Aidan Keena

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Aidan Keena
Personal information
Full name Aidan Keena
Date of birth (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 9
Youth career
Mullingar Athletic
2015 Shelbourne
2016–2017 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 St Patrick's Athletic 3 (0)
2017–2020 Heart of Midlothian 11 (0)
2018 → Queens Park (loan) 14 (8)
2018–2019 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 12 (4)
2020 Hartlepool United 8 (2)
2020–2022 Falkirk 32 (6)
2022– Sligo Rovers 1 (1)
National team
2015 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U18 4 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Aidan Keena (born 25 April 1999) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Sligo Rovers. He has previously played for St Patrick's Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hartlepool United, Queen's Park, Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk.

Club career[]

St Patrick's Athletic[]

Keena, a member of the St Patrick's Athletic under 19's squad, was called up to the first team by manager Liam Buckley for pre-season in January 2017 despite being just 17 years old. He scored on his first team debut, in a 5–0 win over Bluebell United in a friendly.[1] Keena made his first official appearance in senior football on 24 February 2017 when he came on as a 67th-minute substitute in the Saints opening game of the season against Bray Wanderers. With Pats trailing 2–0, Kenna set up Graham Kelly for an 85th-minute goal before being shown a straight red card in the 91st minute for a late tackle on Dylan Connolly.[2] Keena went on to make four more appearances for the club (two league and two League Cup) in the 2017 season, with the last of those being a Dublin Derby against Bohemians on 16 June 2017.

Heart of Midlothian[]

Keena was signed by Heart of Midlothian in August 2017.[3] After impressing first team staff with his goalscoring form for the reserves, he was called up to the first team and made his debut as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw versus Partick Thistle at Tynecastle Park on 19 November 2017. Keena was loaned to Scottish League One club Queen's Park in January 2018.[4] In August 2018, he joined Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship on a season-long loan.[5]

After a promising few months with Dunfermline, Keena was recalled to Hearts in January, scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory against Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup.[6]

Hartlepool United[]

Keena left Hearts in January 2020 and signed for Hartlepool United. Prior to this,Keena had unsuccessful trials with Darlington and Berwick Rangers.[7]

He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Stockport County on 25 January 2020.[8] It is not clear if Keena ever played for Hartlepool.

Falkirk[]

After leaving Hartlepool, Keena returned to Scotland and signed a two-year deal with Scottish League One side Falkirk on 5 August 2020.[9]

Sligo Rovers[]

On 24 January, it was announced that Keena had left Falkirk by mutual consent, and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.[10]

International career[]

Keena has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level.[11][12][13] On 6 November 2019, Keena was announced in Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland U21 side for the first time, for their European Under-21 Championship qualification games against Armenia U21 & Sweden U21.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 27 February 2022[15][16]
Season Club League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Patrick's Athletic 2017[15] League of Ireland Premier Division 3 0 0 0 2 0 0[a] 0 5 0
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[17] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2018–19[18] 5 0 2 1 1 0 1[b] 1 9 2
2019–20[19] 5 0 0 0 4 0 3[b] 3 12 3
Total 11 0 2 1 5 0 4 4 27 5
Queen's Park (loan) 2017–18[17] Scottish League One 14 8 — — 2[c] 0 16 8
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2018–19[18] Scottish Championship 12 4 — — 0[d] 0 12 4
Hartlepool United 2019–20[15] National League 8 2 — — — 8 2
Falkirk 2020–21[15] Scottish League One 11 1 1 0 2 1 — 14 2
2021–22[15] 21 5 1 0 1 0 1[d] 1 24 6
Total 32 6 2 0 3 1 1 1 38 8
Sligo Rovers 2022[15] League of Ireland Premier Division 1 1 0 0 — 0[e] 0 1 1
Career total 81 21 4 1 10 1 7 5 105 28
  1. ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances for Hearts under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References[]

  1. ^ "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - Friendly - Bluebell United -v- St. Patrick's Athletic". Extratime.ie.
  2. ^ "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 1 - 2 Bray Wanderers".
  3. ^ "Youngster Keena joins Hearts Heart of Midlothian - News". Heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ^ "New faces give squad a boost". Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline sign Robbie Muirhead, Malaury Martin & Aidan Keena". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Hearts 4 – 0 Auchinleck Talbot". BBC Sport. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Aidan Keena: Striker moves from Hearts to Hartlepool Utd". BBC Sport. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Hartlepool United 2-0 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Aidan Keena Signs from Hartlepool United". Falkirk FC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. ^ "KEENA DEPARTS FOLLOWING MUTUAL CONTRACT TERMINATION". Falkirk Football Club. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Aidan Keena". Uefa.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  12. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic FC". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Congrats to Aidan Keena on being called up to the Ireland under 18 squad for their upcoming friendlies #InternationalSaints". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Kenny names weakened squad for crucial Euro qualifiers". 6 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Republic of Ireland – A.Keena". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Aidan Keena | Football Stats | Falkirk | Age 22 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Aidan Keena in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Aidan Keena in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Aidan Keena in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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