Pat Keary

Patrick Keary (born 22 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back, currently a Free Agent after he was released by Bristol Rovers.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Pat Keary (Australian footballer).

Pat Keary
Personal information
Full name Patrick Keary[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993
Place of birth Bristol, England
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
0000–2010 Bristol Rovers
2010–2011 Mangotsfield United
2011–2013 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Bristol Rovers 1 (0)
2014–2015 Bath City 25 (1)
2015–2016 Weston-super-Mare 42 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:30, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Keary played and captained the Bristol Rovers Centre of Excellence sides from the age of 8 to 16, before being released from the club. He then spent a year playing and studying for TeamBath, at Bath University.

During his time away from Bristol Rovers he also made appearances for the Mangotsfield United reserve team in the Somerset County League (5 appearances, 2 goals)[2] and made one first-team appearance for Southern League Division One South & West side Mangotsfield United in a cup competition.[3]

After a year out of the Bristol Rovers setup the club's then Head of Youth, Ken Oram, rang him up and offered a trial. Following the successful conclusion he then signed a 2-year youth scholarship.[4]

Keary eventually made his football league debut on 12 October 2013 in an away match against Mansfield Town coming on as a substitute in the 23rd minute for Lee Brown.[5]

Keary was released by Rovers at the end of the 2013-14 season[6] and went on trial with Conference South side Bath City. He went on to score the only goal against Bristol Rovers in a pre-season friendly.[7] Keary signed for Bath City in August 2014 and played 25 games for the side in the 2014/15 season, scoring one goal.

The following season Keary signed for Weston-super-Mare AFC in the Conference South. He started 45 games in all competitions for the Seagulls during the 2015/16 season. In May 2016, the club announced that he had departed, along with Jake Llewllyn to pursue a career in the United States.[8]

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. "Pat Keary Mangotsfield United reserve team stats". The F. A. 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. "Pat Keary Mangotsfield United first team stats". Mangotsfield United official site. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. "Pat Keary interview". westcountry-football.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. "Mansfield town 1-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  6. "RETAINED LIST". Bristol Rovers. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  7. "Pat Keary scores against old club as Bath City beat Bristol Rovers at Twerton Park". The Bath Chronicle. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. "Player signings and structural changes". Weston-super-Mare AFC. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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