Keane playing for Galway United |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Keane | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Bernards | |||
| Mervue United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Galway United | 54 | (2) |
| 2009– | Sligo Rovers | 132 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan Keane (born 23 September 1984 in Galway) is an Irish footballer playing with Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland.[1]
Keane is a versatile player that can play anywhere across the back four, his preferred position is right back. He has also been known to play on the wing.
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Keane made his début for Galway United towards the end of the 2005 season, he mostly was used as a right back in his time with the club.
In February 2009, Keane joined Sligo Rovers after four seasons at Galway United.
Keane missed a penalty and scored an own goal in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League tie against Albanian side Vllaznia.[2] In the second leg he scored at the right end.[3] He went on to become Rovers regular penalty taker during the 2010 season scoring some important goals including one in the last minute of the season against St. Patricks Athletic to secure third place. He did however miss in the FAI Cup final shoot-out two weeks later.
Correct as of 7 November 2011.
| Season | Club | League | League | FAI Cup | League Cup | Europe | Setanta Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2009 | Sligo Rovers | League of Ireland | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 |
| 2010 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2011 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Total | 99 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 16 | ||
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