Keith Fahey

Football player infobox
playername = Keith Fahey


fullname = Keith Fahey
nickname = Fats
height = 5 ft 9 in / 1.78 m
weight = 74 kg
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1983|1|15|mf=y
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Ireland
currentclub = St Patrick's Athletic
position = Midfielder
youthyears = -
youthclubs = Arsenal
Aston Villa
years = 2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2005
2005-2006
2006-
clubs = St Patrick's Athletic
Bluebell United
St Patrick's Athletic
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athletic
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
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Keith Fahey (born January 15 1983 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who currently plays for St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. in the FAI League of Ireland Premier Division.

Fahey is a creative midfielder who rejoined St. Pats on July 16 2006 from Drogheda United, less than a year after leaving St. Pats in the opposite direction. He started his professional career as a trainee with Arsenal F.C. before signing for Aston Villa in 1999 for a fee of GBP £250,000. He made one appearance for Villa in the Intertoto Cup Semi-Finals, First Leg in a 1-1 draw against Lille away from home. Having failed to make a breakthrough in the Premiership, Fahey returned home initially to play non League football for Bluebell United before quickly being snapped up by St Pats in 2003. He immediately impressed fans and commentators with his skillful midfield play and he was the driving force for St Pats as they reached the FAI Cup final (with Fahey scoring a memorable free kick goal in extra time of the semi final replay). However the final turned out to be very disappointing for both Fahey and St Pats as he was sent off in the first half as the Saints lost 2-0 to Longford Town.

He continued to impress during two disappointing seasons for St Pats in 2004 and 2005 before surprisingly moving to Drogheda United in exchange for Alan Reilly and €32,000 in July 2005. As Drogheda were becoming a major force in Irish football, Fahey played a major role in midfield and was highly instrumental in Drogheda capturing the Setanta Cup in early 2006. In July 2006, there was apparently a major falling out with manager Paul Doolin, leaving the way clear for Fahey to return to St. Pats.

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at every age level up to 2003, when he represented the national team at the FIFA World Youth Championships.

External links

* [http://www.stpatsfc.com/player.php?playerid=10 Keith Fahey at stpatsfc.com]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=17317 Keith Fahey at playerhistory.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=32429 Keith Fahey at soccerbase.com]