Paul Keegan
Football, Football player
1972 –
Who is Paul Keegan?
Paul Keegan is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Airdrie United. Keegan was the first Irishman to play in Major League Soccer in the United States.
Keegan joined St Patrick's Athletic from schoolboy football team Crumlin United, where he broke the scoring record for the club with 33 goals in 29 games in 2001. In 1992, after his first year with Pat's and Brian Kerr's successful side. Keegan accepted the offer of a soccer scholarship by Boston College where he learned his trade under the tutelage of renowned coach Ed Kelly. Keegan represented his country in the World University Games in Buffalo, USA in 1992. After a successful college career, which seen him win Big East Rookie of the Year, Big East Player of the Year and All American honours twice, Keegan was drafted by the New England Revolutionas their number one pick in the first ever MLS college draft in 1996 by Frank Stapelton. Keegan stayed with the 'Revs' for 5 successful seasons until 2000. In his last season with the Revs, Keegan was honored with Bostons prestigious 'Sportsman of the Year Award' for outstanding service to the community. In 2000 Keegan played four times for the Boston Bulldogs in the US A-League to help recover from an ACL knee injury.
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- Born
- Dec 30, 1972
Dublin - Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Lived in
- County Dublin
- Dublin
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on July 23, 2013
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