Market value
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Rating · 99/00
8.3
Top
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.13
goals / match
Manchester United
top club · 479 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#4
goals rank
#47
assists rank
83
season goals
47
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€25.00m
peak value · 2004
€4.40m
top transfer fee · 93/94
12
best season · 91/92
71 / 9
int'l caps / goals
639Appearances
83Goals
47Assists
100Yellow cards
7Red cards
208Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Roy Keane |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Roy Maurice Keane |
| Date of birth | 1971-08-10 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2006-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2006
Transfer: Celtic → Retired
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Without Club → Celtic
05/06 · Transfer
Nov 2005
Transfer: Man Utd → Without Club
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Manchester United, Celtic FC
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manchester United
43 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Apr 2004
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester United
38 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2002
Injury: unknown
31 games missed
Jul 2002
02/03 — Manchester United
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2002
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2001
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2001
01/02 — Manchester United
43 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Manchester United
44 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — Manchester United
2 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
1999 — Manchester United
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Manchester United
42 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Manchester United
55 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 1997
Injury: unknown
52 games missed
Jul 1997
97/98 — Manchester United
11 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Manchester United
33 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Manchester United
39 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Manchester United
36 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
Transfer: Forest → Man Utd
93/94 · Transfer · €4.40m
Jul 1993
93/94 — Manchester United
54 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Nottingham Forest
49 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — Nottingham Forest
50 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Nottingham Forest
49 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 1990
Transfer: Cobh Ramblers → Forest
89/90 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 1989
Transfer: Rockmount AFC → Cobh Ramblers
89/90 · Transfer
Jul 1988
Transfer: Own Youth → Rockmount AFC
88/89 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €25.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals11 total · 1.51/90
Assists2 total · 0.27/90
G+A13 total · 1.78/90
Yellow cards8 total · 1.10/90
Minutes played by club
Manchester United
78.7%
Nottingham Forest
16.9%
Celtic FC
4.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 15 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 479 | 51 | 41 | 14,734 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 90/91 | 92/93 | 148 | 31 | 5 | 3,157 |
| Celtic FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 840 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | Manchester United | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Manchester United | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 481 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Super Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Champions League | Manchester United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 300 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Manchester United | 35 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,451 |
| 97/98 | Champions League | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 405 |
| 96/97 | Champions League | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Manchester United | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 871 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Manchester United | 29 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 417 |
| 95/96 | UEFA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Champions League | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Manchester United | 25 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1,004 |
| 93/94 | Champions League | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 93/94 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 |
| 93/94 | League Cup | Manchester United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Manchester United | 37 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 618 |
| 92/93 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 590 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| 90/91 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 453 |
| 90/91 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 371 |
| 90/91 | Rumbelows Cup | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2000 | Club World Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Intercontinental Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 840 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Community Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 361 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Manchester United | 31 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2,610 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Community Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Manchester United | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 732 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Manchester United | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | Manchester United | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 938 |
| 01/02 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Manchester United | 28 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 823 |
| 00/01 | Champions League | Manchester United | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 00/01 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Manchester United | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1,193 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88/89 | 1988-07-01 | Own Youth | Rockmount AFC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 89/90 | 1989-07-01 | Rockmount AFC | Cobh Ramblers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 89/90 | 1990-06-12 | Cobh Ramblers | Forest | Transfer | 0 | €200k |
| 93/94 | 1993-07-22 | Forest | Man Utd | Transfer | 0 | €4.40m |
| 05/06 | 2005-11-18 | Man Utd | Without Club | Transfer | 7500000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Without Club | Celtic | Transfer | 7500000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Celtic | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Cruciate ligament tear | 1997-09-27 | 1998-06-30 | 277 | 52 |
| 01/02 | Knee injury | 2001-09-22 | 2001-11-16 | 56 | 16 |
| 01/02 | Hamstring injury | 2002-04-02 | 2002-04-22 | 21 | 6 |
| 02/03 | Hip problems | 2002-09-02 | 2002-12-20 | 110 | 31 |
| 03/04 | Hamstring injury | 2004-04-26 | 2004-06-01 | 37 | 9 |
Current€2.50m
Peak€25.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€22.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #21103 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | #6 | 67 | 9 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/91 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 35 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 39 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 40 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | Premier League | Manchester United | 7 | 37 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Manchester United | 7 | 28 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Manchester United | 4 | 28 |
Teams faced most often by Roy Keane's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 70% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 50% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 70% |
| Liverpool FC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 40% |
| Charlton Athletic | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 80% |
| Arsenal FC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 40% |
| Everton FC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 70% |
| Chelsea FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 20% |
| Aston Villa | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 90% |
| Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 38% |
| West Ham United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 63% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 93/94 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 42 | 656 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 98/99 | 55 | 1,751 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 97/98 | 11 | 405 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 96/97 | 33 | 961 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.94 |
| 95/96 | 39 | 417 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2.16 |
| 94/95 | 36 | 1,364 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.59 |
| 93/94 | 54 | 1,263 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 92/93 | 49 | 1,400 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 90/91 | 49 | 1,184 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 18 | 840 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 04/05 | 43 | 2,971 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 03/04 | 38 | 732 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 02/03 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 43 | 1,761 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 00/01 | 44 | 2,363 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
366 apps
39 G
35 A
First Division (- 91/92)
74 apps
16 G
0 A
Champions League
74 apps
14 G
6 A
Rumbelows Cup
30 apps
6 G
0 A
FA Cup
63 apps
5 G
3 A
Premiership
10 apps
1 G
1 A
Community Shield
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Intercontinental Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Club World Cup
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Roy Keane?
Roy Keane is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Roy Keane?
Roy Keane is 54 years old. He was born on August 10, 1971 in Cork, Ireland.
What position does Roy Keane play?
Roy Keane plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Roy Keane play for?
Roy Keane currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Roy Keane scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Roy Keane has scored 83 goals in 639 appearances.