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Jake Keegan
Adam Evans of Bohemians (left) and Jake Keegan (right) of Galway United in action at Eamon Deacy Park
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-21) April 21, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Stormville, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Greenville Triumph
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2010 East Fishkill Thunder
2005–2008 John Jay High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Binghamton Bearcats 71 (28)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Westchester Flames 28 (25)
2012–2013 Jersey Express 12 (7)
2013 1. FCA Darmstadt 18 (12)
2014–2015 Galway United 63 (27)
2016–2017 FC Edmonton 61 (7)
2018 St Patrick's Athletic 32 (9)
2019– Greenville Triumph 22 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019

Jake Keegan (born April 21, 1991) is an American professional soccer forward who currently plays for Greenville Triumph SC in the USL League One.

Club career

Youth

Keegan played 4 seasons at John Jay High School helping the team win the 2008 Class AA Section 1 Championship and advancing to the New York State Final Four.

Keegan played club soccer for the East Fishkill Thunder. The team was the most successful in club history winning the 2009 Eastern New York State Cup, Region 1 Championship and finishing 3rd at the USYS National Championships.

Keegan also won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Empire State Games as a member of the Hudson Valley.

College

Keegan played 4 seasons of NCAA Division 1 soccer at Binghamton University. He became the schools all time leading Division 1 goal scorer and was drafted in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

PDL

Keegan played for the Westchester Flames and Jersey Express for 3 seasons between 2011–2013.

Professional

FCA Darmstadt

On September 1, 2013 Keegan signed with FCA Darmstadt in the Verbandsliga, the 6th division of German soccer. After being drafted by the Philadelphia Union in January 2013, Keegan trained with Maccabi Haifa (Israel), FC Lustenau (Austria), Harrisburg City Islanders (USA), New York Cosmos (USA), Austria Lustenau (Austria), FC Hard (Austria) and Usinger TSG (Germany) before signing in Darmstadt.

Galway United

On January 29, 2014, Keegan signed with Galway FC in Ireland First Division, the 2nd division of Irish soccer. The club was newly formed as a result of Galway United going bankrupt in 2011. Keegan re-signed in 2015 after the club earned promotion to the Ireland Premier Division, the 1st division in Irish soccer. The club took the old name of Galway United back for the 2015 season.

FC Edmonton

On December 1, 2015 Keegan signed with Canadian side, FC Edmonton who played in the NASL.

St Patrick’s Athletic

On February 4, 2018, Keegan signed with St Patrick’s Athletic who play in the Ireland Premier Division, the 1st division in Ireland. Keegan finished up the season as Pats' top scorer with 9 league goals, 12 in all competitions.[1]

Greenville Triumph

On January 10, 2019 Keegan signed with Greenville Triumph SC who play in USL League One, the 3rd division in the United States.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played October 26, 2018[3]
Professional Appearances and Goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FCA Darmstadt 2013 Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd 18 12 0 0 0 0 – – 18 12
Galway United 2014 League of Ireland First Division 30 15 2 1 3 1 – 2[a] 0 37 17
2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 33 12 2 2 5 2 – – 40 16
Galway United Total 63 27 4 3 8 3 – – 2 0 77 33
FC Edmonton 2016 NASL 31 5 2 0 – – 1[b] 0 34 5
2017 30 2 2 1 – – – 32 3
FC Edmonton Total 61 7 4 1 0 0 – – 1 0 66 8
St Patrick's Athletic 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 32 9 1 2 0 0 – 3[c] 1 36 12
Greenville Triumph 2019 USL League One 22 9 2 0 - - – 0 0 24 9
Career total 196 64 11 6 8 3 – – 6 1 221 74
  1. ^ Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in NASL Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

Honors

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "End of Season Report Card 2018 - St Patrick's Athletic". ExtraTime.ie.
  2. ^ Triumph, Greenville (January 10, 2019). "Greenville Triumph Signs Forward Jake Keegan". Greenville Triumph SC.
  3. ^ "J.Keegan". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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