Marino Keith

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Marino Keith
Personal information
Full name Marino Keith [1]
Date of birth (1974-12-16) 16 December 1974 (age 50) [1]
Place of birth Peterhead, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Fraserburgh
1995–1997 Dundee United 4 (0)
1997–1999 Falkirk 71 (28)
1999–2001 Livingston 21 (7)
2001–2005 Plymouth Argyle 117 (30)
2005–2007 Colchester United 12 (4)
2007–2008 Peterhead 2 (0)
Total227(69)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marino Keith (born 16 December 1974) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Peterhead, he played in the Scottish Highland Football League for Fraserburgh, in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United, and in the Scottish Football League for Dundee United, Falkirk, Livingston, and Peterhead. His older brother, Paul, was a prolific goalscorer with Fraserburgh in the Scottish Highland Football League, and where he spent his entire football career.

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Early life and career

Keith was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [1] A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, he began his professional football career with Fraserburgh FC in the Scottish Highland Football League, where he played for five years. He was bought by Dundee United in 1995 for a £35,000 fee. After making four substitute appearances in two years, he was transferred to Falkirk in 1997 for £40,000, where he scored 28 league goals in 71 appearances. Next, Keith joined Livingston, who had just been promoted to the Scottish First Division, where he made 21 appearances and scored 7 times. Two years later, he moved on to Plymouth Argyle in England, where he would make over 100 appearances. Four years and thirty league goals later, Keith joined Colchester United and played in the remaining 12 games of the 2004-05 season. He scored at Peterborough in his second appearance and added three more goals as Colchester finished the season undefeated in the same 12 matches. Picking up an achilles injury in pre-season 2005, Keith suffered several setbacks in his rehabilitation. Colchester stood by the player but he announced his retirement from full-time football on 8 March 2007. In the summer of 2007, Keith moved back to Scotland to play part-time for his hometown club Peterhead in Scottish Football League Division Two, Peterhead having just been promoted from the Scottish Highland Football League a few seasons earlier.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLg CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 1995–95 4010000050
1996–97 0000000000
Total4010000050
Falkirk 1997–98 32104100203811
1998–99 29163021003417
Total61267121207228
Livingston 1999–00 94232000137
2000–01 113001021144
2001–02 1000100020
Total2172340212911
Plymouth Argyle 2001–02 239200000259
2002–03 37114000214312
2003–04 4091010214410
2004–05 171101000191
Total1173080204213132
Colchester United 2004–05 124000000124
Total124000000124
Peterhead 2007–08 2000100030
Total2000100030
Career total21767184918325275

Honours

Falkirk

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marino Keith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. "Marino Keith". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 April 2022.