Eoin McKeown

Eoin Francis Okorie McKeown (born 5 November 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Wingate & Finchley.

Eoin McKeown
Personal information
Full name Eoin Francis Okorie McKeown[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Westminster, London, England
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
0000–2015 Hoddesdon Town
2015–2017 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Colchester United 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 5 (1)
2018 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 6 (3)
2018–2019 → Wealdstone (loan) 9 (1)
2019 → Welwyn Garden City (loan) 9 (5)
2019 Kings Langley 8 (3)
2019– Wingate & Finchley 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

He joined the Colchester United Academy from Hoddesdon Town following at trial with the club in 2015. He joined Isthmian League Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree on a work experience loan in December 2016 before he made his professional debut for Colchester in the EFL Trophy in August 2017. He rejoined Maldon & Tiptree on loan in January 2018 and then joined Wealdstone in an emergency loan deal in December 2018. After a loan spell with Welwyn Garden City, McKeown was released by Colchester in summer 2019. He later joined Kings Langley and then Wingate & Finchley.

Career

Born in Westminster, London,[2] McKeown was playing for Hoddesdon Town when he was spotted by Colchester United scouts in 2015. Following a three-game trial with the Colchester United under-16 squad, he was offered a contract to join the club's Academy.[3] He scored four goals against Queens Park Rangers under-18s in November 2015 during an 8–1 win.[4]

In December 2016, Colchester under-23 assistant manager and Maldon & Tiptree manager Kevin Horlock signed McKeown on a work experience loan to the Isthmian League Division One North side.[5] He made his debut on 10 December as an 86th-minute substitute against Cheshunt, helping set up the Jammers' fourth goal in a 4–1 victory.[6] He scored his first goal on 21 January 2017 during a 2–0 win at home to Great Wakering Rovers.[7] He made five league appearances for the club.[8]

On 25 May 2017, McKeown signed a one-year professional development contract with Colchester.[9]

McKeown made his Colchester debut on 29 August 2017 as a substitute for Tariq Issa against Reading U23 in the EFL Trophy. He scored in the 87th minute to level the score at 2–2 and take the match to a penalty shoot-out, which Colchester won 6–5.[10]

He returned to Maldon & Tiptree on loan until the end of the season on 8 January 2018.[11] He made his second club debut on 9 January in their 2–2 draw with Mildenhall Town.[12] After almost three months out injured, he scored a hat-trick against Aveley in his third appearance of his loan spell on 14 April.[13]

McKeown signed a new one-year contract with Colchester in May 2018.[14]

In December 2018, McKeown joined National League South side Wealdstone in an emergency loan deal and made his debut in a 2–1 FA Trophy defeat to Biggleswade Town on 15 December.[15] He scored his first goal for the club from the bench in the 92nd minute of Wealdstone's 1–1 draw with Dartford on 5 January 2019.[16]

On 14 May 2019, it was announced McKeown was to leave Colchester United at the end of his contract.[17][18]

Since leaving Colchester, McKeown has played for Kings Langley and Wingate & Finchley.[19][20]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 November 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2016–17[21] League Two 0000000000
2017–18[22] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]111
2018–19[23] League Two 0000000000
Total 0000001111
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2016–17[8] Isthmian League Division One North 5100–0051
2017–18[8] Isthmian League North Division 63––0063
Total 11400–00114
Wealdstone (loan) 2018–19[24] National League South 9100–1[lower-alpha 2]0101
Welwyn Garden City (loan) 2018–19[19] SL Division One Central 9500–0095
Kings Langley 2019–20[19] SL Premier Division South 8311–1[lower-alpha 3]0104
Wingate & Finchley 2019–20[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 41––3[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4]273
Career total 41141100634818
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in Southern League Cup
  4. Appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. "FootballSquads - Colchester United - 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. Hudson, Matt (19 March 2015). "Meet The Scholars". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. "Colchester United under-18s thrash Queens Park Rangers 8-1 at Tiptree". Daily Gazette. Colchester. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. Buckby, Richard (9 December 2016). "McKeown Signs". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. Garwood, Dave (10 December 2016). "Maldon & Tiptree 4–1 Cheshunt". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. Buckby, Richard (21 January 2017). "Three Out Of Three". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. "Eoin McKeown". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. Hudson, Matt (25 May 2017). "Duo Sign Deals". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. "Colchester United 2 Reading U21 2". Sky Sports. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. "Colchester United striker Eoin McKeown rejoins Maldon and Tiptree". Daily Gazette. Colchester. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  12. Garwood, Dave (9 January 2018). "Mildenhall Town 2 vs. 2 Maldon & Tiptree". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. Garwood, Dave (14 April 2018). "Jammers go nap at Aveley". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  14. Spurgeon, Simon (30 May 2018). "Seven youngsters extend their contracts with Colchester United". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  15. Watts, Sam (15 December 2018). "FA Trophy: Biggleswade Town 2 Wealdstone 1". Brent & Kilburn Times. Islington. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  16. O'Reilly, Dec (5 January 2019). "National League South: Wealdstone 1 Dartford 1". Brent & Kilburn Times. Islington. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  17. Hudson, Matt (14 May 2019). "U23s Players To Leave The U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  18. Waldron, Jonathan (14 May 2019). "Colchester United under-23 players to leave the club". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  19. "Eoin Mckeown Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  20. "Appearances – Eoin McKeown". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  21. "Games played by Eoin McKeown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  22. "Games played by Eoin McKeown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  23. "Games played by Eoin McKeown in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  24. "Eoin McKeown". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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