Niall Keown

Niall Keown
Personal information
Full name Niall Martin Keown[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995[2]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2013 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Reading 2 (0)
2017 → Partick Thistle (loan) 14 (0)
2017– Partick Thistle 30 (2)
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, 15 May 2018 (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 for Partick Thistle. He is the son of former Arsenal and England international Martin Keown.

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 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]

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.[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2018 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[15] Championship 200000–20
2015–16[16] 000000–00
2016–17[17] 000000–00
Total 2000000020
Partick Thistle (loan) 2016–17[17] Scottish Premiership 1402000–160
Partick Thistle 2017–18[18] Scottish Premiership 3021020–332
Total 442302000492
Career total 462302000512

Honours

Club

Reading

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,[12] and he is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland because his paternal grandfather was born in County Fermanagh.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Niall Keown". 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. ↑ "Arsenal legend Martin Keown's son Niall handed trial at Partick Thistle". thescottishsun.co.uk. The Scottish Sun. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 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". www.ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Keown called into Ireland Under 21 squad". Reading Chronicle. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  13. ↑ www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/niall-keown-switches-allegiance-republic-12566623
  14. ↑ Niall Keown at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Niall Keown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Niall Keown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Reading turn tables on Man City to lift U21 PL Cup". premierleague.com. Premier League. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  20. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (10 March 2015). "Martin Keown's son declares for Republic of Ireland". Belfast Telegraph.

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