Paul Keegan (footballer, born 1984)

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Paul Keegan
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Keegan [1]
Date of birth (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Home Farm
Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005 Leeds United 0 (0)
2003–2004 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 2 (0)
2005–2008 Drogheda United 93 (6)
2009–2010 Bohemians 66 (6)
2011–2017 Doncaster Rovers 116 (2)
2017–2018 Waterford 40 (1)
2019–2020 Bray Wanderers 39 (2)
International career
2000 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (0)
2003 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U23 3 (0)
2010 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Paul Anthony Keegan (born 5 July 1984) is an Irish professional footballer who last played for Bray Wanderers. He plays as a midfielder. He is a former Republic of Ireland U23 international.

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Career

Drogheda United

Keegan signed for Drogheda United in July 2005 having previously played for Home Farm and Leeds United. At Drogheda he earned two senior medals, the first arriving when the Louth side won the FAI Cup in 2005, and two years later when they claimed the league championship, the first in the club's history.

He has captained the Republic of Ireland at youth and U21 level making his debut in Stade de la Maladière in 2003. He also played at Under 23 level. In October 2000, Keegan played for the Republic of Ireland national football team U16s in a qualifying tournament in Riga for the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship where he came up against Andrés Iniesta.

Bohemians

After leaving Drogheda, Keegan signed for Bohemians in January 2009 and slotted seamlessly into his favourite position of central midfield. His status at the club rapidly grew to such an extent that he captained the side when Owen Heary was absent. He claimed his first silverware for Bohs in the 2008/2009 season when they won the League of Ireland Cup, beating Waterford United 3–1 at the RSC. [2] The success didn't end there though as Bohs subsequently won the first back-to-back titles in their 119-year history.

During the 2010 season, Keegan was named captain for a League of Ireland XI that would play Manchester United in a friendly match at the newly opened Aviva Stadium. [3] He was also named PFAI Chairman in November 2010 replacing Stephen Rice in the position. [4] At the end of the 2010 season, with his future at Bohs in doubt due to financial difficulties at the club, he spent time on trial at Reading and Doncaster Rovers. [5]

Doncaster Rovers

After impressing on trial at Doncaster, Keegan signed for the club on 17 January 2011. [6] In May 2012, Keegan was released by the club after the expiry of his contract. [7] However, in an about turn by the club, on 17 July 2012, Keegan signed a new one-year deal with the South Yorkshire club. [8]

Following a successful season, and playing in pre-season friendlies, he signed another one-year deal on 25 July 2013. [9] Keegan had a solid beginning to the season with 13 consecutive starts in League games after missing the first match, and then he picked up a hamstring injury preventing him training until January. [10]

Waterford

In July 2017 Keegan signed for the League of Ireland First Division league leaders Waterford. [11] Just one day after signing Keegan scored his first goal for the club and it proved to be a crucial one as Waterford beat Longford Town 1–0 which kept them in the driving seat for the title. [12] After Waterford beat Wexford 3–0 and Cobh Ramblers were defeated 3–0 by Cabinteely Waterford were officially crowned league champions and promoted back to the League of Ireland Premier Division. [13] Keegan finished the season with 10 appearances and 1 goal to his name as Waterford won promotion.

Just after Waterford had won the league Keegan confirmed he would stay on at Waterford for the 2018 season as they returned to the League of Ireland Premier Division for the first time in ten years. [14] It was confirmed one week before the 2018 season that Keegan was appointed the new captain of Waterford.

Bray Wanderers

In December 2018 Keegan signed for First Division side Bray Wanderers. [15] Keegan made his debut for Bray in their opening match of the 2019 season away to Cabinteely. [16] A week later he scored his first goal for Bray in a 2–0 home win over Limerick. [17] Keegan finished his first season with Bray with 26 appearances, scoring 3 goals. In November 2019 Paul signed a new contract to keep him at Bray until the end of the 2020 season. [18]

Honours

Drogheda United

Bohemians

Doncaster Rovers

Waterford

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Bohs win EA Sports League Cup Archived 29 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Rico names captain for Airtricity XI Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Keegan appointed PFAI Chairman Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Keegan on trial
  6. ↑ Keegan signs for Doncaster Archived 20 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Dozen depart from Rovers". Sky Sports. 18 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Keegan pens new Rovers deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Keegan Signs For More". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "November 2013". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "SQUAD NEWS: Paul Keegan Joins The Blues". Waterford FC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Longford Town 0-1 Waterford FC". Waterford FC. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Waterford FC Crowned First Division Champions". Waterford FC. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Blake, Ben. "'The Irish lads at Leeds were so good to us. They would always be giving us money and stuff'". The42. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "New signings for 2019 season". Bray Wanderers FC. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "League Report: Cabinteely 0 - 3 Bray Wanderers". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "League Report: Bray Wanderers 2 - 0 Limerick". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Paul Keegan commits to another year with Bray Wanderers". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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