Stuart O'Keefe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Antony Alan O'Keefe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Eye, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Southend United | 10 | (0) |
| 2010– | Crystal Palace | 32 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 28 January 2014 (UTC) | |||
Stuart Antony Alan O'Keefe (born 4 March 1991) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Barclay's Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Career
Stuart O'Keefe began his career at Ipswich Town before being released in 2007.[3]
Southend United
O'Keefe made his debut for Southend on 18 November 2008, at home to Telford United in the 2–0 win in the FA Cup first-round replay.[4] He made his debut in the Football League against Leyton Orient on 20 January 2009 in the 1–1 away draw, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute.[5]
O'Keefe made his first league start for Southend United against Leeds United at Elland Road on 27 January 2009. He went on only made a handful of appearances for Southend.
Crystal Palace
On 18 August 2010, O'Keefe signed for Crystal Palace after being recommended by former Southend player Dougie Freedman. In his first season O'Keefe was only a back up player and made four appearances. In the 2011–12 season, O'Keefe was given a chance to impress early on in the season in the League Cup, he was an important part of the team that went on to play in the semi-final. He started in the quarter final 2–1 win against Manchester United on 30 November 2011 at Old Trafford. Later on the season, O'Keefe was part of the end of season run in due to injuries.
On 31 August 2013, O'Keefe sealed a 3-1 victory in Palace's first three points of their Premier League campaign in the 92nd minute at home to Sunderland with a curling 20 yard shot after coming on as a late substitute.[6]
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 28 January 2014)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[7] | Europe | Play-offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Southend United | 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Southend United | 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2008–2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2010– | 32 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| Career totals | 42 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Ex-Town teen to face Chelsea in FA Cup". 10 December 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Southend 2–0 AFC Telford". BBC Sport. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ "Leyton Orient 1–1 Southend". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 3-1 Sunderland" BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
External links
- Stuart O'Keefe player profile at southendunited.co.uk
- Stuart O'Keefe at Soccerbase