Lee Keegan

Lee Keegan
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Wing Back
Born (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 35)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2006–
Westport
Club titles
Mayo titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2011–2023
Mayo 67 (7-48)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 7
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 5
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 27 June 2022.

Lee Keegan (born 25 October 1989) is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a defender for Westport and, formerly, for the Mayo county team. Many regard Keegan as his county's greatest ever footballer.[1][2] He is also the highest scoring defender of all-time having clocked up 6–40 in 54 championship matches.[citation needed]

Keegan is the only player to win five All Stars without winning an All-Ireland medal.[1] He also scored a goal against Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton in three consecutive championship matches.[1]

He has been an analyst on The Sunday Game and a Gaelic football analyst for RTÉ Sport since 2022.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference all-time greatest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lee Keegan chalks up yet another masterclass". The Irish Times. 13 June 2022. 'What will we do when he goes? The greatest Mayo player I've ever seen', commented Mayo News reporter Ed McGreal. Meath's Bernard Flynn echoed that (Mayo's greatest player of all time amazing attitude application and a model of consistency) while on Off The Ball, Dublin's Tomás Quinn described his performance as 'absolutely sensational'. 'And for me', added Quinn, 'he's probably Mayo's best-ever player.'
  3. ^ "'It's an absolute joke' – Hawkeye gaffe slammed in All-Ireland semi-final". Pundit Arena. 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ Keegan, Lee (9 February 2023). "Sigerson is players' favourite but pre-season competitions can go". RTÉ News. Retrieved 9 February 2023.