ADELAIDE United have signed former Chelsea player Joe Keenan as an injury replacement player.
Football Federation Australia officials this afternoon approved the midfielder's signature.
Keenan, 27, and currently playing with South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League will replace long term injured defender Nigel Boogaard.
Keenan is expected to train with Adelaide for the first time at Hindmarsh Stadium tomorrow morning.
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Wikipedia wrote:
Joseph John Keenan (born 14 October 1982) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Victorian Premier League club South Melbourne in Australia.
Keenan started his career with Premier League club Chelsea. He made his first-team debut for Chelsea in 2002 as a substitute for John Terry against Aston Villa; his second appearance came as a replacement for Gianfranco Zola in an FA Cup tie. Keenan was given a four year contract in 2002 and was seen as a "hot prospect" by Claudio Ranieri. He suffered a broken leg soon afterwards, however, which kept him out of action for most of the 2002–03 season. He made one further appearance in a league match, but fell out of favour after Jose Mourinho became manager and was loaned out.
Keenan then signed for Melbourne Victory FC, playing as a left wingback for Australian champions. He can also play anywhere across midfield. Keenan signed for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian in July 2008. He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish League Cup defeat against Morton, but he struggled to hold down a first team place, making only 16 appearances. When John Hughes replaced Mixu Paatelainen as manager before the start of the 2009–10 season, Keenan was told that he is free to find a new club.Keenan was released at the end of August.
Keenan signed a contract with South Melbourne on 9 December 2009 to play in the upcoming VPL season.
