Richard John Keogh is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for and Captains Football League Championship club Derby County and the Republic of Ireland national football team. He plays primarily as a centre-half but can also play at right-back.
He joined Bristol City on a free transfer in 2005 and made his Football League debut in September of that year. Keogh was a regular in the first team the following season, playing 43 times in all competitions and scoring 4 goals. At the end of the season, he joined Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee. Keogh was a first-team regular for Carlisle, playing 82 times in all competitions over two seasons and scoring 6 goals. He also won the club's Player of the Year Award for the 2009–10 season. At the end of the season, he joined Coventry City on a free transfer and was again a near-ever present, playing 95 league and cup matches across two seasons, scoring one goal. Keogh was named the Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season, although the club was relegated from the Championship. However, he remained in the league, signing for Derby County. He has played over 190 matches for the club, scored 7 goals, won the club's Player of the Year Award for the 2012–13 and 2015–16 seasons and was named in the 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year.
Although Keogh was born in Essex, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19, under-21 and senior level. Keogh played in both legs of Ireland's UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. He was named Man of the Match in the first leg by Talksport and helped Ireland to a 2-0 win in the second as they advanced to the finals 3-1 on aggregate.
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