20 – JIMMY KEOHANE
| Position | Midfielder |
|---|---|
| Birthday | 22nd January 1991 |
| Hometown | Buckinghamshire, England |
| Signed | July 2024 |
| Previous Clubs | Wexford Youths 🇮🇪, Bristol City 🏴, Clevedon Town 🏴, Exeter City 🏴, Woking 🏴, Sligo Rovers 🇮🇪, Cork City 🇮🇪, Rochdale 🏴 |
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Galway United announced the the signing of versatile 33 year-old midfielder Jimmy Keohane from Rochdale in July 2024. Keohane, known for his adaptability and experience, brings a wealth of talent to our squad.
Jimmy Keohane, born in 1991, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, started his football journey with youth teams Belvedere and Evergreen. His professional career started with Wexford Youths in the League of Ireland, where he scored six goals in 34 games for the Youths. This earned him a move to Bristol City in England, and then a move to Exeter City where he made his debut against Liverpool in cup competition, he stayed for four seasons in Exeter, scoring nine goals and making 81 appearances total for the Grecians.
Keohane then moved on in England with a brief spell at Woking before returning to the League of Ireland where he joined Sligo Rovers. Keohane transferred south to Cork City after a season, where he was under the management of a certain John Caulfield. It was here that Keohane had great successes where he was a pivotal player in a team that won the Premier Division and the FAI Cup under Caulfield. Keohane mentioned that it had a role to play in his return to the League of Ireland. “Yeah, since I left Cork and I was in England, I still kept in contact with John and I spoke to him now and again, and I kept an eye on how he’s been doing here, he’s been building towards getting to the Premier Division and it’s a massive thing for the club”
27 October 2017; Cork City manager John Caulfield celebrates with the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division trophy after the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Cork City and Bray Wanderers at Turners Cross, in Cork. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Keohane then moved back to England after this period with the rebels, signing for Rochdale in 2019. He ended up being very successful there, staying for 6 seasons and making over 200 appearances and scoring 21 goals, even earning the club’s Player Of The Year award in 2020/21. Keohane now has made another move back to the League Of Ireland, reuniting with Caulfield at Galway United.