| Niall Keown | |
| Fullname: | Niall Martin Keown[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Oxford, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reading |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Reading |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Partick Thistle (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Partick Thistle |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → St Johnstone (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 60 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 07:53, 29 January 2019 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 17:46, 19 April 2016 (UTC) |
Niall Martin Keown (born 5 April 1995) is a professional football coach and former player, who currently works as a youth coach at Oxford United. Keown played as a defender, beginning his career with Reading before joining Partick Thistle in 2017, initially on loan. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21 team. He is the son of former Arsenal and England international Martin Keown.
Keown joined the Reading Academy in 2011.[2]
He made his debut, for Reading in their 2–1 Championship victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 10 March 2015, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Danny Williams.[3]
Keown signed a new three-year contract with Reading on 14 July 2015.[4]
In January 2017, Keown went on trial with Partick Thistle, featuring for them in their friendly against Lokeren,[5] before signing on loan with Partick Thistle for the remainder of the season on 24 January 2017.[6]
On 1 July 2017, Keown moved to Partick Thistle permanently on a two-year contract from Reading for an undisclosed fee.[7] [8] [9] Following Partick Thistle's relegation at the end of the 2017–18 season, Keown was put up for sale by Thistle.[10]
With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2018–19 season, Keown was loaned to St Johnstone in January 2019.[11]
In March 2015, Keown was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad being eligible through his grandmother, having previously been a back up for the England U18s.[12] He is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland as his grandfather was from County Fermanagh. He has indicated he wishes to switch international allegiance and represent Northern Ireland.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2014–15 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2 | |||
Niall is the son of former England international Martin Keown. Through his paternal grandmother, he is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland,[12] and he is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland because his paternal grandfather was born in County Fermanagh.[15]