Keiren Westwood
![]() Westwood on international duty with the Republic of Ireland in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keiren Westwood[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 October 1984||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Carlisle United | 131 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Coventry City | 131 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Sunderland | 19 | (0) |
2014– | Sheffield Wednesday | 176 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009– | Republic of Ireland | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 23 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2016 |
Keiren Westwood (born 23 October 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday and the Irish national team. He was for a time Ireland's first choice keeper, following the international retirement of Shay Given.[3][4]
Club career
Manchester City
Westwood was born in Manchester.[1] After being rejected by Manchester United as a boy,[4] he started his career at Manchester City where he never played a first team game and was released as he was understudy to David James and Nicky Weaver. Weeks before his release he had broken his hand while on loan at Oldham Athletic.[4] He then had unsuccessful trials at Bradford City and Accrington Stanley.[4] After this he contemplated giving up football, to start a new career as a police officer.[4]
Carlisle United
Westwood then joined Carlisle United, becoming the understudy to Matt Glennon. Although he played in most cup games, in March 2005, when Glennon was injured, Westwood played some Conference games for Carlisle before being replaced by the fit-again Glennon.
In the 2005–06 season, Glennon left Carlisle and they signed Anthony Williams as his replacement. It looked like Westwood would be the club's number two goalkeeper again, though he finally got his chance to compete for the number one shirt and he succeeded in taking his chance. He started 35 League Two games in their title season and continued to be the club's number one goalkeeper. At the end of the 2007–08 season in League One, Westwood was named in the PFA Team of the Year[5] and also won all of the club's Player of the Season awards.
Coventry City
On 18 June 2008, Westwood signed a three-year contract with Championship club Coventry City for an undisclosed fee.[6] He was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year for 2009 in his debut season at the club.[7] He won the club's player of the year award for the 2009–10 season.[8]
Sunderland
It was confirmed on 22 June 2011 that Westwood would join Sunderland on 1 July on a free transfer. He made his first start for Sunderland on 23 August in the League Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. His first Premier League appearance came against Aston Villa on 29 October, when he was brought on to replace the injured Simon Mignolet. Westwood later denied former Sunderland striker Darren Bent a goal after the striker was through one on one, with the game level at 1–1.[9] In the following game, away to Manchester United, Westwood made a 'magnificent double save' to deny Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra, but United won 1–0. Despite Sunderland struggling for results, which saw Steve Bruce sacked on 30 November, Westwood remained in good form. However, after missing Sunderland's 1–0 victory over Manchester City on New Year's Day 2012, Westwood found himself second choice to Mignolet for the remainder of the season. [citation needed]
Westwood remained behind Mignolet in the pecking order at the start of the 2012–13 season, with the Belgian playing in Sunderland's first two league games, although Westwood did play in Sunderland's League Cup victories over Morecambe and Milton Keynes Dons before a 1 – 0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the fourth round, a game in which Westwood also played. Following Mignolet's departure to Liverpool at the end of the season, Westwood regained his place as Sunderland's first choice keeper, with competition now coming from Vito Mannone.
At the end of 2013–14 season, he was released by the club.[10]
Sheffield Wednesday
On 7 July 2014, Westwood signed for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on a two-year deal.[11]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Westwood was named in the 2014–15 Championship PFA Team of the Year.[12]
In July 2019 he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[13]
International career
On 17 May 2009, Westwood was called up by the Republic of Ireland to attend their training camp in Portugal[14] after impressing against Leeds United in a League One match. Three days later he played as a second-half substitute in a practice match against Portuguese club Lagos, replacing Joe Murphy after 66 minutes. On 29 May 2009, Westwood made his first appearance for Ireland in a friendly against Nigeria.[14] He played in the friendly match with South Africa in Thomond Park on 8 September 2009.[15] On 26 March 2011, Westwood made his competitive debut in a European Championship qualifier with Macedonia.[15] He made a crucial save in the closing minutes of the match.[4]
Westwood was part of the Ireland squad for UEFA Euro 2012, although he did not feature in any games. Following the retirement from internationals by Shay Given after Euro 2012, Westwood assumed the No.1 position for his country. He later lost this place to David Forde. He made his 15th appearance for Ireland on 2 June 2013, in a 4–0 win over Georgia.
In 2015; following a number of injuries which ruled him out of previous squads, Westwood was recalled to the Starting XI for Ireland's post-season friendly fixture versus England in Dublin, Westwood was replaced in the second half by Shay Given with the scores at 0–0.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2003–04[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2003–04[16] | Second Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Carlisle United | 2004–05[17] | Conference National | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2005–06[18] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
2006–07[19] | League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2007–08[20] | League One | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
Total | 131 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
Coventry City | 2008–09[21] | Championship | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |
2009–10[22] | Championship | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
2010–11[23] | Championship | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
Total | 131 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 138 | 0 | |||
Sunderland | 2011–12[24] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2012–13[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2013–14[26] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Sheffield Wednesday | 2014–15[27] | Championship | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
2015–16[28] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2016–17[29] | Championship | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
2017–18[30] | Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2018–19[31] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2019–20[31] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 0 | ||
Career total | 439 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 477 | 0 |
- ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, one in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in Championship play-offs
International
- As of match played 4 June 2017[32]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Republic of Ireland | 2009 | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 3 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 0 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 |
Honours
Carlisle United
Republic of Ireland
- Nations Cup: 2011
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08 League One,[5] 2008–09 Championship,[7] 2014–15 Championship[12]
- Carlisle United Player of the Year: 2007–08
- Coventry City Player of the Year: 2009–10
- Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year: 2014–15
See also
References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Keiren Westwood - Goalkeeper". Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- ^ Mellor, Jason (15 May 2008). "Ireland hopeful Westwood focused on Wembley". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Young, Colin (28 March 2011). "The saviour! He nearly became a policeman but now Westwood is Ireland's goalkeeping hero". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Westwood signs for City". Coventry City F.C. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Giggs earns prestigious PFA award". BBC Sport. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Westwood wins Player of the Season Award". Coventry Telegraph. 4 May 2010.
- ^ Hunter, James (30 October 2011). "Keiren deserves credit for denying Bent". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Keiren Westwood". Sheffield Wednesday (swfc.co.uk). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b "PFA Championship Team of the Year: Deeney only Watford player". BBC Sport. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Keiren Westwood: Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Keiren Westwood to make debut against Nigeria". Football Association of Ireland. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ a b Hannigan, Mary (26 March 2011). "Goalkeeping coach Kelly confident Ireland in safe hands with Westwood". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Keiren Westwood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Westwood, Kieren". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
External links
- Keiren Westwood at Soccerbase
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manchester
- English footballers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- UEFA Euro 2012 players
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- English people of Irish descent