Craig McKeown explained

Craig McKeown
Birth Date:16 March 1985
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Currentclub:Bridge of Don Thistle
Position:Centre Back
Youthyears1:2001–2003
Youthclubs1:Dunfermline Athletic
Years1:2003–2005
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2004–2005
Clubs2:Berwick Rangers (loan)
Caps2:4
Goals2:1
Years3:2005–2008
Clubs3:Clyde
Caps3:81
Goals3:6
Years4:2008–2012
Clubs4:Dundee
Caps4:69
Goals4:1
Years5:2009–2010
Clubs5:Stirling Albion (loan)
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2012–2014
Clubs6:Formartine United
Years7:2014–2015
Clubs7:Brora Rangers
Years8:2015–2021
Years9:2021–
Club-Update:27/08/2022

Craig McKeown (born 16 March 1985) is a Scottish football defender. Currently he plays for Bridge of Don Thistle.

Career

Born in Aberdeen, McKeown started his senior career with Dunfermline Athletic, where he made one substitute appearance. McKeown was farmed out to Berwick Rangers on loan for one month during his time with the Pars to gain experience, before being released.

McKeown signed for Clyde during the summer of 2005. McKeown made his Clyde début against Brechin City in a Scottish Challenge Cup match. McKeown was a virtual ever present for Clyde, missing only two games, and scored his first Clyde with the very last kick of the 2005/2006 season, in the 94th minute of Clyde's final game of the campaign against Stranraer.

McKeown was awarded Clyde Player of the Year for 2006-07, in which he was part of the best defence in the league.

He was ruled out for the first few months of the 2007-08 season, after a close-season surgical wound got infected.[1]

McKeown captained Clyde for the first time on 9 February 2008, in a match against Greenock Morton. He scored the winning goal in the 3rd minute of injury time at the end of the game, after Clyde had got a late equaliser a two minutes earlier.[2]

McKeown signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee in January 2008, and joined the club in June 2008.

In 2012, he left Dundee after his contract expired.[3]

On 30 August 2012, McKeown join Highland League Club Formartine United,[4] then on 7 Dec 2014, signed for fellow Highland League Club Brora Rangers.[5]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bully Woe . 1 September 2007 . 27 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235418/http://www.clydefc.co.uk/latestnews.cfm?id=2377&page=4 . dead .
  2. Web site: Morton 1-2 Clyde . 13 February 2008 . 15 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415131529/http://www.clydefc.co.uk/latestnews.cfm?id=2613 . dead .
  3. Web site: Club Statement: Craig McKeown . 8 January 2008 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065023/http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/?id=2542&page=1 . dead .
  4. Web site: McKeown joins Formartine - Scottish Professional Football League . spfl.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071314/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/mckeown-joins-formartine/ . 2016-03-04.
  5. Web site: Players | Brora Rangers FC . 11 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409193717/http://www.brorarangersfc.co.uk/club/267420/Players/view/2499744 . 9 April 2016 . dead .