Keith Fahey
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Declan Fahey[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1995 | Tymon Bawn | ||
1995–1998 | Cherry Orchard | ||
1998–2000 | Arsenal | ||
2000–2002 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
2003 | Bluebell United | 0 | (0) |
2003–2005 | St Patrick's Athletic | 77 | (11) |
2005–2006 | Drogheda United | 22 | (2) |
2006–2008 | St Patrick's Athletic | 77 | (12) |
2009–2013 | Birmingham City | 121 | (9) |
2014 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | (2) |
2015 | Shamrock Rovers | 12 | (0) |
2017 | Bluebell United | 1 | (0) |
Total | 334 | (36) | |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 11 | (2) |
2003 | Republic of Ireland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Republic of Ireland | 16 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keith Declan Fahey (born 15 January 1983)
Fahey started his professional career as a trainee with
With the Republic of Ireland national team, Fahey gained 16 caps. He was part of the squad that secured qualification for UEFA Euro 2012. Manager Giovanni Trapattoni called Fahey into the Irish squad for the tournament, but he was later sent home due to injury.
Club career
Early career
Fahey started his professional career as a trainee with Arsenal before signing for Aston Villa in April 2000 for a fee of £250,000. He played for Villa's youth and reserve teams, but never made a first-team appearance.[3]
Return to Ireland
Having failed to settle in England, Fahey returned home in 2003. He initially played a few games in non-League football for
He contributed to St Pats's victory in the
He joined
RTÉ reported that "Danger man Fahey was quieter than usual" as Pats lost 2–0 to Hertha BSC in the first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, held at the Olympiastadion;[12] however, in the second leg, despite Pats' "excellent performance" failing to overturn the deficit,[13] an RTÉ feature picked out "Keith Fahey's control of the game, dictating almost every Pat's attack with that delicate but incisive right foot of his. Fahey stood head and shoulders above the many highly decorated full internationals in the Hertha team, showing the full range of his passing from deep and from close range, and generally showing a poise and guile on the ball that you would not expect from a League of Ireland player amongst such illustrious company."[14]
His performances for St Pats in 2008, in which he scored 11 goals in all competitions, earned Fahey the
Birmingham City
On 2 December 2008, Fahey signed a pre-contract agreement with
Fahey made his Birmingham debut on 17 January 2009, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw against Cardiff City.[21] He scored his first goal for the club, a "delicate lob"[22] which the player admitted was meant to be a cross,[23] to clinch a 2–0 home victory against Nottingham Forest on 14 February. His second goal gave the Blues a 1–0 home win over Southampton some weeks later.[24] Fahey retained his place in the side for the rest of the season (keeping loan signings Scott Sinclair and Hamer Bouazza out of the starting eleven), and was a key player for Birmingham in their successful bid for promotion to the Premier League, scoring a goal and making a goal in a vital 2–1 win at Reading on the last day of the campaign.[11][25]
Fahey made his Premier League debut in the opening game of the
Following relegation, Barry Ferguson, Craig Gardner and Lee Bowyer left the club, giving Fahey the chance to establish himself in his preferred central position. After recovering from hernia surgery early in the 2011–12 season, he partnered Jonathan Spector in a solid midfield supporting two attacking wide players.[32] Later in the season, he played a defensive support role alongside the more attacking Jordon Mutch, and manager Chris Hughton suggested he was "enjoying playing in that central role and he's enjoying the development he's had there all season".[33] When he suffered a groin problem that caused him to miss the last few weeks of the season, Hughton called it "a real blow for us ... because he's a player that has been in really good form".[34] He scored four goals during the season, including "a venomous left-foot drive from 20 yards" at Barnsley[35] and a goal he "couldn't have hit ... any sweeter first time, or with any more power" at home to Crystal Palace that earned him the club's Goal of the Season award.[36]
Fahey returned to the team in mid-September, and made seven appearances, four of which were starts. In November, he returned home to Ireland on indefinite compassionate leave for personal and family reasons.
Return to St. Patrick's Athletic
After a few months out of the game, Fahey trained with
Fahey started the first day of the season in the 1–1 away draw against
Shamrock Rovers
On 11 November 2014, Fahey switched to Shamrock Rovers.[52] He announced his retirement in August 2015 having failed to recover from knee surgery. His last ever game of professional football was the 2–1 FAI Cup loss to his old club St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park as he was substituted off with his knee injury.[53]
Return to Bluebell United
In 2017, Fahey returned to senior football and linked up with his former club Bluebell United in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division.[54][55] Fahey played three games for Bluebell, a 3–0 FAI Cup First Round win over Sheriff YC, a 1–0 win over League of Ireland First Division side Cabinteely in the next round of the cup (Fahey was sent off in the last minute making him miss the FAI Cup Quarter final away to Shamrock Rovers) and his final appearance in football came in a 5–1 defeat of Firhouse Clover in a top-of-the-table Leinster Senior League clash. Fahey retired from football in November 2017 after twisting his knee in training once again, later stating that "I'm glad now that it's (his career) finished. I am at the right place now, 100 percent."[56]
International career
Fahey played for the
He also played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he contributed to Ireland topping their group to reach the knockout stages.[58] In the second round match against Colombia under-20, he came on as a late substitute to assist Kevin Doyle's goal and help turn the game around, coming back from a two-goal deficit only to lose on the golden goal.[59][60]
On 25 May 2010, Fahey won his first senior
Fahey was part of the squad that clinched victory in the inaugural
He was called into the UEFA Euro 2012 squad but withdrew due to injury before the tournament.[68]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 2002–03[3] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | 2003[69] | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2004[69] | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
2005[69] | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
Drogheda United | 2005[70] | LOI Premier Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
2006[70] | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||
St Patrick's Athletic | 2006[69] | LOI Premier Division | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
2007[69] | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
2008[69] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 46 | 11 | |
Birmingham City | 2008–09[71] | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
2009–10[72] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
2010–11[73] | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
2011–12[74] | Championship | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
2012–13[75] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 121 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 9 | ||
St Patrick's Athletic | 2014[69][76] | LOI Premier Division | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 2 | 38 | 5 |
Total | 178 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 229 | 36 | ||
Shamrock Rovers | 2015 | LOI Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Bluebell United | 2017–18[56] | LSL Senior Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 334 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 409 | 47 |
- ^ UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- FAI President's Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Republic of Ireland[77] | 2010 | 7 | 1 |
2011 | 8 | 2 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 3 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 3 September 2010 | Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan , Armenia |
Armenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
2. | 8 February 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Wales | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2011 Nations Cup |
3. | 29 March 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Uruguay | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Honours
St Patrick's Athletic
- League of Ireland Cup: 2003
- President's Cup: 2014
- 2014
- FAI Cup: 2014
Drogheda United
Birmingham City
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2008–09
Republic of Ireland
Individual
- 2008
- Monday Night Soccer Goal of the Season: 2008
- Birmingham City Goal of the Season: 2011–12 (vs Crystal Palace)
- St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Year (3): 2004, 2007, 2008
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External links
- Profile at St Patrick's Athletic F.C. website at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 March 2014)
- Keith Fahey at Soccerbase
- Fahey's second coming of age: Interview with Irish Independent newspaper
- Keith Fahey at ESPN FC