English footballer
Michael Vincent Keane
(born 11 January 1993) is an English professional
footballer
who plays as a
centre-back
for
Premier League
club
Everton
.
Keane began his career at
Manchester United
and was named as their
Reserves
Player of the Year in 2012, but was loaned out several times, latterly to
Burnley
who signed him on a permanent basis in January 2015. He was part of their team which won the
2015?16 Football League Championship
prior to his transfer to Everton in 2017.
Keane has represented England at
under-19
,
under-20
,
under-21
and senior levels, most recently in 2020.
Club career
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Manchester United
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Keane was born in
Stockport
, Greater Manchester.
[5]
He grew up in the suburb of
Heaton Mersey
and attended
St Bede's College
in
Whalley Range
.
[6]
[7]
He played for South Manchester in
Cheadle
,
[8]
before joining
Manchester United
as an academy scholar in 2009 at the age of 16 along with his twin brother
Will
; both had been training with the club since the age of 11.
[9]
Keane signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 18th birthday on 11 January 2011.
[10]
He made his first-team debut in the
League Cup
on 25 October 2011, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute in United's fourth round victory over
Aldershot Town
.
[11]
On 28 January 2012, he was again named on the bench, this time against
rivals
Liverpool
in the
FA Cup
; however, he was an unused substitute and the match finished 2?1 to Liverpool.
[12]
Keane started a first-team match for the first time against
Newcastle United
in the League Cup on 26 September 2012, playing alongside
Scott Wootton
as a
centre-back
.
[13]
Following the match, teammate
Darren Fletcher
praised him for being "fantastic".
[14]
Keane won the award for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year in 2012. He was the clear winner with 60% of the votes, beating
Jesse Lingard
(24%) and
Larnell Cole
(16%). He made 27 appearances in all competitions for the reserve team in the 2011?12 season, during which he scored five goals. The reserve team won the Reserve League North and the national play-off final that season. Keane told MUTV: "I was surprised but really pleased to win the award. It's great to know that it's been voted for by the fans, because they come to watch us and follow us throughout the season."
[15]
On 6 November 2012, Keane alongside his teammate Jesse Lingard joined
Leicester City
on
loan
until 3 December 2012.
[16]
[17]
This was later extended to 2 January 2013.
[18]
Keane made his debut for Leicester City on 6 November 2012, in a 0?0 draw away to
Bolton Wanderers
.
[19]
On 4 January 2013, Keane extended his stay at Leicester until the end of January and was given permission by United to play in the FA Cup for Leicester.
[20]
On 24 January 2013, Keane extended his stay at Leicester until the end of the season.
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citation needed
]
On 12 February, Keane scored his first goal, in a 2?1 defeat to
Huddersfield Town
in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
[21]
On 5 March, he scored a 90th-minute header against
Leeds United
to gain Leicester a point in a 1?1 draw.
[22]
On 28 November 2013, after receiving offers from
Charlton Athletic
,
Derby County
,
Middlesbrough
and
Millwall
,
[23]
Keane opted to join Derby County on loan until 2 January 2014.
[24]
He made his debut for Derby on 7 December 2013, coming on in the 73rd minute of a 5?1 win against
Blackpool
. He almost scored with a header from a corner in the 92nd minute but his effort was saved and
Richard Keogh
headed in the rebound.
[25]
The loan deal was extended by a further month on 2 January 2014, with Keane now able to play for Derby in the FA Cup.
[26]
On 30 January 2014, Derby County sent him back to Manchester United after signing
George Thorne
on loan from
West Bromwich Albion
.
[27]
On 7 March 2014, Keane joined
Championship
club
Blackburn Rovers
on loan for the remainder of the
2013?14
season. Keane was handed the number 16 shirt number for his time at
Ewood Park
.
[28]
He made his debut for the club on 9 March, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2?1 defeat at home to
local rivals
Burnley
.
[29]
Keane returned to Old Trafford on the completion of the Championship season and was named on the bench for Manchester United's last home match of the season against
Hull City
.
[30]
Keane made his first league appearance for Manchester United squad on 24 August 2014 against
Sunderland
replacing
Chris Smalling
in the 43rd minute.
[31]
Two days later, Keane would start for United in the League Cup against
Milton Keynes Dons
of
League One
; the Dons would win 4?0.
[32]
Burnley
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On 2 September 2014, Keane completed a loan move to Burnley until January 2015.
[33]
Keane made his Burnley debut against Leicester City.
[34]
The loan was made permanent on 8 January 2015 for an undisclosed fee, with Keane signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
[35]
Keane started his first full season at
Turf Moor
brightly, scoring twice in the opening month of the
season
.
[36]
He scored five times in total: his last goal of the season was against Middlesbrough in a top-of-the-table clash on 19 April;
[36]
less than a month later both Burnley and Middlesbrough would be celebrating promotion back to the Premier League.
Keane scored his first Premier League goal against
Watford
on 26 September 2016.
[37]
On 13 April 2017, Keane was named as one of six players shortlisted for the
PFA Young Player of the Year
award.
[38]
Everton
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On 3 July 2017, Keane signed for Premier League club
Everton
on a five-year contract, for an initial fee of £25 million that could rise to £30 million.
[39]
Keane made his league debut for Everton on 12 August 2017, when his club beat
Stoke City
1?0 at Goodison Park.
[40]
Keane scored his first goal for Everton on 17 August 2017 in the
UEFA Europa League
play-off round first leg against
Hajduk Split
. Keane had risen highest at the far post to head in
Leighton Baines
' left-wing cross. His towering header gave Everton the lead in the 30th minute and the match ended with Everton winning the match by 2?0.
[41]
Keane scored his first league goal for Everton on 25 August 2018 in a 2?2 away draw with
AFC Bournemouth
before leaving the match on a stretcher and being taken to hospital after clashing heads with a teammate,
[42]
[43]
having suffered from a hairline fracture to his skull.
[44]
On 30 August 2020, Keane signed a new contract with Everton until 2025.
[45]
International career
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Born in England to an Irish father, Keane was eligible to play for either
England
or the
Republic of Ireland
. He represented Ireland at
under-17
and
under-19
levels,
[46]
but expressed his desire to play for the
England under-19 team
and hoped to be included in the squad for the friendly against the
Czech Republic
in February 2012.
[47]
He made his debut for the under-19 team on 25 May 2012, in a 5?0 win against
Slovenia
during which his twin brother
Will
scored twice.
[48]
He was named in manager
Noel Blake
's squad for the
2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
,
[49]
and helped England reach the semi-final.
[50]
On 25 March 2013, Keane made his debut for the
England under-21 team
, replacing
Andre Wisdom
in the 77th minute of a 4?0 win against
Austria
at the
Falmer Stadium
.
[51]
On 14 November 2013, Keane opened the scoring in the England Under-21s' 3?0 win over Finland, putting in
James Ward-Prowse
's free-kick after 21 minutes.
[52]
Keane repeated the feat for the second match in a row five days later, heading in Tom Ince's corner in the 13th minute. The England U21 team went on to beat the San Marino U21 team 9?0, a record win.
[53]
On 4 October 2016, he was called into the full
England
squad, as a replacement for the injured
Glen Johnson
, by interim manager
Gareth Southgate
for the
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
matches against
Malta
on 8 October and
Slovenia
three days later.
[54]
Keane made his debut on 22 March 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a friendly defeat to
Germany
.
[55]
He scored his first goal on 25 March 2019 with a header from
Ross Barkley
's free kick in a 5?1 win away to
Montenegro
in
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
.
[56]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 27 April 2024
International
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- As of match played 12 November 2020
[67]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
England
|
2017
|
4
|
0
|
2018
|
1
|
0
|
2019
|
5
|
1
|
2020
|
2
|
0
|
Total
|
12
|
1
|
- As of match played 12 November 2020. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Keane goal.
[67]
Honours
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Manchester United
Burnley
England
Individual
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