Andy Keogh
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| Andy Keogh | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Declan Keogh | |
| Date of birth | May 16, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Cabinteely FC St Josephs' Boys AFC |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–2005 2004 2005 2005–2007 2007– |
Leeds United → Scunthorpe United (loan) → Bury (loan) Scunthorpe United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 (0) 12 (2) 4 (2) 86 (19) 60 (13) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | Republic of Ireland | 7 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew Declan "Andy" Keogh (born May 16, 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Championship.
A Republic of Ireland international, Keogh is traditionally a striker, but has been known to play various other roles including an attacking midfielder playing behind the strikers, and also, at Scunthorpe United, out on the left wing, with varying success.
[edit] Career
Keogh began his playing career at Cabinteely FC and St Josephs' Boys AFC in South Dublin before moving to Leeds United at the age of sixteen. He never managed to make his mark at Leeds, and so was subsequently loaned out to then League Two side Scunthorpe United at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.
Here, he made his league debut on 7 August 2004 in a 3-1 win over Rochdale. He scored 2 goals in 12 appearances before an injury crisis at Elland Road caused him to be recalled to his parent club. He then spent the rest of 2004 playing reserve games for Leeds, until he was loaned to Bury in January 2005 as a replacement for Preston-bound David Nugent.
While on loan at Bury, Scunthorpe United manager Brian Laws made an offer to Leeds (said to be around £50,000) to bring him to the club on a permanent basis. Leeds accepted the offer, and on 14 February, Keogh rejoined the club he had started the season with. He only scored only one further goal, but was part of the team which won promotion to League One as runners-up behind Yeovil Town.
He truly made his mark in the 2005-06 season, notably after Scunthorpe signed fellow 19-year-old striker Billy Sharp for £100,000 from Sheffield United. Keogh became part of the most potent strike-force in League One, scoring 38 goals between them, with Andy netting 15 of them. He also scored Scunthorpe's goal in the FA Cup 3rd Round visit to Manchester City, beating England International goalkeeper David James in the process.
On 12 January 2007, it was announced that he had rejected an improved contract offer from Scunthorpe United and would therefore be free to leave the club at the end of the 2006-07 season. As he was under the age of 24, Scunthorpe were able to command a fee for him, either as a direct offer or via a tribunal.
Having had a bid of £500,000 turned down, Keogh signed for Wolves on 23 January 2007. He signed a 3 and a half year contract with the transfer set to cost Wolves an initial £600,000 potentially rising to £850,000 with add-ons. [1]
Keogh earned plaudits for his displays for Wolves, with QPR manager John Gregory describing him as "one of the signings of the season."[2] He notched 5 goals for the club before the end of the season which helped them to reach the play-offs.
His good form was rewarded with his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad by Steve Staunton in March 2007, after Caleb Folan was forced to withdraw through injury. He went on to make his debut for the senior team on 23 May 2007 in a friendly against Ecuador in Giants Stadium, New York, and later featured in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
At the start of the next season, he was recognised for his efforts for Wolves, being granted the famous number 9 shirt. [3] He went on to score 11 goals during a campaign which saw the club miss out on the play-offs on goal difference.
He scored the equaliser in Giovanni Trapattoni's first match in charge, a 1-1 draw with Serbia in a friendly match at Croke Park Dublin. Keogh had also scored the first goal of the Trapattoni era in a training camp game against a Portugese football league team.
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