Playername | Robbie Keane |
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Fullname | Robert David Keane |
Dateofbirth | July 08, 1980 |
Cityofbirth | Dublin |
Countryofbirth | Ireland |
Height | |
Position | Striker |
Currentclub | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Clubnumber | 14 |
Youthclubs1 | Crumlin United |
Youthyears2 | 1995–1997 |
Youthclubs2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Years1 | 1997–1999 |
Years2 | 1999–2000 |
Years3 | 2000–2001 |
Years4 | 2001 |
Years5 | 2001–2002 |
Years6 | 2002–2008 |
Years7 | 2008–2009 |
Years8 | 2009–2011 |
Years9 | 2010 |
Years10 | 2011 |
Years11 | 2011– |
Clubs1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Clubs2 | Coventry City |
Clubs3 | Internazionale |
Clubs4 | → Leeds United (loan) |
Clubs5 | Leeds United |
Clubs6 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Clubs7 | Liverpool |
Clubs8 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Clubs9 | → Celtic (loan) |
Clubs10 | → West Ham United (loan) |
Clubs11 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Caps1 | 73 | goals1 = 24 |
Caps2 | 31 | goals2 = 12 |
Caps3 | 6 | goals3 = 0 |
Caps4 | 18 | goals4 = 9 |
Caps5 | 28 | goals5 = 4 |
Caps6 | 197| goals6 = 80 |
Caps7 | 19 | goals7 = 5 |
Caps8 | 41 | goals8 = 11 |
Caps9 | 16 | goals9 = 12 |
Goals10 | 2 | caps10 = 9 |
Goals11 | 1 | caps11 = 1 |
Nationalyears1 | 1998– |
Nationalteam1 | Republic of Ireland |
Nationalcaps1 | 109 |
Nationalgoals1 | 51 |
Pcupdate | 15 August 2011 |
Ntupdate | 4 June 2011 |
Keane is the ninth highest goalscorer in Tottenham Hotspur history and the tenth highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League with 123 goals (as of 18 April 2011).
He began his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring twice in his first team debut aged 17. The following season he was the club's leading goalscorer and scored his first international goal with Republic of Ireland. He changed club frequently between 1999 and 2002, breaking transfer fee records, but his brief spells at Inter Milan and Leeds United were unexceptional. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2002 and played there for six years. The 2007–08 season was the most fruitful of his career as he set a career record of 23 goals in a season, scored a landmark 100th competitive goal for Tottenham and won his first senior honour, the League Cup. He moved to Liverpool in July 2008 but he spent only six months at the club and soon returned to Tottenham and was made first team captain. In January 2010, Keane moved on loan to Scottish Premier League side Celtic for the rest of the season.
Keane's pedigree was reinforced when he became Ireland's record goalscorer in 2004 and Steve Staunton appointed him national team captain in 2006.
In the 2003–04 season, Spurs battled with relegation, but Keane's goals played a major part in helping secure Tottenham's Premier League status. A hat-trick against Wolves and a last minute penalty to equalise in the North London derby against Arsenal were highlights as Keane once again ended the season as Tottenham's top scorer with 16 goals.
His third season, 2004–05, was more frustrating. Despite finishing with his highest return of goals in a season for Spurs, 17, he played second-fiddle to the likes of Jermain Defoe, Frédéric Kanouté and Mido for much of the season. The frustration culminated in Keane storming from the dugout towards the end of a game against Birmingham City in April 2005 after all the substitutes had been used, meaning he would not get a chance to appear. He was fined £10,000 and forced to train with the reserves after the outburst and his future at the club was thrown into doubt.
The 2005–06 season started as the previous one had ended, with Defoe being preferred to partner Mido in Tottenham's strikeforce. However, Defoe's strike-rate continued to disappoint and Keane's persistence paid off in November when manager Martin Jol eventually gave Keane a chance to replace Defoe and stake his claim. By March he had overtaken Mido as the top goalscorer at the club. Keane went on to finish the season with 16 league goals – making him the Premier League's joint fourth top goalscorer that season. He had also been made the vice-captain, taking the captaincy on occasions when Ledley King was not available.
Hoddle once said of Keane's personality:
"He's such a bubbly lad that anyone who meets him loves him."
Keane was involved in a training ground fight with teammate Edgar Davids in December 2005, but the pair subsequently made up publicly and were seen encouraging each other on the pitch. In February 2006, Inter's owner and president, Massimo Moratti, admitted his regret at letting Keane go after being impressed by his performances at Tottenham. Keane extended his commitment to Tottenham, signing a new four year contract in March 2006. Keane was named as one of ten Spurs squad members to be struck down by norovirus on 6 May 2006. However, he still managed to play in their final game of the season against West Ham United.
Keane had a slow start to the 2006–07 season which was further set back by a knee ligament injury that Keane suffered against Middlesbrough on 5 December 2006. His coming back from injury marked the beginning of a return to form and a dynamic partnership with Dimitar Berbatov. Keane and Berbatov were jointly awarded the FA Premier League's Player of the Month Award for April 2007. Keane finished the season with a total of 22 goals in all competitions – the highest ever season tally of his career – scoring 15 goals in his last 15 appearances of the season.
Keane started in his 200th appearance for Tottenham in the final game of the 2006–07 season against Manchester City scoring the first goal in a 2–1 victory that saw Tottenham secure fifth place in the league.
He signed a new five year contract with Tottenham on 28 May 2007. On 26 December 2007 he became the thirteenth player in the history of the league to score 100 Premier League goals. 2007 proved to be a remarkable year for the striker with a total of 31 goals and 13 assists from just 40 starts. His tally of 19 league goals in the calendar year was the highest of any player in the Premier League throughout 2007.
He scored his 100th competitive goal for Tottenham in the 2–0 win against Sunderland on 19 January 2008. He is the fifteenth Tottenham player to achieve this feat. On 24 February 2008 he won his first senior honour as a player as his Tottenham side won the first League Cup Final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, beating Chelsea 2–1 after extra time. On 12 April 2008 Keane made his 250th appearance for Spurs in the 1–1 draw with Middlesbrough. Keane finished the 2007–08 season equal top scorer for Spurs with Berbatov, with 23 goals in all competitions. His 15 Premier League goals making him the first Spurs player to score double figures in the Premier League in 6 consecutive seasons. Keane in his Tottenham career won the player of year three times (2003–04, 2005–06 and 2007–08); the first player to do so.
His consistency and strike-rate attracted the attention of Premier League rivals Liverpool. Despite initial resistance to the sale and accusations of misconduct, Tottenham agreed to a £20.3 million deal for the player.
"The goals have been a long time coming but deep down I knew they would. I might have worried about it when I was younger but not now."
Six weeks passed before Keane scored again but it was a crucial equaliser against Arsenal, giving Liverpool a 1–1 away draw against their league rivals. In the following Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers, Keane scored two more league goals to seal a 3–0 win for Liverpool. During the January transfer window, Tottenham Hotspur made an approach for the striker and Liverpool accepted the offer, allowing the Irishman to return to his former club.
Despite his spell at Liverpool being short and disappointing, he was at that time the most expensive player ever to be sold by the club.
He signed a four-year contract with the north London club. Keane was one of three players to make returns to Tottenham during the transfer window, along with Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda. He was also made Tottenham vice-captain a week later, after often deputising for Ledley King during his first spell there. Keane scored his first goal since his return to the club on 4 March, opening the scoring in the crucial 4–0 home victory against Middlesbrough. He followed this up by scoring another vital goal, this time a last-minute equaliser, away to Sunderland in a 1–1 draw on 7 March.
Soon after Keane's return to White Hart Lane, railway service Virgin Trains ran an advertisement with the slogan "A Liverpool to London return faster than Robbie Keane." On his return to Liverpool on the final day of the season, he scored in a 3–1 defeat. He received a generally warm reception from the fans despite scoring against them.
On 31 July 2009, Keane captained Tottenham to winning the Premier League Asia Trophy in a pre-season competition in China. He scored twice in the 3–0 win over Hull City inside Beijing National Stadium. On 26 September 2009, Keane scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Burnley. During Tottenham's Carling Cup Fourth Round match, Keane scored one of two goals against Everton on 27 October 2009 at White Hart Lane. He continued his scoring form with another against Sunderland in their 2–0 home win on 7 November 2009.
He made his Celtic debut in a 1–0 defeat on 2 February at Rugby Park against Kilmarnock. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 4–2 victory in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup against Dunfermline at East End Park. He scored his first goal in the SPL against Aberdeen in a 4–4 draw on 13 February. His first goal at Celtic Park proved to be the winner against Dundee United on 20 February. Keane's first Old Firm match against Rangers was on the 28 February, with Celtic losing 1–0. On 13 March, Keane scored his first Celtic hat-trick in a 3–0 Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock, and then scored a brace in a league clash against them two weeks later. Keane's penultimate match was a 2–1 Old Firm win over Rangers on 4 May his last match for Celtic came against Hearts on 9 May, he scored the first goal in a 2–1 victory. He stated that he enjoyed his time at Celtic and that it had given him back his 'hunger for football'.
On 12 April, Keane was announced as SPL Player of the Month for March 2010. On 19 April 2010, Keane was announced as Celtic's Fans' Player of the Year.
On 15 August 2011, Keane moved to the United States when he signed with Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Keane, who signed a two-year deal believed to be worth around £3.5 million, is one of Galaxy's three allowed designated players, alongside David Beckham and Landon Donovan. Galaxy traded their previous third Designated Player, Juan Pablo Angel, to Los Angeles rivals CD Chivas USA in order to make room for Keane. On signing, Keane stated, "I have always wanted to come and play in MLS."
He made his debut for Galaxy on August 20, 2011, in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes, and scored his first goal for his new team in the 21st minute.
His first Ireland cap came against the Czech Republic in Olomouc in March 1998, scoring his first senior goal against Malta in October that year. He won his 70th cap in the Republic's 5–0 defeat of San Marino, scoring a hat-trick along the way.
Keane was selected by Mick McCarthy as part of the Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, scoring three goals in Ireland's four games. Keane scored an injury-time equaliser against Germany in the group stage match as the Irish surprised many by holding the former champions to a draw. This was the first of only three goals which Germany conceded in the tournament (the other two were scored in the final by Ronaldo). In the Round of 16 match against Spain, he scored a last-minute penalty to force the game into extra-time and a penalty shoot-out after the Irish had gone a goal down early in the first half, but eventually lost 3–2 on penalties.
Although the Republic of Ireland failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Keane scored four goals in the Republic's eight qualifying matches and remains their most prolific goalscorer, topping the national team scoring charts.
Following Steve Staunton's appointment as the manager of the Republic of Ireland, Keane was appointed captain. In their first game under Staunton, Keane scored the second goal in the 3–0 victory against Sweden at Lansdowne Road, and celebrated the final match at the Lansdowne Road stadium, against San Marino, with a hat trick. Giovanni Trapattoni, who took over from Staunton, maintained Keane as team captain starting in his first game in charge against Serbia on 24 May 2008 which ended in a 1–1 draw.
As captain, Keane led the team to a second place finish in the 2010 World Cup qualifying. He scored his 40th international goal against Cyprus, a header in the 83rd minute, which secured a 2–1 win for Ireland. Along with Dimitar Berbatov, he topped the scoring chart in the qualifying group with 5 goals in 10 games. His 41st international goal came in the 2010 World cup play-off with France on 18 November 2009. This was his 26th goal in competitive (non-friendly) internationals.
He won his 100th cap against Argentina in a 1–0 friendly defeat on 11 August 2010. This match was also the first international football match at the new Aviva Stadium.
He scored his 45th international goal against Russia in October 2010. It was the first time Ireland had lost a game in which Robbie Keane had scored. Previously, Ireland had won 26 and drew 10 of the 36 games in which Keane had scored (NOTE: This counts the 1–1 result against Spain in the knockout stages of the 2002 World Cup as a draw. Ireland lost in a penalty shootout.) He broke the record for most appearance as a captain on the 26 March beating Andy Townsend's record and also scored a goal in the process.
Keane took part in the inaugural Carling Nations Cup for Ireland, which took place in February and May 2011. He ended the tournament as top scorer, despite not having played in the Republic's first game against Wales. Keane scored three goals in total, two against Northern Ireland in a 5–0 victory, and what proved to be the tournament's winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Scotland. The Republic of Ireland emerged from the competition victorious, having won all three of their games without conceding a goal.
On 4 June 2011, Robbie Keane scored twice against the Republic of Macedonia to become the first Irish player to score more than 50 goals, following the game with Macedonia his total stood at 51 goals from 108 appearances.
Keane is rated the 29th highest international scorer in the world as stated by the List of association football players with 50 or more international goals, ahead of him are some of the greatest strikers of all time such as Gerd Müller of Germany, Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina and Brazilian legend Pelé.
(* Jointly shared with Dimitar Berbatov)
|- |1998||5||2 |- |1999||8||3 |- |2000||9||2 |- |2001||7||1 |- |2002||11||6 |- |2003||7||4 |- |2004||10||6 |- |2005||7||1 |- |2006||6||4 |- |2007||8||3 |- |2008||7||3 |- |2009||11||6 |- |2010||8||4 |- |2011||5||6 |- !Total||109||51 |}
Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored(Tally) | |||||
14 October 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | | | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying>Euro 2000 qualification | 2 (2) |
1 September 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–1 | Euro 2000 qualification | 1 (3) | |
8 November 1999 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Mdina| | 3–2 | Euro 2000 qualification | 1 (4) | |
13 November 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification | 1 (5) | |
23 February 2000 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–0 | Exhibition game>Friendly match | 1 (6) | |
2 September 2000 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam| | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification>2002 World Cup qualification | 1 (7) | |
10 November 2001 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification | 1 (8) | |
13 February 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–0 | Friendly match | 1 (9) | |
27 March 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 3–0 | Friendly match | 1 (10) | |
5 June 2002 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki| | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup>2002 World Cup | 1 (11) | |
11 June 2002 | International Stadium of Yokohama, Yokohama| | 3–0 | 2002 World Cup | 1 (12) | |
16 June 2002 | Suwon Big Bird Stadium, Suwon| | 1–1 | 2002 World Cup | 1 (13) | |
21 August 2002 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki| | 3–0 | Friendly match | 1 (14) | |
7 June 2003 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying>Euro 2004 qualification | 1 (15) | |
11 June 2003 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–0 | Euro 2004 qualification | 1 (16) | |
18 November 2003 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 3–0 | Friendly match | 2 (18) | |
31 March 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–1 | Friendly match | 1 (19) | |
5 June 2004 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam| | 1–0 | Friendly match | 1 (20) | |
4 September 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification>2006 World Cup qualification | 1 (21) | |
13 October 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–0 | 2006 World Cup qualification | 2 (23) | |
16 November 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 1–0 | Friendly match | 1 (24) | |
4 June 2005 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 2–2 | 2006 World Cup qualification | 1 (25) | |
1 March 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 3–0 | Friendly match | 1 (26) | |
15 November 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin| | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying>Euro 2008 qualification | 3 (29) | |
22 August 2007 | NRGi Park, Aarhus| | 4–0 | Friendly match | 2 (31) | |
11 November 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff| | 2–2 | Euro 2008 qualification | 1 (32) | |
29 May 2008 | Craven Cottage, London| | 1–0 | Friendly match | 1 (33) | |
20 August 2008 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo| | 1–1 | Friendly match | 1 (34) | |
15 October 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin| | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification>2010 World Cup qualification | 1 (35) | |
11 February 2009 | Croke Park, Dublin| | 2–1 | 2010 World Cup qualification | 2 (37) | |
1 April 2009 | Stadio San Nicola, Bari| | 1–1 | 2010 World Cup qualification | 1 (38) | |
29 May 2009 | Craven Cottage, London| | 1–1 | Friendly match | 1 (39) | |
5 September 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia| | 2–1 | 2010 World Cup qualification | 1 (40) | |
18 November 2009 | Stade De France, Paris| | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round>2010 World Cup qualification play-off | 1 (41) | |
28 May 2010 | RDS Arena, Dublin| | 3–0 | Friendly match | 2 (43) | |
7 September 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin| | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification>Euro 2012 qualification | 1 (44) | |
8 October 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin| | 2–3 | Euro 2012 qualification | 1 (45) | |
26 March 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin| | 2–1 | Euro 2012 qualification | 1 (46) | |
24 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin| | 5–0 | Nations Cup (football)>Carling Nations Cup | 2 (48) | |
29 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin| | 1–0 | Nations Cup (football)>Carling Nations Cup | 1 (49) | |
4 June 2011 | Philip II Arena, Skopje| | 2–0 | Euro 2012 qualification | 2 (51) |
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