Keith Andrews (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Joseph Andrews | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Stella Maris | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 65 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Oxford United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Stoke City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Walsall (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Hull City | 29 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | 78 | (19) |
| 2008–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 70 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 20 | (9) |
| 2012 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Watford (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (44) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Republic of Ireland | 35 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:11, 5 April 2015 (UTC). |
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Keith Joseph Andrews (born 13 September 1980) is a former Irish association footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Andrews began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he was their youngest captain in over a century. His club career also involved stints at Hull City and Milton Keynes Dons, as well as loan spells at Oxford United, Stoke City and Walsall while he was at Wolves. While at Milton Keynes Dons he was club captain, and helped secure promotion for his team with a vital goal, helped win his team the Football League Trophy by scoring in the final at Wembley and they were named in the PFA Team of the Year.
He joined Blackburn Rovers in September 2008 and spent three season at Ewood Park which included a loan spell at Ipswich Town. After a short stay with West Bromwich Albion Andrews joined Bolton Wanderers and after loans at Brighton & Hove Albion, Watford and a return to Milton Keynes Dons he retired in the summer of 2015.
A full international from 2008 to 2012, Andrews gained 35 caps for the Republic of Ireland and was selected for UEFA Euro 2012.
Andrews began his career as a trainee at Wolves, progressing from their academy to the first team. He made his senior debut on 18 March 2000 in a 2–1 win at Swindon. He continued his progress with the First Division club in the 2000–01 season, becoming a regular player as Dave Jones took over midway through. He went on a loan spell at Oxford United, scoring once against Swansea City. Back at Wolves, the final match of that season saw him become their youngest captain for more than a hundred years, at 21 years old, in a game against Queens Park Rangers.
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