Keith Keane

Preston North End On 7 June 2012, it was announced that he was to join League One club Preston North End, then managed by Graham Westley, once his Luton contract had finished. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 March 2013 in a 1–1 draw at home to Portsmouth. On 17 December, Keane extended his contract with Preston for a further twelve months, thus keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.

On 9 September 2014, Keane joined League One club Crawley Town on a three-month loan deal. He made a successful debut on 13 September when Crawley earned a 1–0 win at home to Fleetwood Town, in which he was named the man of the match. He returned to Preston having made 15 appearances in all competitions for Crawley. He made his debut for the club two days later as a 59th-minute substitute for Chris Beardsley in a 2–1 win at home to Newport County. Keane made seven appearances for Stevenage during his loan spell, He was released by the club at the end of the season.

Cambridge United On 27 May 2015, it was announced that Keane had signed a two-year contract with League Two club Cambridge United, linking up with former Luton manager Richard Money. He made his Cambridge debut on the opening day of the 2015–16 season in a 3–0 win at home to Newport County. He made five appearances, scoring one goal during his initial loan spell,

Rochdale On 31 August 2016, Keane joined League One club Rochdale on loan until 2 January 2017. He made his debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Callum Camps in a 2–2 draw away to Bristol Rovers on 10 September. He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season.

The 61 In August 2021, after three years out from football, Keane joined tenth tier Spartan South Midlands Division Two side The 61 FC (Luton).

International career Keane was called up by Sean McCaffrey to play for the Republic of Ireland under-19 team in February 2004 for two friendlies against Slovenia. In October 2005, Keane received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 team for a 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Cyprus, in which he was named in the starting lineup to make his debut. He was also called up to the squad for a friendly against Sweden on 12 October 2007.

Career statistics

Honours Luton Town Football League One: 2004–05 Football League Trophy: 2008–09

Individual Luton Town Young Player of the Season: 2005–06 Luton Town Player of the Season: 2007–08, 2008–09