Keith Foy

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Keith Foy
Personal information
Full name Keith Foy
Date of birth (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2003 Nottingham Forest 42 (2)
2003–2003 Doncaster Rovers 7 (0)
2003–2004 St Patrick's Athletic ? (?)
2005–2006 Monaghan United 36 (11)
2006–2008 Sligo Rovers 64 (8)
International career
Republic of Ireland U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
UEFA Euro U-16
Winner 1998 Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Foy (born 30 December 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer. [1]

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A left footed player, Foy began his career in England with Nottingham Forest in 2000. Foy made his Nottingham Forest debut on 23 September 2000 against Grimsby Town, and played 38 times, scoring once, against Tranmere Rovers, [2] before signing for Doncaster Rovers in February 2003. [3]

However, he played just seven games for Doncaster and then returned to Ireland to play for St Patrick's Athletic, Dublin City, Monaghan United and then signed for Sligo Rovers . He also had an unsuccessful trial at Mansfield Town [4]

Foy is a former Republic of Ireland youth and Under 21 international and in May 1998 scored in the final as part of the Irish team which won the European Under 16 Championships beating Italy 2-1 .

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References

  1. ↑ 'You were home at half 12 everyday twiddling your thumbs. It was easy to say ‘Anyone fancy a pint?’' the42.ie
  2. ↑ "Nottm Forest 3-1 Tranmere". BBC. 25 November 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Foy the boy for Doncaster". BBC Sport. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Keith Foy".

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