Hannah Elizabeth Keane (born May 7, 1993) is an American professional

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player, who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

High school and college

Keane began her career as a competitive player for Sacramento United FC, and later with Union Sacramento FC where she was selected to attend Adidas Elite Soccer Player Recruiting event in 2009. In 2011 she joined the NCAA Division 1

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, where she had five goals in 19 games in her inaugural season. Over her career with the Aztecs, Keane scored a total of 29 goals, ranking her fifth all time in the club's history.

San Diego SeaLions

In her first senior role during the 2014 summer break, she played for the San Diego SeaLions in the

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where she scored nine times in five games.

Newcastle United

In the spring of 2015 Keane spent a semester in England where she tried out and secured a position with

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. She appeared in 5 matches and helped Newcastle obtain several league points.

Alamein, Victoria

After graduation from SDSU, Keane signed with

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team Alamein in 2016. Although injured for half the season she still managed to score 15 goals in 18 appearances and garner Media Player of the year for the league.

Boston Breakers

She returned to the United States in early June 2017 and joined the reserve team for the

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in the

USV Jena

On 17 July 2017, she signed for

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club

FF USV Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German women's football club from Jena, Thuringia. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the highest level of women's football in Germany. Carl Zeiss Jena played regional women's football since 2016/17 but became m ...

, where she made her debut in September 2017. In addition to five games in the Bundesliga, Keane played 15 games in Jena’s second team in the Bundesliga North and was their top scorer.

SC Braga

After departing Jena, on 21 August 2018 Keane signed in Portugal with

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. She played with Braga for three seasons and helped them to achieve several team trophies.

Huelva

Keane signed with

Sporting de Huelva Sporting Club de Huelva is a Spanish women's football club from Huelva, Andalusia. It was founded in Huelva in 2004 as a restructuring of an homonymous junior (men's) football club, which had been founded in 1979 and dissolved nine years later, ...

in the Spanish Primera Iberdrola League, playing for a single season. She was an important contributor towards getting the team to the finals of the Copa de la Reina.

Western United

On 9 August 2022 Keane signed with the Australian

club

for their inaugural season; she was the team's first international signing.

Personal life

Keane attended St Francis High School for two years and then transferred to CK McClatchy for her junior and senior years. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Health Communications from

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

Honors

Braga * Campeonato Nacional: 2018–19 *

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: 2019–20 * Supertaça de Portugal: 2018 Sporting de Huelva *

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runner-up: 2021–22

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keane, Hannah 1993 births Living people FF USV Jena players S.C. Braga (women's football) players Sporting de Huelva players Western United FC (A-League Women) players American women's soccer players Women's association football forwards People from Sacramento, California Sportspeople from Sacramento, California San Diego State University alumni