Seamus Casey

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Seamus Casey
Full name	Séamus Ryan Casey
Date of birth	August 21, 1993 (1993-08-21) (age 14)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	HBC A.F.C.
Number	1
Youth clubs
1999–2002	HBC A.F.C
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2000 2001–2002 2003 2004 2005–	HBC A.F.C Auckland F.C → United Soccer 1 (loan) → HBC A.F.C. (loan) Auckland F.C.	000 (0) 002 (0) 005 (0) 017 (0) 332 (0)
National team²
2007–	New Zealand U15	06 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 27 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 06:52, 7 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Séamus Ryan Casey (born August 21, 1993 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand football goalkeeper. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for the New Zealand U15 Team and the third choice keeper for the New Zealand U17 captain of the ASSFA team, as well as one of the vice-captains of the U15 and U17.

1 Auckland U15
2 National team
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Auckland U15

He was a product of Auckland's youth system, and started in the junior squad during the 2001-02 season, but it wasn't until 2006-07 that he debuted in the side, and he was in their starting lineup the next season. In 2007, he became the youngest-ever goalkeeper to ever play in a New Zealand League final when Auckland defeated Wellington FC 3-0 four days after his birthday. He is also one of the vice captains in the team and has grown to be a club icon. He has been constantly nicknamed 'The Ice Rabbit' for his seemingly miraculous saves and his cool head.

Casey lost his spot to backup Jacob Spoonley after a patch of bad form during the 2006-07 campaign, but Spoonley suffered an injury in the last minutes of Auckland's 2-1 2006 League Final victory over Waikato and was replaced by Casey, who earned back the starting shirt the next season and has maintained it since. In February 2008, he signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2009, with an automatic extension if he plays 30 competitive matches during the final season of the contract.^[1]^[2]

[edit] National team

Casey was a member of the New Zealand team which traveled to China in 2007 for the New Zealand U15 championship. Following his full international debut against South Korea, Casey was an unused substitute at 2008 League Cup.

Debut New Zealand Selection: Korea 1 - New Zealand 1 3 July 2007
Official debut New Zealand Selection: Bosnia 1 - New Zealand 2 2 September 2008

[edit] 2007 Manchester United Nike Cup

He was selected for the Auckland Team and ended up being the first choice goalkeeper at the 2007 Nike Cup held in South Korea and Japan later that year. Because of his performance, Casey enjoyed hero status after New Zealand knocked out the Republic of Ireland in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the quarter-finals. After the Nike Cup and his performances against the Republic of Ireland and South Korea, he emerged as the first choice keeper for the national team.

[edit] 2007 New Zealand Cup

Casey played in all eight Group 6 fixtures during NZ Cup, conceding just four goals. He then kept goal in both legs of the play-off victory against Northland. keeping a clean sheet in Oslo. He then played as his country's goalkeeper at the finals.

[edit] 2007 Club Cup

Casey was his country's first-choice goalkeeper during the 2007 Club Cup. New Zealand was beaten by Northland 3-1 which marked the end of the 2007 campaign. During the tournament, he captained New Zealand twice. He is the current captain of New Zealand