Niall Keown
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Niall Martin Keown[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 April 1995||
Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Reading | 2 | (0) |
2017 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Partick Thistle | 44 | (2) |
2019 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
Total | 60 | (2) | |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:53, 29 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:46, 19 April 2016 (UTC) |
Niall Martin Keown (born 5 April 1995) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career with Reading before joining Partick Thistle in 2017, initially on loan. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21 team. He is the son of former Arsenal and England international Martin Keown.
Club career
Reading
Keown joined the Reading Academy in 2011.[3]
He made his debut, for Reading in their 2–1 Championship victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 10 March 2015, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Danny Williams.[4]
Keown signed a new three-year contract with Reading on 14 July 2015.[5]
Partick Thistle
In January 2017, Keown went on trial with Partick Thistle, featuring for them in their friendly against Lokeren,[6] before signing on loan with Partick Thistle for the remainder of the season on 24 January 2017.[7]
On 1 July 2017, Keown moved to Partick Thistle permanently on a two-year contract from Reading for an undisclosed fee.[8][9][10] Following Partick Thistle's relegation at the end of the 2017–18 season, Keown was put up for sale by Thistle.[11]
With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2018–19 season, Keown was loaned to St Johnstone in January 2019.[12]
International career
In March 2015, Keown was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad being eligible through his grandmother, having previously been a back up for the England U18s.[13] He is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland as his grandfather was from County Fermanagh. He has indicated he wishes to switch international allegiance and represent Northern Ireland.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2019[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2014–15[16] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
2015–16[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Partick Thistle (loan) | 2016–17[18] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
Partick Thistle | 2017–18[19] | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |
2018–19[20] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
St Johnstone (loan) | 2018–19[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Club
- Reading U21
Personal life
Niall is the son of former England international Martin Keown. Through his paternal grandmother, he is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland,[13] and he is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland because his paternal grandfather was born in County Fermanagh.[22]
References
- ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Niall Keown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Kuhl and Stacey sign". Reading F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Reading 2–1 Brighton". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Niall Keown pens three-year contract". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "McKeown in and Gordon out at Jags". scotzine.com. 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Niall Keown: Son of Martin Keown joins Partick Thistle on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Keown signs for Partick Thistle". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Keown joins on two-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Niall Keown: Partick Thistle sign defender from Reading on two-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Playing squad update". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "St Johnstone's Steven Anderson joins Partick Thistle, with Niall Keown switching to Perth". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Keown called into Ireland Under 21 squad". Reading Chronicle. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Beacom, Steven (20 May 2018). "Niall Keown switches allegiance from Republic to Northern Ireland and Michael O'Neill wants Rangers loan star Sean Goss next". Daily Record.
- ^ Niall Keown at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Niall Keown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Niall Keown in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Reading turn tables on Man City to lift U21 PL Cup". premierleague.com. Premier League. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (10 March 2015). "Martin Keown's son declares for Republic of Ireland". Belfast Telegraph.
External links
- Niall Keown profile at Reading F.C.
- Niall Keown at Soccerbase
- Niall Keown on X
- Niall Keown at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- English footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Association football defenders
- Reading F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- St Johnstone F.C. players