Jozsef Phelim Keaveny (born 12 October 1999) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for Cambodian Premier League club Angkor Tiger.

Club career

Keaveny played for his local club Leicester City for 10 years in their youth teams. He was released by Leicester in June 2019 and signed for AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot First Division on 9 July 2019. He made his debut in senior football on 8 November 2019, coming off the bench in the 84th minute in a game against Doxa Katokopias and scoring the winner in the 95th minute in a 2–1 win for his side. At the end of 2020, he returned to Leicester City as a mentor after being forced to retire from professional football due to injury. In August 2021, he was playing part-time for United Counties League side Anstey Nomads. On 20 January 2022, Keaveny returned to professional football to join the Cambodian Premier League side Angkor Tiger.

Jozsef Keaveny

International career

Keaveny was called up to the Republic of Ireland U17 squad in 2016 for 2 games against Switzerland U17. He is eligible to play for Republic of Ireland as 3 of his grandparents are from there. He is also eligible to play for Hungary through his maternal grandfather from Budapest and England as it is his country of birth.

Jozsef Keaveny

Personal life

Keaveny grew up a Celtic and Republic of Ireland fan, stating that he idolised Roy Keane, a former player with both.

Jozsef Keaveny

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References

External links

Profile at United Counties League

1999 births

Living people

Republic of Ireland men's association footballers

Men's association football forwards

Cypriot First Division players

Leicester City F.C. players

AEK Larnaca FC players

Anstey Nomads F.C. players

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers

Irish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Footballers from Leicester

Irish people of Hungarian descent

Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia

English expatriate men's footballers

English expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia

Angkor Tiger FC players