Niall Keown

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Niall Keown
Personal information
Full name Niall Martin Keown[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2013 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Reading 2 (0)
2017 → Partick Thistle (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2019 Partick Thistle 44 (2)
2019 → St Johnstone (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:53, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:46, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Niall Martin Keown (born 5 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. He began his career with Reading before joining Partick Thistle in 2017, initially on loan. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21 team. He is the son of former Arsenal and England international Martin Keown.

Club career[]

Reading[]

Keown joined the Reading Academy in 2011.[3]

He made his debut, for Reading in their 2–1 Championship victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 10 March 2015, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Danny Williams.[4]

Keown signed a new three-year contract with Reading on 14 July 2015.[5]

Partick Thistle[]

In January 2017, Keown went on trial with Partick Thistle, featuring for them in their friendly against Lokeren,[6] before signing on loan with Partick Thistle for the remainder of the season on 24 January 2017.[7]

On 1 July 2017, Keown moved to Partick Thistle permanently on a two-year contract from Reading for an undisclosed fee.[8][9][10] Following Partick Thistle's relegation at the end of the 2017–18 season, Keown was put up for sale by Thistle.[11]

With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2018–19 season, Keown was loaned to St Johnstone in January 2019.[12]

International career[]

In March 2015, Keown was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad, having previously been a back up for the England U18s.[13] He is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland as his grandfather was from County Fermanagh. He has indicated he wishes to switch international allegiance and represent Northern Ireland.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 28 April 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2014–15[16] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
2015–16[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2016–17[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Partick Thistle (loan) 2016–17[18] Scottish Premiership 14 0 2 0 0 0 – 16 0
Partick Thistle 2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 30 2 1 0 2 0 – 33 2
Total 44 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 49 2
Career total 46 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 51 2

Honours[]

Club[]

Reading U21

Personal life[]

Niall is the son of former England international Martin Keown. Through his paternal grandmother, he is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland,[13] and he is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland because his paternal grandfather was born in County Fermanagh.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Niall Keown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Kuhl and Stacey sign". Reading F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Reading 2–1 Brighton". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Niall Keown pens three-year contract". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "McKeown in and Gordon out at Jags". scotzine.com. 25 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Niall Keown: Son of Martin Keown joins Partick Thistle on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Keown signs for Partick Thistle". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Keown joins on two-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Niall Keown: Partick Thistle sign defender from Reading on two-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Playing squad update". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. ^ "St Johnstone's Steven Anderson joins Partick Thistle, with Niall Keown switching to Perth". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Keown called into Ireland Under 21 squad". Reading Chronicle. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  14. ^ Beacom, Steven (20 May 2018). "Niall Keown switches allegiance from Republic to Northern Ireland and Michael O'Neill wants Rangers loan star Sean Goss next". Daily Record.
  15. ^ Niall Keown at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Niall Keown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Reading turn tables on Man City to lift U21 PL Cup". premierleague.com. Premier League. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  21. ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (10 March 2015). "Martin Keown's son declares for Republic of Ireland". Belfast Telegraph.

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