 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 (1.85 m)[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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1988 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1991 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–2002 | England | 43 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Raymond Keown (/ˈkiːoʊn/ KEE-ohn; born 24 July 1966) is an English football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1984 to 2005, notably in the Premier League for Arsenal, where he made over 400 appearances for the club and won ten honours.
He also played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa, Everton, Leicester City and Reading. Keown made his England debut in 1992 against France and went on to win 43 caps for the national side over the next ten years, gradually forming a respected defensive partnership with Arsenal teammate Tony Adams at both club and international level. Keown represented England at four major international football finals including the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 1992 and Euro 2000.
He is now a part-time scout and coach for Arsenal, as well as a pundit for the BBC and BT Sport. He came out of retirement in 2012 and briefly played for Combined Counties League Premier Division side Wembley in their FA Cup fixtures.
- ^ a b "Martin Keown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Martin KEOWN". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.