Stuart O'Keefe

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Stuart O'Keefe
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O'Keefe playing for Cardiff City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Stuart Antony Alan O'Keefe[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Eye, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 22
Youth career
2001–2007 Ipswich Town
2007–2008 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Southend United 10 (0)
2010–2015 Crystal Palace 36 (1)
2014 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0)
2015– Cardiff City 30 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Stuart Antony Alan O'Keefe (born 4 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cardiff City.

Career

O'Keefe began his career at Ipswich Town before being released in 2007.[3]

Southend United

O'Keefe made his debut for Southend on 18 November 2008, at home to Telford United in the 2–0 win in the FA Cup first-round replay.[4] He made his debut in the Football League against Leyton Orient on 20 January 2009 in the 1–1 away draw, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute.[5]

O'Keefe made his first league start for Southend United against Leeds United at Elland Road on 27 January 2009. He went on only made a handful of appearances for Southend.

Crystal Palace

On 18 August 2010, O'Keefe signed for Crystal Palace after being recommended by former Southend player Dougie Freedman. In his first season O'Keefe was only a back up player and made four appearances. In the 2011–12 season, O'Keefe was given a chance to impress early on in the season in the League Cup, he was an important part of the team that went on to play in the semi-final. He started in the quarter final 2–1 win against Manchester United on 30 November 2011 at Old Trafford. Later on the season, O'Keefe was part of the end of season run in due to injuries.

On 31 August 2013, O'Keefe sealed a 3-1 victory in Palace's first three points of their Premier League campaign in the 92nd minute at home to Sunderland with a curling 20 yard shot after coming on as a late substitute.[6]

On 27 November 2014, O'Keefe joined Championship side Blackpool on loan until 1 January 2015.[7]

Cardiff City

On 28 January 2015 it was announced that O'Keefe had joined Championship club Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He made his debut against Derby County three days later, in a 2–0 loss, following a string of disappointing results he was dropped to the bench for the remainder of the season, going on to make a further 6 appearances.

Following several cup starts and substitute appearances the next season, O'Keefe returned to the line up chance in the starting line up against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 16 January 2016, where Cardiff won 3–1. O'Keefe maintained a presence in the midfield, and eventually scoring his first goal for the club in the Severnside Derby against Bristol City in March.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 May 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United 2008–09[10] League One 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10[11] League One 7 0 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 9 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
Crystal Palace 2010–11[12] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2011–12[13] Championship 13 0 1 0 5 0 — 19 0
2012–13[14] Championship 5 0 1 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 10 0
2013–14[15] Premier League 12 1 2 0 1 0 — 15 1
2014–15[16] Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 36 1 5 0 8 0 2 0 51 1
Cardiff City 2014–15[16] Championship 6 0 — — — 6 0
2015–16[17] Championship 24 2 1 0 2 0 — 27 2
Total 30 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 33 2
Blackpool (loan) 2014–15[16] Championship 4 0 — — — 4 0
Career total 80 3 8 0 10 0 3 0 101 3
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League Championship play-offs

References

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  6. ↑ "Crystal Palace 3-1 Sunderland" BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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