Dean Kiely

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Dean Kiely
Personal information
Full name	Dean Lawrence Kiely
Date of birth	October 10, 1970 (1970-10-10) (age 38)
Place of birth	Salford, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	West Bromwich Albion
Number	1
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987–1990 1989 1990 1990–1996 1996–1999 1999–2006 2006–2007 2006–2007 2007–	Coventry City → Ipswich Town (loan) → York City (loan) York City Bury Charlton Athletic Portsmouth → Luton Town (loan) West Bromwich Albion	000 (0) 000 (0) 000 (0) 210 (0) 137 (0) 222 (0) 015 (0) 011 (0) 062 (0)
National team2
2000–	Republic of Ireland	010 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:42, 10 May 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 19:54, 9 September 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Dean Lawrence Kiely (born October 10, 1970 in Salford, England) is an English-born Irish goalkeeper, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. He has won ten caps for the Republic of Ireland, but has more often than not been on the bench as their substitute goalkeeper. He retired from international football in 2003 but returned to the Irish squad four years later in 2008 under Giovanni Trapattoni. Kiely has a career record of 234 clean sheets in his 725 club appearances as of 21 January 2008.^[1]

[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

As a schoolboy he trained with West Bromwich Albion before being accepted into the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall. After Albion he was signed by Coventry City. After failing to break into the first team at either Coventry or Ipswich Town, Kiely's career really started at York City. He made 210 league appearances for them between 1990 and 1996, and played in their shock 3–0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the League Cup. Three seasons at Bury followed, making 137 league appearances in the process. He was instrumental in Bury winning the Division 2 (Now League 1) title in the 1996/97 season most notably with an 88th minute penalty save in the penultimate match of the season against Watford. Bury requiring a point to guarantee a second automatic promotion in as many seasons had Kiely to thank after he kept the scoreline at 0-0 in a memorable day at Vicarage Road.

Kiely moved to Charlton Athletic for £1m in May 1999 and made his debut on 7 August 1999 against Barnsley.^[2] He was Charlton's regular keeper from 1999 to 2005, and was popular with the club's fans as well as having a majestic "shut out" rate. Having been signed from a lower-division club he was seen as an example of Alan Curbishley's ability to spot talent in unheralded players. Kiely made a point-blank save from Birmingham City player Christophe Dugarry in a match at St Andrews on 3 November 2003; Charlton went on to win the game 2–1 and Kiely later named the save as the favourite one of his career.^[3]

He signed for Portsmouth in January 2006,^[4] and played a large part in their escape from relegation that same season. His Pompey debut was in the F.A Cup against Liverpool at Fratton Park in a 2–1 defeat. Following David James signing for Portsmouth on August 11, he voiced his frustration at having to compete with a top goalkeeper for the #1 spot, and with Jamie Ashdown also on their books, he opted to leave Portsmouth in the autumn.

In November 2006 he signed a loan deal for Luton Town, making his debut in the 2–1 away defeat at Southampton.^[5] He then signed for West Bromwich Albion during the January transfer window, signing an 18 month contract.^[6] Kiely made his Albion debut in a 2–1 win over Plymouth Argyle on 31 January 2007.^[7] On 28 April 2007, at an away match against Coventry City, West Brom supporters showed their appreciation of both Kiely and Paul McShane (both Irish internationals), by adopting an Irish theme for their traditional last-away-game party.

Kiely reached the milestone of 700 senior career appearances on 1 September 2007, and recorded a clean sheet as Albion beat Barnsley 2–0.^[8] He signed a new deal with West Brom in January 2008, which would expire in the summer of 2009.^[1] Kiely's clean sheet in the 3–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle on 1 March 2008 saw him named in the Championship Team of the Week.^[9] Later that month however, he was the subject of criticism and booing from his team's own fans during Albion's 4–3 victory over Colchester United, but retained his starting place.^[10] He nonetheless kept 18 clean sheets in all competitions to win the Championship Golden Glove award, while Albion won promotion to the Premiership as champions and reached the FA Cup semi-final.^[11] Since then, Kiely has had to play second fiddle to England international Scott Carson. In spite of that, he was awarded a one-year extension at the club as a 'reward' from boss Tony Mowbray for his professionalism. ^[12] And following an injury to Carson in training, Kiely was handed his first Premier League start against Wigan Athletic on 9 May 2009, producing some fine saves as the Baggies won 3-1 to keep their survival hopes alive, earning praise from Mowbray in the process.^[13] Mowbray was also quick to hail Kiely's professionalism throughout the season in handling his situation with dignity.^[14] That performance ensured that he kept his place for the club's final two games of the season, although he was unable to prevent relegation following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool. On 24 May 2009 he kept a clean sheet in the club's final match against Blackburn Rovers as the game finished in a 0-0 stalemate.

[edit] International career

English-born Kiely was called up to the England under-17 squad in 1986, but later went on to represent the Republic of Ireland at full international level.^[15] He retired from international football in February 2003,^[16] but in April 2008 Ireland's assistant manager Liam Brady suggested that Kiely could make a return to the squad.^[17] The rumours were then confirmed when he returned to the Ireland squad in Giovanni Trapattoni's first squad as manager in May 2008.^[18] He won his first cap in five years when he appeared in the Republic's 1–1 draw with Serbia that month, playing the full 90 minutes.^[19] On the 28 May 2009, he walked out of the Ireland squad after boss Giovanni Trapattoni informed him that he would be replacing Shay Given with Kieren Westwood for the second half of the friendly International against Nigeria at Craven Cottage on 29 May. ^[20]

[edit] Life outside football

Away from football, Kiely made a guest appearance on Bravo's Saved by the Ball lifestyle makeover programme in 2006, and has also worked as a match summariser for BBC Radio 5 Live. He plays golf and is interested in horse racing.^[21] Kiely married Tracy in 1999. The couple have three children: Chris, Millie and Mason.^[22] Chris Kiely is also a goalkeeper, and currently plays for Gillingham.^[23]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dean Kiely

• Dean Kiely player profile at wba.co.uk
• Dean Kiely player profile at cafc.co.uk
• Dean Kiely career stats at Soccerbase
• Dean Kiely Official Website at officialplayerwebsites.com
• BBC profile

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