Josh Keeley

Republic of Ireland youth international goalkeeper Josh Keeley joined our Academy in July, 2022, from St Patrick’s Athletic.

Born in Dunboyne, Meath, Josh represented St Kevin's Boys, Shelbourne and Belvedere in his early years before joining St Pat’s aged 15, where he won league titles at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels in their youth set-up.

A regular name on their first team bench from the end of 2020, Josh made his senior debut for St Pat's against Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup in July, 2021, before making his league debut against Finn Harps that November.

In the 2021/22 season, he got a taste of the Under-19 UEFA Youth League, featuring in a two-legged tie against Red Star Belgrade.

During his time at the Dublin-based side, he was coached by Patrick Jennings, son of our legendary former goalkeeper and current Academy Goalkeeping Consultant Pat Jennings.

Josh joined us for the start of the 2022/23 season and after quickly linking up with our first team squad for the Club's pre-season tour of South Korea, was a regular between the sticks for our Under-21s for the remainder of that season. After again travelling on the Club's 2023 pre-season tour, he continued to play for our Under-21s during the first half of the 2023/24 campaign before joining National League side Barnet on loan in January, 2024.

At international level, he has represented Ireland Under-17s and Under-19s, while he was also a late addition to their Under-21s squad for their European Championship qualifiers against Israel in September, 2022, although he did not feature on those occasions.