester in June 2019 and signed for AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot First Division on 9 July 2019. [2] He made his debut in senior football on 8 November 2019, coming off the bench in the 84th minute in a game against Doxa Katokopias and scoring the winner in the 95th minute in a 2–1 win for his side.[ citation needed ] At the end of 2020, he returned to Leicester City as a mentor after being forced to retire from professional football due to injury. [3] In August 2021, he was playing part-time for United Counties League side Anstey Nomads. [4] On 20 January 2022, Keaveny returned to professional football to join the Cambodian Premier League side Angkor Tiger. [5]

International career

Keaveny was called up to the Republic of Ireland U17 squad in 2016 for 2 games against Switzerland U17. He is eligible to play for Republic of Ireland as 3 of his grandparents are from there. He is also eligible to play for Hungary through his maternal grandfather from Budapest and England as it is his country of birth. [1]

Personal life

Keaveny grew up a Celtic and Republic of Ireland fan, stating that he idolised Roy Keane, a former player with both.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 February 2020 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AEK Larnaca 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 911 [lower-alpha 1] 00000101
Career total91100000101
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Cypriot Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 ""The Day They Announced The Irish Squad was the Day I Tore my ACL"". 10 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "ΕΠΙΣΗΜΟ: Στην ΑΕΚ οι Jozsef Keaveny και Simranjit Thandi" [OFFICIAL: At AEK, Jozsef Keaveny and Simranjit Thandi]. balla.com (in Cypriot Greek). 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Former Foxes Youth Prospect Keaveny Hoping To Inspire Future Generations". Leicester City F.C. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Skegness Town beaten at Anstey Nomads in FA Cup". lincolnshireworld.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ↑ @Angkor_Tiger_FC (20 January 2022). "新加入選手のお知らせ" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Jozsef Keaveny at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2019.


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