Michael Vincent Keane is an English professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton and the England national team. Keane began his career at Manchester United and was named their Reserves Player of the Year in 2012. He has been loaned out several times, latterly to Burnley who signed him on a permanent basis in January 2015. Keane has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17 and under-19 levels and England atUnder-19, under-20, and senior levels.
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Michael Vincent Keane is an English professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton and the England national team. Keane began his career at Manchester United and was named as their Reserves Player of the Year in 2012. He has been loaned out several times, latterly to Burnley who signed him on a permanent basis in January 2015. Keane has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17 and under-19 levels and England atUnder-19, under-20, and senior levels. He was part of Burnley’s team which won the 2015–16 Football League Championship. Keane was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He played for South Manchester in Cheadle, before joining Manchester United as an academy scholar in 2009 at the age of 16 along with his twin brother Will. He signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 18th birthday on 11 January 2011. He made his first-team debut in the League Cup on 25 October 2011, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute in United’s fourth round victory over Aldershot Town.
On 6 November 2012, Keane alongside his teammate Jesse Lingard joined Leicester City on loan until 3 December 2012. On 4 January 2013, Keane extended his stay at Leicester until the end of January and was given permission by United to play in the FA Cup for Leicester. On 28 November 2013, after receiving offers from Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Middlesbrough and Millwall, Keane opted to join Derby County on loan. On 7 March 2014, Keane joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. Keane made his debut for Burnley on 9 September 2014, playing the full 90 minutes at home to local rivals Burnley. He returned to Manchester United after the completion of the Championship season and was name on the bench for the last match of the season against Hull City. Keane would make his first league appearance for Manchester United against Sunderland on 24 August 2014.
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