PLAYER PROFILE

Will Keane

48. William Keane

Birthdate:11 Jan 1993
Birthplace:Stockport
Position:Striker
Appearances1
Goals Scored0
Joined United:01 Jul 2009
United Debut:31 Dec 2011 v Blackburn (H)
International:

Stockport-born Will Keane is a creative and deadly centre-forward, equally at ease carving out chances for his team-mates, but equally adept at finding the net himself.

He combines a deceptive, yet unnerring, finishing ability with exceptional vision and the ability to execute a killer pass.

Part of the Milk Cup-winning squad in summer 2009, he really hit form in the second half of the subsequent campaign. He ended the 2009/10 season with 13 goals in 23 starts. His performances overall earned him the prestigious Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year trophy at United's end-of-season awards ceremony.

Keane followed that by top scoring at Academy level in 2010/11

and being an integral part of the FA Youth Cup-winning team in May 2011. He made his first-team debut seven months later, as a substitute for Rafael in the 3-2 Barclays Premier League defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 31 December 2011 - Sir Alex's 70th birthday.

Keane also regularly represents England, unlike twin brother Michael (also at United), who is a defender and has represented Ireland at youth level. He was called up by England Under-21s for the first time for the matches at the start of November 2011.

  

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