Where Are They Now? Robbie Keane

Last updated : 16 April 2018 By Matty Roper

Robbie Keane first burst onto the scene with Wolverhampton Wanderers after progressing through the youth system at the Molineux, scoring a brace on his debut versus Norwich City aged just 17. He then went on to score 16 goals in the 1998/99 season, his second for the club, and that goal scoring form caught the attention of Gordon Strachan. The Sky Blues forked out £6million for the Republic of Ireland striker in the summer of 1999 and he became Britain’s most expensive teenager at the time.

His stay at Highfield Road proved to be a brief one, but the impact he made was invaluable as City finished 14th in the Premier League. The 19-year-old featured 34 times in a sky blue shirt, alongside players such as Youssef Chippo, Mustapha Hadji and Gary McAllister who all formed the foundations of a stylish, attacking side. Keane fired home 12 goals during his only season in Coventry before Inter Milan secured his services for £13million in July 2000 – the record amount the Sky Blues have ever received for a player.

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