Darren Keet (born 5 August 1989) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Keet is currently playing for Cape Town City F.C. in the PSL.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren Keet[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cape Town City | ||
Youth career | |||
Ajax Cape Town[2] | |||
Edgemead[3] | |||
Bothasig AFC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Vasco Da Gama | (0) | |
2008–2011 | Bidvest Wits | 54 | (0) |
2011–2016 | KV Kortrijk | 141 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 58 | (0) |
2019–2020 | OH Leuven | 8 | (0) |
2021 | Cape Umoya United | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Cape Town City F.C. | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | South Africa | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 October 2020 |
Born in Cape Town, Keet was a member of the Vasco Da Gama squad that won promotion to the National First Division in 2008 before joining Premier Soccer League side Bidvest Wits. He made his PSL debut with the Students in 2008 and quickly established himself as the club's number one goalkeeper making 54 league appearances until he signed for the Belgian club KV Kortrijk in June 2011 on a four-year contract.[4]
On 10 September 2013, Keet made his international debut for South Africa in a friendly against Zimbabwe at Orlando Stadium, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss. Before the match he told that he wanted "to prove my worth to South Africa".[5]
PSL Goalkeeper of the Season | |
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South Africa squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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South Africa squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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