Jozsef Phelim Keaveny (born 12 October 1999) is a former professional

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who played as a

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for

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club Angkor Tiger.

Club career

Keaveny played for his local club

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for 10 years in their youth teams. He was released by

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in June 2019 and signed for

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

of the

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on 9 July 2019. He made his debut in senior football on 8 November 2019, coming off the bench in the 84th minute in a game against

Doxa Katokopias Doxa Katokopias FC ( el, Δόξα Κατωκοπιάς) is a Cypriot football team from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona, w ...

and scoring the winner in the 95th minute in a 2–1 win for his side. At the end of 2020, he returned to Leicester City as a mentor after being forced to retire from professional football due to injury. In August 2021, he was playing part-time for

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side Anstey Nomads. On 20 January 2022, Keaveny returned to professional football to join the

side Angkor Tiger.

International career

Keaveny was called up to the Republic of Ireland U17 squad in 2016 for 2 games against Switzerland U17. He is eligible to play for

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as 3 of his grandparents are from there. He is also eligible to play for

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through his maternal grandfather from

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and

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as it is his country of birth.

Personal life

Keaveny grew up a

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and

fan, stating that he idolised

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, a former player with both.

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at United Counties League {{DEFAULTSORT:Keaveny, Jozsef 1999 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football forwards Cypriot First Division players Cambodian Premier League players Leicester City F.C. players AEK Larnaca FC players Anstey Nomads F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Footballers from Leicester Irish people of Hungarian descent Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Irish expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Angkor Tiger FC players