Keith Foy
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| Full name | Keith Foy | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2003 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | St Patrick's Athletic | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Monaghan United | 36 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Sligo Rovers | 64 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Keith Foy (born 30 December 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer.[1]
A left footed player, Foy began his career in England with Nottingham Forest in 2000. Foy made his Nottingham Forest debut on 23 September 2000 against Grimsby Town, and played 38 times, scoring once, against Tranmere Rovers,[2] before signing for Doncaster Rovers in February 2003.[3]
However, he played just seven games for Doncaster and then returned to Ireland to play for St Patrick's Athletic, Dublin City, Monaghan United and then signed for Sligo Rovers [1]. He also had an unsuccessful trial at Mansfield Town[4]
Foy is a former Republic of Ireland youth and Under 21 international and in May 1998 scored in the final as part of the Irish team which won the European Under 16 Championships beating Italy 2-1 [2].
References
[edit]- ^ 'You were home at half 12 everyday twiddling your thumbs. It was easy to say ‘Anyone fancy a pint?’' the42.ie
- ^ "Nottm Forest 3-1 Tranmere". BBC. 25 November 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Foy the boy for Doncaster". BBC Sport. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Keith Foy".
Honours
[edit]Republic of Ireland
[edit]- UEFA U-16 Championship: 1998
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Monaghan United F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Dublin City F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- English Football League players
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen