Martin Keown
English footballer (born 1966)
Martin Raymond Keown (born 24 July 1966[3]) is a retired English football player. He played as a defender from 1984 to 2005. He is most known for playing in the Premier League for Arsenal. He made more than 400 appearances for the club and won 10 honours.
 Keown in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Raymond Keown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1966[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Arsenal | 22 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 1986–1989 | Aston Villa | 112 | (3) |
| 1989–1993 | Everton | 96 | (0) |
| 1993–2004 | Arsenal | 310 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Leicester City | 17 | (0) |
| 2005 | Reading | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Wembley | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 585 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1988 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1991 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–2002 | England | 43 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics change
Club change
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 1983–84 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985–86 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 1984–85 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1985–86 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 1986–87 | First Division | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| 1988–89 | First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 112 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 132 | 3 | |||
| Everton | 1989–90 | First Division | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 126 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 1992–93 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[f] | 2 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 310 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 422 | 8 | ||
| Leicester City | 2004–05 | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2004–05 | Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 585 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 757 | 14 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearance in Charity Shield
- ↑ Appearance in European Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup
International change
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1992 | 9 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keown goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 1992 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 June 2000 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 30 |  Malta |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours change
Arsenal[6]
Personal life change
Keown lives in and around Oxford with his wife Nicole.[8] Keown's son, Niall is also a footballer.[9]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Martin Keown". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Martin KEOWN". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Martin Keown Bio, Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Martin Keown at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Martin Raymond Keown - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ↑ "M. Keown: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ "Martin Keown: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ Keown, Martin (2013-07-19). "My perfect weekend by Martin Keown: On my bike for a fry-up before". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (10 March 2015). "Martin Keown's son declares for Ireland and says: My dad took plenty of stick for choosing England". Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 24 March 2019.