Keaghan Jacobs

Keaghan Jacobs
Personal information
Full name Keaghan Jacobs
Date of birth (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2007 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Livingston 187 (22)
2015–2016 Bidvest Wits 1 (0)
2017– Livingston 37 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:44, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Keaghan Jacobs (born 9 September 1989) is a South African professional footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Livingston, having previously played for the club before a short spell with Bidvest Wits. Although born in South Africa, Jacobs is eligible to play for Scotland through residency eligibility rules.[1]

Career

Livingston

A product of Livingston's youth system, Jacobs made a scoring debut for the first-team on 24 November 2007 in a 4–0 home win against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Cup.[2] He made his first league appearance on 1 December 2007 in a 2–2 draw against Greenock Morton.[3] He made 5 more appearances in the 2007–08 season.[4] The following season, he gained more first-team experience, making 17 appearances largely as a substitute.[5] Jacobs remained with Livingston following their financial difficulties and subsequent demotion to the Scottish Third Division. In December 2009, he signed a new contract with the club keeping him at Almondvale until the summer of 2012.[6] He played a key role in helping the club win back to back Third and Second division championships on their ascent back to the Scottish First Division. On 19 April 2012, Jacobs signed a new two-year contract with the club.[7]

Bidvest Wits

On 10 July 2015, Jacobs signed for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits.[8] He left the Clever Boys in July 2016, after just one year with the club.[9]

Livingston return

After 17 months away from the club, Jacobs returned to Livingston, now in Scottish League One, signing a deal until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10]

Personal

Jacobs was also a decent cricketer having played for West Lothian County Cricket Club, Fauldhouse Cricket Club he also represented Scotland at under-13 and under-15 levels before deciding to make a career in football.[11]

He has a set of triplet brothers, Devon, Sheldon and Kyle who all played for Livingston. On 27 April 2010, all 4 brothers played together in a Scottish Third Division match against Albion Rovers. This is believed to be the only occasion in professional football where 4 brothers have been on the field, playing for the same team.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2007–08[13] First Division 6011000071
2008–09[14] 14010101[lower-alpha 1]0170
2009–10[15] Third Division[lower-roman 1] 34600101[lower-alpha 1]0366
2010–11[16] Second Division 274000000274
2011–12[17] First Division 31410211[lower-alpha 1]0355
2012–13[18] 113101000133
2013–14[19] Championship 324101000344
2014–15[20] 32111204[lower-alpha 1]0392
Livingstone total I 1872262817020825
Bidvest Wits 2015–16[21] South African Premier Division 1000000010
Livingston 2016–17[22] League One 4000000040
2017–18[23] Championship 7000611[lower-alpha 1]0141
Livingston total II 11000611041
Career total 19922621428021326
  1. ↑ Livingston were demoted to the Third Division after entering administration
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Livingston

References

  1. ↑ "Keaghan Jacobs is in my thoughts for Scots call admits under 21 boss Billy Stark". West Lothian Courier. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Livingston 4–0 Alloa Athletic match report". BBC. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Morton 2–2 Livingston match report". BBC. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Livingston FC sign promising youngster Keaghan Jacobs on new deal". West Lothian Courier. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Star midfielder extends stay". Livingston F.C. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Clever Boys confirm new arrivals". Premier Soccer League. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. ↑ May, Edward (8 July 2016). "Bidvest Wits likely to part ways with Faty due to health issues". Goal. Goal.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Back to the Future as Keaghan Jacobs returns". Livingston FC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jacobs wants a shot at Scotland dream". West Lothian Courier. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jacobs quartet make history". Livingston FC. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ↑ Keaghan Jacobs at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Keaghan Jacobs in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  24. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (5 April 2015). "Livingston 4-0 Alloa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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