James Keene (footballer)

James Keene (born 26 December 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Östers IF in the Swedish Superettan.

James Keene
Personal information
Full name James Duncan Keene
Date of birth (1985-12-26) 26 December 1985[1]
Place of birth Wells, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Öster
Number 28
Youth career
Wells City
Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Portsmouth 2 (0)
2004 → Newbury (loan)
2004–2005 → Kidderminster (loan) 5 (0)
2005 → Bournemouth (loan) 11 (2)
2006 → Boston United (loan) 6 (1)
2006 → GAIS (loan) 24 (10)
2007–2013 IF Elfsborg 123 (25)
2011 → Fredrikstad FK (loan) 9 (2)
2012 → Djurgårdens IF (loan) 26 (6)
2013 → Portsmouth (loan) 9 (1)
2014 Bnei Yehuda 14 (2)
2014 NorthEast United 10 (0)
2015 Halmstad 22 (4)
2016–2018 Bidvest Wits 39 (12)
2018–2019 SuperSport United 22 (3)
2019– Östers IF 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:39, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Keene is a product of the Portsmouth youth scheme. After making his way through the ranks – including a successful 'work experience' loan at A.F.C. Newbury[2] – he was loaned to Football League Two club Kidderminster Harriers, making his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers. Keene was the Man of the Match for the visitors. He played five more games for Kidderminster, excelling during his loan period.

He was rewarded upon his return to Fratton Park with his first professional contract, to run until the summer of 2007.

Following his loan he broke into the first team squad, and played in the final two games of the 2004–05 season, making his debut against Bolton Wanderers in a 1–1 draw as a 60th-minute substitute.[3] He started his next game against West Bromwich Albion.[4] He then had two loans spells in the 2005–06 season. First he joined League 1 side Bournemouth. It was there he scored his first career goal on 15 October 2005, a last minute winner as Bournemouth beat Colchester away from home by the single goal.[5] Three days later he scored twice in a 4-1 win over Aldershot Town in the Football League Trophy.[6] His fourth and final goal for the club came in a 2-0 league victory against Brentford.[7] He then joined League 2 side Boston United, where he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Rochdale.[8]

Sweden

Keene was loaned in March 2006 to GAIS for the Swedish 2006 Allsvenskan. Keene scored the first goal of the season for GAIS in the Allsvenskan in the Gothenburg derby against Örgryte IS. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals in 22 league appearances, and following his success he was at the end of the season transferred to the Swedish champions IF Elfsborg, signing a five-year contract with them. Keene has been an integral member of the club's Champions League campaigns.[9]

Keene was on loan to the Norwegian Tippeligaen team Fredrikstad FK during the latter part of the 2011 season. He then returned to Elfsborg, and was loaned to Djurgårdens IF for 2012 season.

Keene has recently become a Swedish citizen and Is fluent in the language, since 2014 he has been married to Catrine.

Return to Portsmouth

On 10 January 2013, Keene signed a one-month loan deal with Portsmouth, his former club.[10] He made his debut on 26 January, against Hartlepool United.[11] He scored his first Pompey goal on 2 February, against Colchester United.[12] He returned to Elfsborg on 2 March, after the game against Crewe Alexandra, in which Portsmouth managed to get a win.[13]

Return to Sweden

On 24 April 2015, Keene joined Allsvenskan side Halmstad.[14]

Bidvest Wits

On 1 January 2016, Bidvest Wits of the South African Premier Division announced that Keene had signed for them.[15] On 14 May 2018, it was announced that he would join SuperSport United for the 2018–19 season.[16]

In July 2019, Keene returned to Sweden once again to sign for Superettan side Östers.[17]

International career

Uncapped by England, Keene expressed his interest in playing for the Swedish national football team He became eligible in 2012.[18][19]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 April 2016[20][21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 2004–05 Premier League 000000--00
2005–06[23] 200000--20
Total 200000----20
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2004–05[23] League Two 501000--60
Bournemouth (loan) 2005–06[24] League One 1121010-12144
Boston United (loan) 2005–06[24] League Two 610000--61
GAIS (loan) 2006 Allsvenskan 2410---2410
IF Elfsborg 2007 Allsvenskan 244-60-244
2008 93-10-93
2009 27820-42-298
2010 25420-62-274
2011 14120-41-161
2012 0000---00
2013 24500-91-245
Total 12325--306--9920
Fredrikstad (loan) 2011 Tippeligaen 9210---102
Djurgården (loan) 2012 Allsvenskan 26610---276
Portsmouth (loan) 2012–13[25] League One 910000--91
Bnei Yehuda 2013–14 Ligat HaAl 1520000--152
NorthEast United 2014 Indian Super League 100----100
Halmstad 2015 Allsvenskan 22400---224
Bidvest Wits 2015–16 Premier Soccer League 1072100--128
Career total 27260103061230468

Honours

Individual

Cup winner MTN8 2017

Telkom Knockout cup winner 2017

Club
Bidvest Wits

References
  1. "UEFA Europa League". UEFA. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "West Brom 2–0 Portsmouth". BBC News. 15 May 2005.
  5. "Colchester 0-1 Bournemouth". BBC. 15 October 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. "Bournemouth 4-1 Aldershot". BBC. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  7. "Brentford 0-2 Bournemouth". BBC. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  8. "Rochdale 1-1 Boston Utd". BBC. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  9. "North East United FC Squad James Keene". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  10. Keene Makes Portsmouth Return Archived 13 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth F.C., 10 January 2013.
  11. Portsmouth 1–3 Hartlepool; BBC Sport, 29 January 2013.
  12. Portsmouth 2–3 Colchester; BBC Sport, 2 February 2013.
  13. Going Out On A High Archived 5 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth F.C., 2 March 2013.
  14. "James Keene Förstärker HBK" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.
  15. "Bidvest Wits sign James Keene". Bidvest Wits F.C. 1 January 2016.
  16. "Bidvest Wits forward James Keene joining SuperSport United". Goal. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  17. "Officiellt: James Keene klar för Östers IF" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  18. "I'd love to play for Sweden". thelocal.se. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011.
  19. "James Keene interview". Blågul Fotboll. 24 July 2011.
  20. "James Keene – svenskfotboll.se". SvFF. 7 January 2013.
  21. "Eliteprospects.com – James Keene". Eliteprospects.com. 2 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
  22. "James Keene". worldfootball.net.
  23. "Games played by James Keene in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  24. "Games played by James Keene in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  25. "Games played by James Keene in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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