Jake Keegan (born September 7, 1990) is an American professional soccer forward who currently plays for One Knoxville SC in

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Club career

Youth

Keegan played 4 seasons at John Jay High School helping the team win the 2008 Class AA Section 1 Championship and advancing to the New York State Final Four. Keegan played club soccer for the East Fishkill Thunder. The team was the most successful in club history winning the 2009 Eastern New York State Cup, Region 1 Championship and finishing 3rd at the USYS National Championships. Keegan also won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Empire State Games as a member of the Hudson Valley.

College

Keegan played 4 seasons of NCAA Division 1 soccer at Binghamton University. He became the schools all time leading Division 1 goal scorer and was drafted in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

PDL

Keegan played for the Westchester Flames and Jersey Express for 3 seasons between 2011–2013.

Professional

FCA Darmstadt

On September 1, 2013 Keegan signed with FCA Darmstadt in the Verbandsliga, the 6th division of German soccer. After being drafted by the Philadelphia Union in January 2013, Keegan trained with Maccabi Haifa (Israel), FC Lustenau (Austria), Harrisburg City Islanders (USA), New York Cosmos (USA), Austria Lustenau (Austria), FC Hard (Austria) and Usinger TSG (Germany) before signing in Darmstadt.

Galway United

On January 29, 2014, Keegan signed with Galway FC in Ireland First Division, the 2nd division of Irish soccer. The club was newly formed as a result of Galway United going bankrupt in 2011. Keegan re-signed in 2015 after the club earned promotion to the Ireland Premier Division, the 1st division in Irish soccer. The club took the old name of Galway United back for the 2015 season.

FC Edmonton

On December 1, 2015 Keegan signed with Canadian side, FC Edmonton who played in the NASL.

St Patrick’s Athletic

On February 4, 2018, Keegan signed with St Patrick’s Athletic who play in the Ireland Premier Division, the 1st division in Ireland. Keegan finished up the season as Pats' top scorer with 9 league goals, 12 in all competitions.

Greenville Triumph

On January 10, 2019 Keegan signed with Greenville Triumph SC who play in

, the 3rd division in the United States.

Forward Madison

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Keegan had signed with Forward Madison FC of USL League One.

Return to Greenville Triumph

After spending the 2021 season in Madison, Keegan returned to Greenville on December 21, 2021.

One Knoxville SC

Keegan was announced as One Knoxville's third signing on December 13, 2022.

Career statistics

Honors

Team * League of Ireland Promotion Playoff Winner: 2014 *

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Finalist: 2015 * Leinster Senior Cup Finalist: 2018 *

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

Qualification: 2018 *

Finalist: 2019 *

Champion: 2020 Individual *

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Rookie of the Year: 2011 *

Golden Boot: 2011 *

All League: 2011 * Galway United Player of the Year: 2015 *

Player of the Month: July 2020

References

External links

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Binghamton University profile

FC Edmonton profile
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