Rory McKeown
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Raith Rovers | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Kilmarnock | 43 | (1) |
2014 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2014– | Raith Rovers | 47 | (0) |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland U16 | 12 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland U17 | 9 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) | |
2011–2013 | Northern Ireland U21 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 23 June 2014 (UTC) |
Rory Paul McKeown (born 8 April 1993) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Raith Rovers and is a Northern Ireland under-21 international.
Career
McKeown started his career as a youth team player for Ipswich Town. He signed at the same time as fellow countryman Josh Carson. McKeown went on to develop in the Ipswich under-18s and reserve teams before he was released in June 2011.
Following his release by Ipswich, McKeown signed for Kilmarnock after a short trial. Killie manager Kenny Shiels commented that "Rory is a great young player, he fits in with the way we play". McKeown made an immediate impact at Killie, scoring on his competitive debut, against Dundee United at Tannadice Park.[1][2]
On 20 February 2014, McKeown joined Scottish Championship side Cowdenbeath on a one-month emergency loan.[3] On 22 February 2014, he made his debut for the club and scored after 33 minutes in a 2–0 win against Dundee.[4] Having made six appearance and scoring once, McKeown loan spell with Cowdenbeath was extended until the end of the 2013-14 season.[5]
On 23 June 2014, McKeown joined another Scottish Championship side, Raith Rovers.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 2 August 2014
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kilmarnock | 2011–12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2013–14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Raith Rovers | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Total | 55 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 3 |
References
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- ↑ Rory McKeown career statistics at Soccerbase
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External Links
- Profile at Irish FA
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Association football fullbacks
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Northern Ireland youth international footballers
- Scottish Professional Football League players