Lee Keegan


Lee Keegan is a Gaelic footballer for the Mayo senior team and also plays club football for Westport GAA. He is also the highest scoring defender of all-time having clocked up 6–40 in 54 championship matches

Career

Lee Keegan started at right half back in two All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost by 0–13 to 2–11 against Donegal and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost by 1–14 to 2–12 against Dublin. He was named in the 2012 All Star football team in the right half back position. He has been an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runner up on three occasions, in 2012, 2013 and 2016. Keegan played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series.
In November 2016, Keegan was named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year for 2016, and also picked up his fourth All Star award.
In February 2017, Keegan won an All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship title with Westport GAA when they beat Meath side St. Colmcilles by 2–12 to 3-08.
In May 2020, a public poll conducted by RTÉ.ie named Keegan in the half-back line alongside Jack McCaffrey and Tomás Ó Sé in a team of footballers who had won All Stars during the era of The Sunday Game.
Also in May 2020, the Irish Independent named Keegan as one of the "dozens of brilliant players" who narrowly missed selection for its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".