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Name: Dean Kiely
Nationality: Irish
Date of Birth: 10/10/1970
Height:6' 1" (185cm)
Weight:12st 5lbs (78.54kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Coventry City, Bury, Portsmouth, York City, Charlton, Luton Town (loan)
Position: Goalkeeper

'DEANO' penned a second one-year extension to his Albion deal in January 2009, committing his future to the Baggies until the end of the 2009/10 season.

The experienced stopper provided back-up for the majority of last term but pounced on a training-ground hand injury to England goalkeeper Scott Carson to put in a match-winning performance in a 3-1 win over Wigan and secure his place in the side for the final two games.

Kiely scooped the Championship's 2007/08 PUMA Golden Glove thanks to his 18 clean sheets in all competitions in the 2007/08 campaign after helping Albion clinch the title and reach an FA Cup semi-final.

And at the end of that season he came out of international retirement after five years and four months to put in impressive performances against Serbia and Columbia for Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland side - earning his ninth and tenth caps at the age of 37.

Kiely initially joined Albion on an 18-month contract in January 2007, making his debut in a 2-1 home win over Plymouth the next day.

The experienced keeper took little time to win over the Baggies faithful, producing a series of rock-solid performances to help the Baggies reach the play-off final, where they lost 1-0 to Derby at Wembley in May, 2007.

Kiely's Hawthorns arrival meant his career had come full circle.

He joined the Baggies as a schoolboy in the early eighties and spent around two years with the club, progressing to the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall in the process.

He was capped 13 times by England Schoolboys before moving on to Coventry in 1987, where he signed pro forms.

After failing to break into the first-team at Highfield Road, the Salford-born keeper joined York City in 1990 where he cut his professional teeth.

The 6ft 1in stopper completed a £125,000 switch to Bury in 1996 before being snapped up by Charlton three years later for a then-club record fee for a goalkeeper of £1million.

In his first season at The Valley, Kiely equalled Nicky John's all-time club record of 19 clean sheets to help win promotion to the Premiership.

Kiely became a firm fans' favourite during his seven-year spell at Charlton and helped Alan Curbishley's side cement their place in the top flight.

Addicks supporters voted him their Player of the Year in 2004, earning a massive 43 per cent of the vote.

Kiely moved on to Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee in January 2006 and played a key role in helping the South Coast club beat the drop.

Following the arrival of England keeper David James at Fratton Park in the summer of 2006, Kiely was loaned out to Luton in November 2006, where he recorded three shut-outs in 12 games.

Kiely boasted an impressive career record of 219 clean sheets in his 672 appearances when he joined Albion.

On the international front, after breaking into Ireland's B team, Kiely made his senior debut as a substitute in a European Championship qualifying play-off against Turkey in November 1999.

He made Mick McCarthy's squad for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea but was kept on the bench by the excellent form of Newcastle's Shay Given.

(UPDATED ON JUNE 25, 2009)

Season 2008 - 09

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 3  (0) 0 0 0
League Cup 1  (0) 0 0 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
WBA 2007 - 08League 44  (0) 0
  FA Cup 6  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
WBA 2006 - 07League 20  (0) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
Luton Town 2006 - 07League 11  (0) 0
Portsmouth 2006 - 07League Cup 1  (0) 0
Portsmouth 2005 - 06League 15  (0) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
Charlton 2005 - 06League 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Charlton 2004 - 05League 36  (0) 0
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Charlton 2003 - 04League 37  (0) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Charlton 2002 - 03League 38  (0) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Charlton 2001 - 02League 38  (0) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
Charlton 2000 - 01League 25  (0) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Charlton 1999 - 00League 45  (0) 0
  FA Cup 4  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Bury 1998 - 99League 45  (0) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 5  (0) 0
Bury 1997 - 98League 46  (0) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 4  (0) 0
Bury 1996 - 97League 46  (0) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 4  (0) 0
York City 1995 - 96League 40  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
York City 1994 - 95League 46  (0) 0
York City 1993 - 94League 46  (0) 0
York City 1992 - 93League 40  (0) 0
York City 1991 - 92League 21  (0) 0
 
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