Marino Keith Explained

Marino Keith
Fullname:Marino Keith
Birth Date:16 December 1974
Birth Place:Peterhead, Scotland
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)[1]
Position:Forward
Years1:1991–1995
Clubs1:Fraserburgh
Years2:1995–1997
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:1997–1999
Clubs3:Falkirk
Caps3:71
Goals3:28
Years4:1999–2001
Clubs4:Livingston
Caps4:21
Goals4:7
Years5:2001–2005
Caps5:117
Goals5:30
Years6:2005–2007
Caps6:12
Goals6:4
Years7:2007–2008
Clubs7:Peterhead
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:227
Totalgoals:69

Marino Keith (born 16 December 1974) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Peterhead, he played in the Scottish Highland Football League for Fraserburgh, in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United, and in the Scottish Football League for Dundee United, Falkirk, Livingston, and Peterhead. His older brother, Paul, was a prolific goalscorer with Fraserburgh in the Scottish Highland Football League, and where he spent his entire football career.

Early life and career

Keith was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, he began his professional football career with Fraserburgh FC in the Scottish Highland Football League, where he played for five years. He was bought by Dundee United in 1995 for a £35,000 fee. After making four substitute appearances in two years, he was transferred to Falkirk in 1997 for £40,000, where he scored 28 league goals in 71 appearances. Next, Keith joined Livingston, who had just been promoted to the Scottish First Division, where he made 21 appearances and scored 7 times. Two years later, he moved on to Plymouth Argyle in England, where he would make over 100 appearances. Four years and thirty league goals later, Keith joined Colchester United and played in the remaining 12 games of the 2004-05 season. He scored at Peterborough in his second appearance and added three more goals as Colchester finished the season undefeated in the same 12 matches. Picking up an achilles injury in pre-season 2005, Keith suffered several setbacks in his rehabilitation. Colchester stood by the player but he announced his retirement from full-time football on 8 March 2007. In the summer of 2007, Keith moved back to Scotland to play part-time for his hometown club Peterhead in Scottish Football League Division Two, Peterhead having just been promoted from the Scottish Highland Football League a few seasons earlier.

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Lg Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
32 10 4 1 0 0 2 0 38 11
29 16 3 0 2 1 0 0 34 17
Total 61 26 7 1 2 1 2 0 72 28
9 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 13 7
11 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 14 4
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 21 7 2 3 4 0 2 1 29 11
23 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 9
37 11 4 0 0 0 2 1 43 12
40 9 1 0 1 0 2 1 44 10
17 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 1
Total 117 30 8 0 2 0 4 2 131 32
12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4
Total 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4
2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 217 67 18 4 9 1 8 3 252 75

Honours

Falkirk

1997

Plymouth Argyle

2001–02

2003–04

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marino Keith . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 7 April 2022.