Lewis Keith Killeen (born 23 September 1982 in

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

) is a retired ex English professional

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who has over 400 career appearances to his name at clubs including Sheffield United, Halifax Town and Crawley Town.

Career

Killeen signed for

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as a trainee on 1 August 1999. He made his debut against Walsall in front of a crowd of 20,000 in April 2002. In November 2002 he was loaned out to Halifax Town for three months where he scored 6 goals in 14 appearances. After a successful loan period he was granted a release from

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and signed for

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

in June 2003 where he remained for five years amounting over 200 appearances and scoring 44 times. He will be remembered for scoring a 25-yard screamer in the 3-2 extra time play off final loss to Hereford in 2006. In May 2008, it was announced that Killeen had signed for

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outfit

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...

. The player remained at

for two seasons, turning down new deal in June 2010 to concentrate on completing his degree to become a physiotherapist.Killeen exits Crawley
crawleytownfc.com During his stay at The Broadfield Stadium, Killeen appeared in fifty-eight league games, scoring seven times in the process. In July 2010, it was announced that he had signed for Droylsden in the Conference North where he remained for three years amounting over 150 appearances. He had a brief spell at Ashton United, however has not played competitively since gaining a 1st class honours degree in physiotherapy.

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* 1982 births Living people Footballers from Peterborough Men's association football forwards English men's footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Sheffield United F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-1980s-stub