| Eoin McKeown | |
| Fullname: | Eoin Francis Okorie McKeown[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Westminster, London, England |
| Height: | [3] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Tamworth |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hoddesdon Town |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Colchester United |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Colchester United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Wealdstone (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Welwyn Garden City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | Kings Langley |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | Wingate & Finchley |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Coggeshall Town |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | Walton Casuals |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Clubs10: | Coggeshall Town |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2020 |
| Caps11: | 4 |
| Goals11: | 5 |
| Years12: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs12: | Braintree Town |
| Caps12: | 3 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022 |
| Clubs13: | → Maldon & Tiptree (dual) |
| Caps13: | 1 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2022– |
| Clubs14: | Tamworth |
| Caps14: | 14 |
| Goals14: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 17:00, 17 August 2022 (UTC) |
Eoin Francis Okorie McKeown (born 5 November 1998) is an English footballer who plays for side Tamworth, where he plays as a forward.
He joined the Colchester United Academy from Hoddesdon Town following at trial with the club in 2015. He joined Isthmian League Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree on a work experience loan in December 2016 before he made his professional debut for Colchester in the EFL Trophy in August 2017. He rejoined Maldon & Tiptree on loan in January 2018 and then joined Wealdstone in an emergency loan deal in December 2018. After a loan spell with Welwyn Garden City, McKeown was released by Colchester in summer 2019. He later joined Kings Langley and then Wingate & Finchley.
Born in Westminster, London,[2] McKeown was playing for Hoddesdon Town when he was spotted by Colchester United scouts in 2015. Following a three-game trial with the Colchester United under-16 squad, he was offered a contract to join the club's Academy.[4] He scored four goals against Queens Park Rangers under-18s in November 2015 during an 8–1 win.[5]
In December 2016, Colchester under-23 assistant manager and Maldon & Tiptree manager Kevin Horlock signed McKeown on a work experience loan to the Isthmian League Division One North side.[6] He made his debut on 10 December as an 86th-minute substitute against Cheshunt, helping set up the Jammers' fourth goal in a 4–1 victory.[7] He scored his first goal on 21 January 2017 during a 2–0 win at home to Great Wakering Rovers.[8] He made five league appearances for the club.[9]
On 25 May 2017, McKeown signed a one-year professional development contract with Colchester.[10]
McKeown made his Colchester debut on 29 August 2017 as a substitute for Tariq Issa against Reading U23 in the EFL Trophy. He scored in the 87th minute to level the score at 2–2 and take the match to a penalty shoot-out, which Colchester won 6–5.[11]
He returned to Maldon & Tiptree on loan until the end of the season on 8 January 2018.[12] He made his second club debut on 9 January in their 2–2 draw with Mildenhall Town.[13] After almost three months out injured, he scored a hat-trick against Aveley in his third appearance of his loan spell on 14 April.[14]
McKeown signed a new one-year contract with Colchester in May 2018.[15]
In December 2018, McKeown joined National League South side Wealdstone in an emergency loan deal and made his debut in a 2–1 FA Trophy defeat to Biggleswade Town on 15 December.[16] He scored his first goal for the club from the bench in the 92nd minute of Wealdstone's 1–1 draw with Dartford on 5 January 2019.[17]
On 14 May 2019, it was announced McKeown was to leave Colchester United at the end of his contract.[18] [19]
Since leaving Colchester, McKeown has played for Kings Langley and Wingate & Finchley.[20] [21]
On 4 February 2022, McKeown signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth, moving the player closer to Loughborough, where he resides.[22] He made his debut on 5 February 2022 in an away Southern League Premier Division Central fixture against Stourbridge, with his new side being humbled 4–0.[23]
McKeown was injured on his home debut for Tamworth on 12 February 2022 in a Southern League Premier Division Central match against Alvechurch, with McKeown being withdrawn on the 28th minute and replaced by Dexter Walters, the game finished 1-1.[24]
McKeown returned to action on 15 March 2022, in an away Southern League Premier Division Central fixture against Leiston, coming on as a 65th minute substitute for Dexter Walters, the game also finished 1-1.[25]
His first goal for Tamworth came on 26 March 2022, in a home Southern League Premier Division Central match against Needham Market, McKeown scored the opening goal in a 5–2 victory.[26]
McKeown scored his second goal for Tamworth on 9 April 2022, in an away Southern League Premier Division Central fixture against lowly Lowestoft Town, netting on the 87th minute to give his team a share of the spoils with the match finishing 1-1.[27]
McKeown bagged his first hattrick for Tamworth on 21 April 2022, in the penultimate Southern League Premier Division Central game of the season, in a rearranged home fixture against Biggleswade Town. McKeown scored the 13th, 31st and 45th minute to give the home side a 3–0 lead at the break. The match finished 3–1, with the result being enough to relegate Biggleswade.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Colchester United | 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Division One North | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Isthmian League North Division | 6 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2018–19[29] | National League South | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Welwyn Garden City (loan) | 2018–19 | SL Division One Central | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Kings Langley | 2019–20 | SL Premier Division South | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Wingate & Finchley | 2019–20 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Coggeshall Town | 2019–20[30] | Isthmian League North Division | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Walton Casuals | 2019–20 | SL Premier Division South | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Coggeshall Town | 2019–20 | Isthmian League North Division | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Loughborough University | 2020–21[31] | United Counties League Premier Division | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Braintree Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Maldon & Tiptree (dual-reg.) | 2021–22 | Isthmian League North Division | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tamworth | 2021–22[32] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 74 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 83 | 24 | |||