Patrick Keary (born 22 November 1993) is an English

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who plays as a

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, currently a

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after he was released by

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

. Keary played and captained the

Centre of Excellence sides from the age of 8 to 16, before being released from the club. He then spent a year playing and studying for TeamBath, at Bath University. During his time away from Bristol Rovers he also made appearances for the Mangotsfield United reserve team in the Somerset County League (5 appearances, 2 goals) and made one first-team appearance for Southern League Division One South & West side Mangotsfield United in a cup competition. After a year out of the

setup the club's then Head of Youth, Ken Oram, rang him up and offered a trial. Following the successful conclusion he then signed a 2-year youth scholarship. Keary eventually made his football league debut on 12 October 2013 in an away match against

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coming on as a substitute in the 23rd minute for

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. Keary was released by Rovers at the end of the 2013-14 season and went on trial with

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side

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. He went on to score the only goal against Bristol Rovers in a pre-season friendly. Keary signed for Bath City in August 2014 and played 25 games for the side in the 2014/15 season, scoring one goal. The following season Keary signed for Weston-super-Mare AFC in the Conference South. He started 45 games in all competitions for the Seagulls during the 2015/16 season. In May 2016, the club announced that he had departed, along with Jake Llewllyn to pursue a career in the United States.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keary, Pat 1993 births Living people English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football defenders Bristol Rovers F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Footballers from Bristol