Jake Keegan

Jake Keegan (born September 7, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL League One side Portland Hearts of Pine.

Jake Keegan

Jake Keegan in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-09-07) September 7, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Stormville, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Portland Hearts of Pine
Number	12
Youth career
1998–2010	East Fishkill Thunder
2005–2008	John Jay High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Binghamton Bearcats	71	(28)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Westchester Flames	28	(25)
2012–2013	Jersey Express	12	(7)
2013	1. FCA Darmstadt	18	(12)
2014–2015	Galway United	63	(27)
2016–2017	FC Edmonton	61	(7)
2018	St Patrick's Athletic	32	(9)
2019–2020	Greenville Triumph	38	(14)
2021	Forward Madison	23	(6)
2022	Greenville Triumph	24	(2)
2023–2024	One Knoxville	29	(6)
2024	→ N. Colorado Hailstorm (loan)	21	(2)
2025–	Portland Hearts of Pine	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 3, 2025

Youth career

Youth

Keegan played 4 seasons at John Jay High School helping the team win the 2008 Class AA Section 1 Championship and advancing to the New York State Final Four.

Keegan played club soccer for the East Fishkill Thunder. The team was the most successful in club history winning the 2009 Eastern New York State Cup, Region 1 Championship and finishing 3rd at the USYS National Championships.

Keegan also won a gold medal at the 2008 Empire State Games as a member of the Hudson Valley.

College

Keegan played 4 seasons of NCAA Division 1 soccer at Binghamton University. He became the schools all-time leading Division 1 goal scorer and was drafted in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

PDL

Keegan played for the Westchester Flames and Jersey Express for three seasons between 2011 and 2013.

Professional career

1. FCA Darmstadt

On September 1, 2013, Keegan signed with 1. FCA Darmstadt in the Verbandsliga, the sixth tier of German soccer. After being drafted by the Philadelphia Union in January 2013, Keegan trained with Maccabi Haifa in Israel, FC Lustenau 07, SC Austria Lustenau, and FC Hard in Austria, Harrisburg City Islanders and New York Cosmos in the United States, and Usinger TSG in Germany before signing with Darmstadt.

Galway United

On January 29, 2014, Keegan signed with Galway F.C. of the League of Ireland First Division, the second division of Irish soccer. The club was newly formed as a result of Galway United going bankrupt in 2011. Keegan re-signed in 2015 after the club earned promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top flight in Irish soccer. The club took the old name of Galway United back for the 2015 season.

FC Edmonton

On December 1, 2015, Keegan signed with Canadian side FC Edmonton who played in the North American Soccer League.

St Patrick’s Athletic

On February 4, 2018, Keegan signed with St Patrick's Athletic of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top flight in the Republic of Ireland. Keegan finished up the season as Pats' top scorer with nine league goals, 12 in all competitions.^[1]

Greenville Triumph

On January 10, 2019, Keegan signed with Greenville Triumph SC of USL League One, the third division in the United States.^[2] He departed the Triumph after two seasons, scoring 14 goals in all competitions.

Forward Madison

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Keegan had signed with Forward Madison FC of USL League One. He made 23 appearances and scored six goals for the Flamingos.

Return to Greenville Triumph

After spending the 2021 season in Madison, Keegan returned to Greenville on December 21, 2021.^[3]

One Knoxville SC

Keegan remained in USL League One when he was announced as expansion team One Knoxville SC's third signing on December 13, 2022.^[4] He made 30 appearances and scored six goals in 2023 with One Knoxville.

Loan to Northern Colorado Hailstorm

He was loaned to fellow USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm on February 2, 2024, and played the remainder of the 2024 season with the Hailstorm, scoring two times in 33 appearances.^[5] Keegan was part of the Hailstorm team that won the 2024 USL Cup.

Portland Hearts of Pine

On March 18, 2025, Keegan signed with USL League One expansion team Portland Hearts of Pine.^[6] He scored his first goal for the Hearts of Pine on April 2 against Hartford Athletic in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup, coming on as a substitute and scoring in extra time to draw the 10-man Hearts level in a match they would win 4–2 on penalties.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2024^[8]

Professional Appearances and Goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FCA Darmstadt	2013	Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd	18	12	–		–		–		18	12
Galway United	2014	League of Ireland First Division	30	15	2	1	3	1	2[a]	0	37	17
	2015	League of Ireland Premier Division	33	12	2	2	5	2	–		40	16
	Total		63	27	4	3	8	3	2	0	77	33
FC Edmonton	2016	NASL	31	5	2	0	–		1[b]	0	34	5
	2017		30	2	2	1	–		–		32	3
	Total		61	7	4	1	0	0	1	0	66	8
St Patrick's Athletic	2018	League of Ireland Premier Division	32	9	1	2	0	0	3[c]	1	36	12
Greenville Triumph	2019	USL League One	22	9	2	0	–		0	0	24	9
	2020		16	5	–		–		–		16	5
	Total	38	14	2	0	–		0	0	40	14
Forward Madison	2021	USL League One	23	6	–		–		–		23	6
Greenville Triumph	2022	USL League One	24	2	2	2	–		1	0	27	4
One Knoxville	2023	USL League One	29	6	1	0	–		-	-	30	6
Northern Colorado Hailstorm	2024	USL League One	21	2	2	0	9	0	1	0	33	2
Career total			309	85	16	8	17	3	8	1	350	97

1. Appearances in League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs
2. Appearances in NASL Playoffs
3. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

Honors

Team

• League of Ireland Promotion Playoff Winner: 2014
• EA Sports Cup Finalist: 2015
• Leinster Senior Cup Finalist: 2018
• Europa League Qualification: 2018
• USL League One Finalist: 2019
• USL League One Champion: 2020
• USL Cup Champion: 2024

Individual

• USL PDL Rookie of the Year: 2011
• USL PDL Golden Boot: 2011
• USL PDL All League: 2011
• Galway United Player of the Year: 2015
• USL League One Player of the Month: July 2020