Keeva Keenan

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Keeva Keenan
Personal information
Full name Keeva Keenan
Date of birth (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Shelbourne
Youth career
WFTA
Shelbourne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Raheny United
2015–2016 Shelbourne
2016–2018 Glasgow City
2018–2021 Celtic
2021– Shelbourne
International career‡
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U17
2014–2016 Republic of Ireland U19
2019– Republic of Ireland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Keeva Keenan (born 16 August 1997) is an Irish international footballer who plays for Shelbourne of the Women's National League (WNL). She previously played for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) clubs Celtic and Glasgow City, and for WNL clubs Raheny United and Shelbourne. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in October 2019.

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Club career

In January 2018, Keenan left Glasgow City for their local rivals Celtic. [1] She was named club Player of the Year in her first season with the club. [2] In 2020–21 she helped Celtic secure qualification to the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time, but left the club at the end of the season. [3] She agreed a return to Shelbourne in July 2021. [4]

International career

On 5 May 2014, Republic of Ireland women's national football team manager Susan Ronan named Keenan in an experimental squad for a friendly against the Basque Country. [5] Keenan did not feature in Ireland's 2–0 defeat in Azpeitia, which was not classified as a full international fixture. [6]

Early in his reign as Ireland's national team coach, Colin Bell called-up Keenan for a friendly with Slovakia at Tallaght Stadium in April 2017. She remained an unused substitute in Ireland's 1–0 win [7] and was subsequently "frozen out" by Bell. [8]

In September 2019, Keenan was "in disbelief" to be called into the first senior squad to be named by Bell's successor Vera Pauw. [9] She started Ireland's 3–2 win over Ukraine at Tallaght Stadium.

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References

  1. ↑ "Keenan makes Glasgow switch to join Celtic". RTÉ Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Duffy, Emma (29 April 2019). "Irish defender lands Celtic's 2018/19 Player of the Year award". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Niall (8 June 2021). "'It's been a wild journey': Ireland international Keeva Keenan released by Celtic". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Duffy, Emma (5 July 2021). "Ireland internationals Keeva Keenan and Claire Walsh on the move". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ronan names squad for Basque friendly". Extratime.ie. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ireland lXI [sic] beaten by experienced Basque side". Football Association of Ireland. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Donnelly, Dave (10 April 2017). "International Report: Republic of Ireland Women 1 - 0 Slovakia Women". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Fallon, John (7 October 2019). "Claire Walsh happy to see Gleeson in Irish fold". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Keenan hopes Ireland call will be the start of good things". Celtic F.C. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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