Niall Keown
English professional footballer
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Niall Martin Keown (born 5 April 1995) is a professional football coach and former player, who works as a youth coach at Oxford United. Keown played as a defender, beginning 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niall Martin Keown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Position | 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) |
| Total | 60 | (2) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:53, 29 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:46, 19 April 2016 (UTC) | |||
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 being eligible through his grandmother, 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 10 February 2019[15]
| 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 | |
| 2018–19[20] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2018–19[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
- One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
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.[22]
