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Josh Keeley

Josh Keeley
Personal information
Full name Josh Keeley[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Dunboyne, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 24
Youth career
–2020 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 St Patrick's Athletic 1 (0)
2022–2025 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2024 → Barnet (loan) 18 (0)
2024–2025 → Leyton Orient (loan) 36 (0)
2025– Luton Town 5 (0)
International career‡
2022 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:44, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:06, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Keeley (born 17 May 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Luton Town.[3][4]

Club career

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Keeley began his senior career playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, where he turned professional in January 2021 after coming through the club's academy.[5] On 1 July 2022, Keeley signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[6][7][8] In January 2024, he signed on loan for Barnet in the National League until the end of the season.[9][10]

Keeley signed on loan for EFL League One club Leyton Orient in August 2024.[11][12] On 30 November 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, the first of his career, with a 99th minute equaliser to take the game to extra time in an eventual 2–1 win at home to Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup.[13][14] He set a club record with seven clean sheets in all competitions on 29 December.[15] Keeley was named Leyton Orient Supporters' Club Young Player of the Year, Leyton Orient Supporters' Club Merit Award and Goal of the Season winner at the club's end of season awards night.[16]

On 19 July 2025, Keeley signed for EFL League One club Luton Town for a fee of £1 million.[17][18][19]

International career

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A former Republic of Ireland under-19 and under-21 international, Keeley was called up to train with the Republic of Ireland senior team in June 2024.[20] On 14 May 2025, he received his first senior call up to the Republic of Ireland national team for their friendly fixtures against Senegal and Luxembourg in June.[21]

Personal life

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Keeley is the brother of fellow professional footballer Conor Keeley, a defender who has played for various clubs in the League of Ireland and NIFL Premiership.[22][5] Their father Brendan Keeley was also a goalkeeper, who played for NIFL Premiership club Newry City among others.[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 23 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Patrick's Athletic 2020[24] LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021[24] LOI Premier Division 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2022[24] LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2022–23[24] — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
2023–24[24] — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
Total — — 5 0 5 0
Barnet (loan) 2023–24[24] National League 18 0 — — 3[d] 0 21 0
Leyton Orient (loan) 2024–25[24] League One 36 0 4 1 1 0 4[e] 0 45 1
Luton Town 2025–26[24] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 60 0 5 1 1 0 7 0 73 1
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three appearances in the EFL League One play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Josh Keeley Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
  3. ^ "Republic of Ireland - J. Keeley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ Josh Keeley at Soccerbase
  5. ^ a b "Pro deal with Pat's targets third level education for Keeley". Meath Chronicle. 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Keeley Joins Tottenham Hotspur". www.stpatsfc.com.
  7. ^ O'Hehir, Paul (1 July 2022). "Irish teenager Josh Keeley completes 'dream' move to Tottenham". Irish Mirror.
  8. ^ "Ireland U-21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley on going from St Patrick's Athletic to training with Harry Kane". www.independent.ie. 23 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Tottenham loan young Irish keeper Josh Keeley to Barnet for more game time". Irish Independent. 4 January 2024.
  10. ^ "JOSH KEELEY JOINS THE BEES - Barnet Football Club".
  11. ^ "Josh Keeley: Leyton Orient sign Tottenham goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ Orient, Leyton. "Leyton Orient". Leyton Orient.
  13. ^ "FA Cup: Leyton Orient 2-1 Oldham Athletic (aet)". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ Fennessy, Paul (30 November 2024). "Irish goalkeeper Josh Keeley scores 99th minute equaliser". The 42.
  15. ^ Orient, Leyton. "Leyton Orient". Leyton Orient. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Jamie Donley & Josh Keeley clean up at Leyton Orient end of season awards night". Tottenham Hotspur.
  17. ^ "'There comes a time in your career that it's time to move on' – Ex-Saint Josh Keeley happy to leave Spurs for Luton". www.independent.ie. 19 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Luton Town move for Josh Keeley". Tottenham Hotspur.
  19. ^ "Josh Keeley: Luton Town sign goalkeeper from Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 21 July 2025.
  20. ^ Gold, Alasdair (1 June 2024). "Under-the-radar Spurs wonderkid earns unexpected summer bonus". Football London.
  21. ^ "Heimir Hallgrimsson calls up four new players for forthcoming Ireland friendlies". www.independent.ie. 14 May 2025.
  22. ^ "'I made the wrong choices and he's made all the right ones' – Keeley brothers thriving on both sides of the water". www.independent.ie. 10 March 2025.
  23. ^ "Dunboyne man Keeley targets success with Ballymena". Meath Chronicle. 14 January 2021.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h "Republic of Ireland - J. Keeley - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.