Lee Keegan
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Right Half Back | ||
Born |
Castlebar, Ireland | 25 October 1989||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2006- | Westport | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2011- | Mayo | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 4 | ||
All Stars | 4 |
Lee Keegan (born 25 October 1989 in Westport) is a Gaelic footballer for the Mayo senior team and also plays club football for Westport GAA.[1]
Career
Keegan started at right half back in two All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost by 1-14 to 2-12 against Dublin.[2][3][4] He was named in the 2012 All Star football team in the right half back position. During the 2013 All-Ireland final he was memorably manhandled on the field by Diarmuid Connolly, who attempted to wrench his shirt off but was unsuccessful. He has been an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runner up on three occasions, in 2012, 2013 and 2016.[5] Keegan played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series.[6][7]
In November 2016, Keegan was named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year for 2016, and also picked up his fourth All Star award.[8]
References
- ↑ "Clarke taking nothing for granted". Hogan Stand. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Donegal 2-11 0-13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ Browne, PJ (22 September 2013). "GIF: Diarmuid Connolly Really Wants Lee Keegan's Shirt". Balls.ie. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Keegan named footballer of the year". RTE Sport. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.