1. William David Keane was born on 11 January 1993 and 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.
30 Facts About Will Keane
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Will Keane 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.
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Will Keane joined Wigan Athletic on a 3-month contract in October 2020 after his release by Ipswich.
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In September 2021, at the age of 28, Will Keane was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time, having declared his interest in playing for Ireland in 2019.
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Will Keane's twin brother, Michael, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Everton and England.
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Ironically, Michael became a full England international after a youth career with the Republic of Ireland whereas Will Keane became a full Republic of Ireland international after a youth career with England.
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On 28 November 2013, Will Keane joined fellow Manchester United youngster Nick Powell on a one-month loan at Wigan Athletic.
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On 22 January 2015 Will Keane joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the remainder of the season.
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Will Keane made 13 appearances during his loan at Sheffield Wednesday, scoring three goals.
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On 8 July 2015, Will Keane signed on a season-long loan deal with Preston North End.
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Will Keane made 22 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell at Deepdale, scoring twice.
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On 30 August 2016, Will Keane signed a permanent deal with Hull City; the player moved to the Tigers on a three-year deal, reuniting with ex-Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan.
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Will Keane made his debut on 10 September 2016 away to Burnley when he came off the bench to replace Adama Diomande after 70 minutes.
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On 6 November 2016, during a match against Southampton, Will Keane suffered the second serious knee ligament injury of his career, putting him out of action until January 2018.
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On 4 January 2019, Will Keane signed for Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season.
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Will Keane made 12 appearances for the Tractor Boys during his loan spell, scoring three goals.
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On 20 August 2019, Will Keane signed with Ipswich Town permanently on a free transfer.
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Will Keane signed a one-year contract, with the option of an additional 12 months.
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Will Keane had scored six goals in 29 appearances in all competitions during the season.
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On 15 January 2021, Will Keane signed a contract extension to keep him at the club for the rest of the season.
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In June 2021, Will Keane signed a new two-year contract with Wigan.
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In July 2023, Will Keane moved to Championship side Preston North End for an undisclosed fee.
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Will Keane scored one goal in three appearances for the side.
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Will Keane was part of the England under-17 team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, appearing in the final.
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Will Keane made a total of 15 appearances and scored three goals for the team.
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Will Keane then progressed to the under-19 side where he made six appearances and scored one goal.
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Will Keane received a call up to the under-21 side managed by Stuart Pearce in November 2011, and received praise from Manchester United reserve team manager Warren Joyce, with Joyce saying Keane deserved the call up after his good form for the reserve team.
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Will Keane appeared in the following game four days later against Belgium, this time coming on as a substitute for Marvin Sordell.
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In 2019, it was reported that Will Keane was set to declare for the Republic of Ireland after he met with Ireland manager Mick McCarthy.
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Will Keane made his debut for Ireland in a World Cup qualifier against Portugal on 11 November 2021.