Cieron Keane

Cieron Macaully Keane (born 14 August 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gainsborough Trinity.

Cieron Keane
Personal information
Full name Cieron Macaully Keane[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gainsborough Trinity
Youth career
0000–2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Notts County 2 (0)
2015–2016 Nuneaton Town 31 (0)
2016–2017 Worcester City 37 (5)
2017 Kidderminster Harriers 4 (0)
2017–2018 Alfreton Town 25 (3)
2018 Boston United 2 (0)
2018–2019 Basford United 2 (0)
2019 Leamington 8 (0)
2019 Bradford Park Avenue 2 (0)
2019–2020 Basford United 10 (0)
2020–2021 Stafford Rangers 8 (0)
2021– Gainsborough Trinity 29 (3)
National team
2014 Republic of Ireland U19 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:10, 2 May 2022

Club career

Keane spent time at the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth team and signed his first scholarship in July 2012.[2] However, after two years, Keane was released by the club in February 2014.[3]

Following his release, Keane joined League One side Notts County in July 2014.[4] He made his debut at Meadow Lane on 19 August 2014, and was sent off for two bookable offenses 71 minutes into a 2–1 victory over Colchester United.[5] Keane made his return in his second appearance, in a 2–1 loss against Bristol City on 31 August 2014.[6] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Keane was among ten players to be released by the club, following their relegation to League Two.[7]

During August 2015, Keane was signed by National League North side Nuneaton Town along with his brother Jordan Keane.[8] On 18 August 2015, he made his debut, coming on for Marlon Harewood in the 77th minute in a 0–1 win over Lowestoft Town[9] Keane signed for Boston United Saturday 25 August.

On 25 September 2018, Keane signed for Basford United in the Northern Premier League on a dual registration from Boston United.[10] After spells with Leamington and Bradford Park Avenue, Keane returned to Basford again in November 2019.[11] On 25 May 2021, Keane joined Gainsborough Trinity.[12]

International career

Keane was called up by Republic of Ireland U19 in September 2014.[13] Keane made his Republic of Ireland U19 debut against Netherlands U19.[14]

Personal life

His brothers, Kallum and Jordan, both spent brief periods with professional clubs before embarking on careers in non-league football. Other siblings include Malachi and Lucy Keane.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2014–15[15] League One 2000000020
Nuneaton Town 2015–16[16] National League North 31010—3[lower-alpha 1]0350
Worcester City 2016–17[17] National League North 37500—1[lower-alpha 2]0385
Kidderminster Harriers 2017–18[17] National League North 4000—0040
Alfreton Town 2017–18[17] National League North 11100—00111
Career total 856100040906
  1. Two appearances in the FA Trophy and one in the Birmingham Senior Cup
  2. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. "Scholars Signed Up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. "Scholars To Be Signed Up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "Notts County: Jeremy Balmy and Cieron Keane agree deals". BBC Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "Notts County 2 - 1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. "Notts County 1 - 2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. "The Retained List". Notts County F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. "TWO NEW SIGNINGS CONFIRMED, MORE MAY FOLLOW". Nuneaton Town. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. "Lowestoft Town 0 Nuneaton Town 1". Nuneaton Town. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. Keane makes dual Basford move, bostonunited.co.uk, 25 September 2018
  11. Profile at Basford United's website, pitchero.com
  12. "Keane to go as Cieron Boosts Blues - Gainsborough Trinity Football Club".
  13. "Cieron Keane Called Up To Republic Of Ireland Under-19s". Notts County F.C. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. "International And Loan Update". Notts County F.C. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. "Games played by Cieron Keane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  16. "Cieron Keane". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  17. Cieron Keane at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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