List of international goals scored by Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane, an Irish professional footballer, is the Republic of Ireland national football team's top scorer, with 68 goals in 146 appearances.[1] Keane made his international debut in a 2–1 defeat against the Czech Republic in March 1998,[1] and scored his first international goals on his fifth appearance, a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 5–0 victory over Malta.[2] He became Ireland's all-time leading scorer in October 2004, when he scored twice against the Faroe Islands during the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[3] passing Niall Quinn's record of 21 goals in 91 games.[4] In June 2013, Keane also became Ireland's most capped player on his 126th appearance, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Faroes.[5] He is one of six Republic of Ireland players with 100 or more caps (four of whom are still active),[6] and has also captained his national team over 50 times.[5]

Robbie Keane playing for the Republic of Ireland in 2013
Robbie Keane (pictured in 2013) is the Republic of Ireland's most prolific scorer.

Keane has scored three international hat-tricks, the first coming against San Marino in November 2006. His second hat-trick came in June 2013, against the Faroes, while his third was against Gibraltar in October 2014. The latter made Keane the highest scorer in the history of UEFA European Championship qualifying competitions, with 21 goals, overtaking the previous record holder, Hakan Şükür of Turkey.[7] Keane is also one of twelve players to have scored in three consecutive World Cup matches; he scored one goal each against Germany and Saudi Arabia in the group stage, and against Spain in the knockout stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[8]

Keane has scored more goals against the Faroes and Gibraltar (five) than against any other national team. More than half of his goals (41) were scored in home fixtures, played in three venues: Lansdowne Road, Croke Park and Aviva Stadium.[1]

Keane played his final match for the Republic of Ireland in August 2016, in a 4–0 victory over Oman, in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, scoring once with his 68th and final international goal for his country.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each Keane goal. Updated as of 31 August 2016.[1]
International goals scored by Robbie Keane
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1514 October 1998Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Malta1–05–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[2]
22–0
3101 September 1999Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Yugoslavia1–02–1[10]
4118 September 1999Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta  Malta1–03–2[11]
51313 November 1999Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Turkey1–01–1[12]
61423 February 2000Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Czech Republic3–23–2Friendly[13]
7192 September 2000Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands1–02–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification[14]
82810 November 2001Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Iran2–02–0[15]
93013 February 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Russia2–02–0Friendly[16]
103127 March 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Denmark2–03–0[17]
11355 June 2002Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan  Germany1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup[18]
123611 June 2002International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan  Saudi Arabia1–03–0[19]
133716 June 2002Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Spain1–11–1[20]
143821 August 2002Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland2–03–0Friendly[21]
15437 June 2003Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Albania1–02–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[22]
164411 June 2003Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Georgia2–02–0[23]
174718 November 2003Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Canada2–03–0Friendly[24]
183–0
194931 March 2004Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Czech Republic2–12–1[25]
20525 June 2004Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands1–01–0[26]
21534 September 2004Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Cyprus3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[27]
225613 October 2004Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Faroe Islands1–02–0[3]
232–0
245716 November 2004Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Croatia1–01–0Friendly[28]
25614 June 2005Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Israel2–02–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification[29]
26651 March 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Sweden2–03–0Friendly[30]
277015 November 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  San Marino3–05–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying[31]
284–0
295–0
307322 August 2007NRGi Park, Aarhus, Denmark  Denmark1–04–0Friendly[32]
312–0
327811 November 2007Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales1–12–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying[33]
338129 May 2008Craven Cottage, London, England  Colombia1–01–0Friendly[34]
348220 August 2008Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway1–01–1[35]
358515 October 2008Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Cyprus1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification[36]
368611 February 2009Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Georgia1–12–1[37]
372–1
38881 April 2009Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy  Italy1–11–1[38]
398929 May 2009Craven Cottage, London, England  Nigeria1–11–1Friendly[39]
40925 September 2009GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus2–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification[40]
419618 November 2009Stade de France, Paris, France  France1–01–1[41]
429928 May 2010RDS Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Algeria2–03–0Friendly[42]
433–0
441027 September 2010Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Andorra3–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[43]
451038 October 2010Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Russia1–32–3[44]
4610526 March 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Macedonia2–02–1[45]
4710624 May 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Northern Ireland2–05–0Nations Cup[46]
484–0
4910729 May 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Scotland1–01–0[47]
501084 June 2011Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  North Macedonia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[48]
512–0
5211311 November 2011A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia3–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[49]
534–0
541219 September 2012Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[50]
551252 June 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Georgia3–04–0Friendly[51]
564–0
571267 June 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Faroe Islands1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[52]
582–0
593–0
601286 September 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Sweden1–01–2[53]
6113015 October 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Kazakhstan1–03–1[54]
6213115 November 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Latvia1–03–0Friendly[55]
6313611 October 2014Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Gibraltar1–07–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[1][56]
642–0
653–0
661414 September 2015Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Gibraltar2–04–0[1][57]
673–0
6814631 August 2016Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Oman2–04–0Friendly[58]

Hat-tricks

No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1  San Marino3 – (3–0', 4–0', 5–0')5–0Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of IrelandUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying15 November 2006
2  Faroe Islands3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')3–0Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland2014 FIFA World Cup qualification7 June 2013
3  Gibraltar3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')7–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying11 October 2014

Statistics

Goals and appearances by competition[1]
CompetitionAppsGoals
UEFA European Championship qualification4423
UEFA European Championship tournaments50
Friendlies5121
FIFA World Cup qualification3718
FIFA World Cup tournaments43
Other tournaments53
Total14668
Keane has scored more goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying competitions than any other player.

National team statistics[1][59][60]
FIFA
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goals
Non-FIFA
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Non-FIFA
goals
Total
caps
Total
goals
165633516868

See also

References