Will Keane

Will Keane has the kind of football story I always find quietly compelling: a Manchester United academy product who joined at eleven, was tipped for big things, yet only made a handful of first-team appearances. From there he bounced through loans at Wigan, QPR and Sheffield Wednesday before settling elsewhere. At 188 centimeters he has the frame of a target forward, and he eventually earned caps for the Republic of Ireland. To me he is a reminder that potential and circumstance rarely line up neatly. I respect players like him who keep grinding through the lower-profile chapters rather than fading away after an early setback.

William David Keane (born 11 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Reading, on loan from Preston North End, and the Republic of Ireland national team. He began his career with Manchester United, having joined them at the age of 11, but made just three appearances for the first team and had loan spells with Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday…

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Name (English)

Will Keane

Name (Japanese)

ウィル・キーン

Reading

うぃる・きーん

Born

January 11, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

Origin

Stockport, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

188 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

St Bede's College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.