Keaton Ward (born 4 May 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Kettering Town
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keaton Ward[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Telford United (on loan from Mansfield Town) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2019 | Mansfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → AFC Mansfield (loan) | 5 | (4) |
2019–2021 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | ||
2020 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Ilkeston Town (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2021– | Mansfield Town | 15 | (0) |
2022 | → Telford United (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2022– | Kettering Town | 15 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, June 2022 (BST) |
Ward was born in Mansfield.[3]
After playing youth football for Mansfield Town, and playing for AFC Mansfield on a one-month loan in early 2019,[4][5] he signed for Barnsley in July 2019 following a trial period at the club.[6][7] In March 2020, Ward joined FC United of Manchester on a youth loan.[8] In October 2020, he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan.[9] He made his debut for the club on 24 October 2020 in a 2–1 defeat away to Radcliffe.[10] In December 2020, he joined Ilkeston Town on loan until the end of the season.[11][6] On 2 February 2021, his contract with Barnsley was terminated by mutual consent.[12]
In March 2021, he returned to Mansfield Town on a contract until the end of the season.[13] He made his first professional appearance on 6 March 2021 as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away at Barrow.[14] He made 7 appearances for Mansfield Town across the 2020–21 season.[14]
Ward joined National League North club AFC Telford United on a one-month loan deal in January 2022.[15]
Following his release from Mansfield Town Ward joined National League North club Kettering Town.
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