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Will Keane

Will Keane

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Preston North End
Age33
CitizenshipIreland England
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornJanuary 11, 1993
at Preston North End 1,045 days · joined 2023-07-14
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €600k
Rating · 24/25 6.1 Solid
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.32
goals / match
Wigan Athletic
top club · 133 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#2028
goals rank
#2909
assists rank
120
season goals
33
season assists

Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2016
€1.20m
top transfer fee · 16/17
27
best season · 21/22
36 / 7
int'l caps / goals
379Appearances
120Goals
33Assists
17Yellow cards
0Red cards
65Full matches (90′)
Full nameWill Keane
Name in home countryWilliam David Keane
Date of birth1993-01-11 (33 yrs)
Place of birthStockport, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland England
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubPreston North End
Joined2023-07-14
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentNew Era Global ...
OutfitterNike
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Preston North End
31 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Wigan → Preston
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Preston North End
40 matches · 13 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Wigan Athletic
45 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Wigan Athletic
50 matches · 27 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2020
Transfer: Ipswich → Wigan
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Wigan Athletic
34 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Hull City → Ipswich
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Ipswich Town
29 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: Ipswich → Hull City
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Hull City → Ipswich
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Ipswich Town, Hull City
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hull City
10 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
96 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Man Utd → Hull City
16/17 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hull City
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
28 games missed
Jan 2016
Transfer: Preston → Man Utd
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: Man Utd → Preston
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Preston North End, Manchester United, Manchester United U21
32 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Man Utd
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Man Utd → Sheff Wed
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United, Manchester United U21
20 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: QPR → Man Utd
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Man Utd → QPR
13/14 · Loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Wigan → Man Utd
13/14 · Return from loan
Nov 2013
Transfer: Man Utd → Wigan
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Queens Park Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Manchester United U21
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Man Utd
13/14 · Transfer
Jun 2012
Injury: unknown
44 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Manchester United, Manchester United Reserves
23 matches · 15 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd Res.
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester United U18, Manchester United Reserves
10 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester United Reserves
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals4 total · 0.61/90
56
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A4 total · 0.61/90
39
Yellow cards1 total · 0.15/90
80
5,806 min
Minutes played by club
Preston North End 35.3%
Wigan Athletic 13.2%
Ipswich Town 17.5%
Hull City 6.3%
Manchester United 0.0%
Manchester United U21 13.7%
Sheffield Wednesday 5.5%
Queens Park Rangers 0.0%
Manchester United Reserves 7.6%
Manchester United U18 1.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Preston North End 3 15/16 24/25 93 19 3 2,050
Wigan Athletic 4 13/14 22/23 133 50 15 766
Ipswich Town 2 18/19 19/20 41 9 1 1,014
Hull City 3 16/17 18/19 26 1 2 365
Manchester United 3 11/12 15/16 3 0 0 0
Manchester United U21 3 13/14 15/16 22 14 4 793
Sheffield Wednesday 1 14/15 14/15 13 3 0 317
Queens Park Rangers 1 13/14 13/14 10 0 0 0
Manchester United Reserves 3 09/10 11/12 36 21 8 441
Manchester United U18 1 10/11 10/11 2 3 0 60

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€375K17€750K26€1.1M34€1.5M09/10 — 1 goals (Manchester United Reserves)109/1010/11 — 8 goals (Manchester United Reserves)10/11 — 1 assists910/1111/12 — 15 goals (Manchester United Reserves)11/12 — 7 assists2211/1213/14 — 1 goals (Manchester United U21)113/1414/15 — 6 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)14/15 — 2 assists814/1515/16 — 12 goals (Preston North End)15/16 — 2 assists1415/1616/1717/18 — 1 goals (Hull City)17/18 — 2 assists317/1818/19 — 3 goals (Ipswich Town)318/1919/20 — 6 goals (Ipswich Town)19/20 — 1 assists719/2020/21 — 11 goals (Wigan Athletic)20/21 — 5 assists1620/2121/22 — 27 goals (Wigan Athletic)21/22 — 7 assists3421/2222/23 — 12 goals (Wigan Athletic)22/23 — 3 assists1522/2323/24 — 13 goals (Preston North End)23/24 — 3 assists1623/2424/25 — 4 goals (Preston North End)424/2514/15 — €300K15/16 — €300K16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €750K20/21 — €600K22/23 — €1.5M23/24 — €1M24/25 — €900KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 1109/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 151511/1213/14: 1113/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 121215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 111120/2121/22: 272721/2222/23: 121222/2323/24: 131323/2424/25: 4424/25

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 7711/1213/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Championship Preston North End 27 3 0 0 0 375
24/25 EFL Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Preston North End 3 1 0 1 0 218
23/24 Championship Preston North End 38 13 3 4 0 202
23/24 EFL Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Championship Wigan Athletic 43 12 3 3 0 274
22/23 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 0 0 87
21/22 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 3 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 League One Wigan Athletic 44 26 6 2 0 144
20/21 EFL Trophy Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 45
20/21 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Wigan Athletic 32 10 5 3 0 216
19/20 EFL Trophy Ipswich Town 2 2 0 1 0 90
19/20 FA Cup Ipswich Town 4 1 0 0 0 264
19/20 League One Ipswich Town 23 3 1 0 0 421
18/19 Championship Ipswich Town 11 3 0 0 0 239
18/19 Championship Hull City 8 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Hull City 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Hull City 9 1 2 0 0 365
17/18 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Hull City 5 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Preston North End 20 1 0 2 0 1,045
15/16 Europa League Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Preston North End 2 1 0 1 0 210
15/16 Premier League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Manchester United U21 8 10 2 0 0 69
14/15 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 13 3 0 0 0 317
14/15 Premier League Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Manchester United U21 7 3 2 0 0 210
13/14 Championship Queens Park Rangers 10 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Wigan Athletic 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 U21 PL Manchester United U21 7 1 0 0 0 514
11/12 League Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Reserve League Manchester United Reserves 21 15 7 0 0 110
11/12 Reserve League Play Offs Manchester United Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Youth Cup Manchester United U18 2 3 0 0 0 60
10/11 Reserve League Manchester United Reserves 8 5 1 0 0 109
09/10 Reserve League North Manchester United Reserves 6 1 0 0 0 222
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
11/12 2011-07-01 Man Utd U18 Man Utd Res. Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Man Utd U21 Man Utd Transfer 0
13/14 2013-11-28 Man Utd Wigan Loan 0
13/14 2014-01-01 Wigan Man Utd Return from loan 0
13/14 2014-01-31 Man Utd QPR Loan 0
13/14 2014-05-31 QPR Man Utd Return from loan 300000
14/15 2015-01-22 Man Utd Sheff Wed Loan 300000
14/15 2015-05-31 Sheff Wed Man Utd Return from loan 300000
15/16 2015-07-08 Man Utd Preston Loan 300000
15/16 2016-01-01 Preston Man Utd Return from loan 300000
16/17 2016-08-30 Man Utd Hull City Transfer 1500000 €1.20m
18/19 2019-01-04 Hull City Ipswich Loan 1000000
18/19 2019-05-31 Ipswich Hull City Return from loan 1000000
19/20 2019-08-20 Hull City Ipswich Transfer 750000
20/21 2020-10-09 Ipswich Wigan Transfer 600000
23/24 2023-07-14 Wigan Preston Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Cruciate ligament tear 2012-06-01 2013-09-11 468 44
15/16 Groin injury 2016-02-22 2016-09-09 201 28
16/17 Cruciate ligament injury 2016-11-06 2018-01-19 440 96
24/25 Hamstring injury 2024-10-01 2024-11-10 41 9
25/26 Calf injury 2025-08-01 44 7
Current€600k
Peak€1.50m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€300k
€300k€600k€900k€1.20m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #30322 3 1 former national player
Team #23260 15 3 former national player
Team #22907 1 0 former national player
Team #21340 9 3 former national player
Team #9565 3 0 former national player
Team #3509 #10 5 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Freddie Woodman 1 0 0
Emil Riis 1 3 0
Gavin Massey 2 1 0
Tom Pearce 1 4 0
Josh Magennis 1 1 0
Alan Browne 1 0 0
Marnick Vermijl 2 1 0
Gwion Edwards 2 1 0
Thelo Aasgaard 1 2 0
Jack Whatmough 2 2 0
Tom Naylor 2 1 0
Curtis Tilt 1 0 0
James McClean 1 5 0
Max Power 1 7 0
Callum Lang 1 9 0
Ben Amos 2 0 0
Tendayi Darikwa 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 League One Wigan Athletic 26 44
11/12 Reserve League Manchester United Reserves 15 21
23/24 Championship Preston North End 13 38

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Reserve League Manchester United Reserves 7 21
21/22 League One Wigan Athletic 6 44
20/21 League One Wigan Athletic 5 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-05-31 Ipswich Hull City Return from loan €1.00m
18/19 2019-01-04 Hull City Ipswich Loan €1.00m
15/16 2016-01-01 Preston Man Utd Return from loan €300k
15/16 2015-07-08 Man Utd Preston Loan €300k
14/15 2015-05-31 Sheff Wed Man Utd Return from loan €300k
14/15 2015-01-22 Man Utd Sheff Wed Loan €300k
13/14 2014-05-31 QPR Man Utd Return from loan €300k
13/14 2014-01-31 Man Utd QPR Loan
13/14 2014-01-01 Wigan Man Utd Return from loan
13/14 2013-11-28 Man Utd Wigan Loan

Last 50 matches for Preston North End The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-03-30 GB1 Preston North End 0–3 Aston Villa Available
2025-03-01 GB1 Preston North End 3–0 Burnley FC Available
2024-10-30 CGB Preston North End 0–3 Arsenal FC INJURED Hamstring injury
2024-09-17 CGB Preston North End 16–15 Fulham FC Available
2024-08-27 CGB Harrogate Town 0–5 Preston North End Available
2024-08-13 CGB Preston North End 2–0 Sunderland AFC Available
2023-08-08 CGB Preston North End 2–4 Salford City Available
2022-08-23 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Preston North End Available
2022-08-09 CGB Huddersfield Town 1–4 Preston North End Available
2021-10-27 CGB Preston North End 0–2 Liverpool FC Available
2021-09-21 CGB Preston North End 4–1 Cheltenham Town Available
2021-08-24 CGB Morecambe FC 2–4 Preston North End Available
2021-08-10 CGB Mansfield Town 0–3 Preston North End Available
2020-09-23 CGB Preston North End 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Available
2020-09-15 CGB Derby County 1–2 Preston North End Available
2020-08-29 CGB Preston North End 4–0 Mansfield Town Available
2020-06-27 GB2 Preston North End 1–3 Cardiff City Available
2020-06-20 GB2 Luton Town 1–1 Preston North End Available
2020-03-07 GB2 Preston North End 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Available
2020-02-29 GB2 Fulham FC 2–0 Preston North End Available
2020-02-25 GB2 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Preston North End Available
2020-02-22 GB2 Preston North End 2–1 Hull City Available
2020-02-15 GB2 Preston North End 0–1 Millwall FC Available
2020-02-12 GB2 Stoke City 0–2 Preston North End Available
2020-02-08 GB2 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Preston North End Available
2020-02-01 GB2 Preston North End 1–1 Swansea City Available
2020-01-21 GB2 Barnsley FC 0–3 Preston North End Available
2020-01-18 GB2 Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic Available
2020-01-11 GB2 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Available
2020-01-01 GB2 Preston North End 0–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2019-12-29 GB2 Preston North End 0–2 Reading FC Available
2019-12-26 GB2 Leeds United 1–1 Preston North End Available
2019-12-21 GB2 Cardiff City 0–0 Preston North End Available
2019-12-14 GB2 Preston North End 2–1 Luton Town Available
2019-12-10 GB2 Preston North End 2–1 Fulham FC Available
2019-12-07 GB2 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Preston North End Available
2019-12-02 GB2 Preston North End 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Available
2019-11-27 GB2 Hull City 4–0 Preston North End Available
2019-11-23 GB2 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End Available
2019-11-09 GB2 Preston North End 3–1 Huddersfield Town Available
2019-11-03 GB2 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Preston North End Available
2019-10-26 GB2 Preston North End 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Available
2019-10-22 GB2 Preston North End 1–1 Leeds United Available
2019-10-19 GB2 Reading FC 1–0 Preston North End Available
2019-10-05 GB2 Preston North End 5–1 Barnsley FC Available
2019-10-01 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End Available
2019-09-28 GB2 Preston North End 3–3 Bristol City Available
2019-09-24 CGB Preston North End 0–3 Manchester City Available
2019-09-21 GB2 Birmingham City 0–1 Preston North End Available
2019-09-14 GB2 Preston North End 2–0 Brentford FC Available

Teams faced most often by Will Keane's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Derby County 70 19 16 35 54 90 -36 27%
Reading FC 67 26 14 27 84 88 -4 39%
Middlesbrough FC 63 12 22 29 68 94 -26 19%
Nottingham Forest 63 23 19 21 80 75 +5 37%
Bolton Wanderers 62 28 23 11 96 61 +35 45%
Birmingham City 58 21 20 17 82 74 +8 36%
Leeds United 58 21 16 21 82 79 +3 36%
Charlton Athletic 56 23 16 17 85 58 +27 41%
Queens Park Rangers 56 18 14 24 66 78 -12 32%
Bristol City 54 19 20 15 75 72 +3 35%
Barnsley FC 51 20 18 13 74 60 +14 39%
Millwall FC 50 14 16 20 55 67 -12 28%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal
19/20 Goal #50 (career)
22/23 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 31 593 1 0 0 0.15
23/24 40 202 4 0 0 1.78
22/23 45 274 3 0 0 0.99
21/22 50 231 2 0 0 0.78
20/21 34 261 3 0 0 1.03
19/20 29 775 1 0 0 0.12
15/16 32 1,324 3 0 0 0.2

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
99 apps
39 G
12 A
Championship
183 apps
36 G
8 A
Reserve League
29 apps
20 G
8 A
U21 PL
22 apps
14 G
4 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
4 G
0 A
FA Youth Cup
2 apps
3 G
0 A
FA Cup
17 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserve League North
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
7 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Will Keane

Who is Will Keane?

Will Keane is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Preston North End.

How old is Will Keane?

Will Keane is 33 years old. He was born on January 11, 1993 in Stockport.

What position does Will Keane play?

Will Keane plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Will Keane play for?

Will Keane currently plays for Preston North End.

How many career goals has Will Keane scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Will Keane has scored 120 goals in 379 appearances.

What is Will Keane's market value?

Will Keane's most recent reported market value is €600k.