Will Keane
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Keane playing for Hull City in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William David Keane | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2011 | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Manchester United | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Preston North End (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Hull City | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Ipswich Town | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Wigan Athletic | 119 | (48) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Preston North End | 65 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | England U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | England U19 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | England U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 29 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:27, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
William David Keane (born 11 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Preston North End and the Republic of Ireland national team.
He began his career with Manchester United, having joined them at the age of 11, but made just three appearances for the first team and had loan spells with Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End before making a permanent move to Hull City in 2016. Following a loan spell at Ipswich Town in 2019, he was released by Hull at the end of the 2018–19 season. Keane joined Ipswich permanently on a one-year deal in August 2019.
Keane joined Wigan Athletic on a 3-month contract in October 2020 after his release by Ipswich. After scoring five goals in 12 appearances by January 2021, he was offered a contract until the end of the season. Keane then signed a new two-year deal with Latics ahead of the 2021–22 season.
In September 2021, at the age of 28, Keane was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time, having declared his interest in playing for Ireland in 2019. He qualifies for Ireland through his father.
His twin brother, Michael, is also a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Everton and England. Ironically, Michael became a full England international after a youth career with the Republic of Ireland whereas Will became a full Republic of Ireland international after a youth career with England.