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Dan Keat 
Personal information Full name Daniel Keat Date of birth 28 September 1987 Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder / Attacking Midfielder Club information Current club Los Angeles Galaxy Number 15 Youth career 1994–2002 Stokes Valley 2006–2010 Dartmouth Big Green Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2004 Western Suburbs 0 (0) 2004–2006 Team Wellington 28 (5) 2009–2010 Team Wellington 7 (0) 2011– Los Angeles Galaxy 5 (0) National team‡ 2007 New Zealand U20 6 (4) 2008 New Zealand U23 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May, 2010Daniel Keat (born September 28, 1987) is a New Zealand association football player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer .[1]
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Amateur career
His hometown is Lower Hutt where he attended Hutt International Boys' School in Upper Hutt and was named Sportsman of the Year in 2004 and 2005. He was also named the College Sport Wellington 2005 Sportsperson of the Year for his achievements in football. Keat made 28 appearances for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship before making his way to the United States to take up a football scholarship with Dartmouth University.
Dartmouth College
At the end of high school in 2006, Keat began his undergraduate education with fellow New Zealand U-20 soon-to-be teammate Craig Henderson at Dartmouth College and has since graduated with a government major.
Keat has earned All-American status and on the back of a stellar 2009 season, was named in the All-Ivy first team and the NSCAA All-Northeast squads.[2] This led to trials with Scottish Premier league giants Rangers F.C. and also another trial at England's Blackburn Rovers.
Professional career
In 2004, Keat was offered a month-long trial with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, however a fractured ankle suffered playing school football two weeks before he was set to leave looked to have scuttled his chance. Blackburn opted to wait for Keat to recover and offered him a new trial opportunity in January 2005. Unfortunately, Keat's trial was unsuccessful and he returned to the NZFC for round 12 of the 2005-06 season.
Los Angeles
Keat was selected third overall in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. He has already signed a contract with Major League Soccer.[3] After recovering for two months from the heel fracture he suffered during pre-season training Keat made his senior debut in a friendly versus Real Madrid.[4]
International career
Keat captained the Under 20's to their first appearance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, in Canada 2007.
In their World Cup build up, Keat scored a goal in a friendly match against Wellington A-League franchise Wellington Phoenix in a 2-1 upset win.[5]
He was also a part of the Under 23's in their qualifying campaign to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, however after playing all 5 qualifying games he suffered a devastating knee injury while playing for his University side Dartmouth College in the USA and was missed the entire tournament.[6]
Honors
Los Angeles Galaxy
- MLS Cup (1): 2011
- Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (1): 2011
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2011
References
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/supplemental-draft-tracker
- ^ Akpan and Keat Brace for All-American; 12 All-Region From http://www.ivyleaguesports.com, Posted 14 December 2009.
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/vancouver-makes-boxall-first-supplemental-pick
- ^ "Kiwi Dan Keat enjoys a Galaxy of superstars". stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2011. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/5323591/Kiwi-Dan-Keat-enjoys-a-Galaxy-of-superstars. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ World Cup Bound-Junior All Whites Upset Phoenix From http://www.nzfootball.co.nz, Posted 17 June 2007.
- ^ "Over-age players in NZ's Oly-Whites squad". Stuff.co.nz. 23 April 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/archived-stuff-sections/archived-sport-sections/olympics-2008/380989. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
External links
New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup 
Los Angeles Galaxy – current squad 1 Ricketts · 2 Dunivant · 3 Berhalter · 4 Gonzalez · 5 Franklin · 6 Hejduk · 7 Kirovski · 8 Birchall · 10 Donovan · 11 Barrett · 12 Saunders · 14 Keane · 15 Keat · 16 Jiménez · 17 Cristman · 18 Magee · 19 Juninho · 20 DeLaGarza · 21 McCarty · 22 Leonardo · 23 Beckham · 24 Perk · 25 López · 26 Stephens · 27 Jordan · 28 Thomas · 29 Robinson · 30 Cardozo · 32 McBean · 33 Alvarado ·
Head Coach: Arena Associate Head Coach: Sarachan Assistant Coach: Onalfo Player/Assistant Coach: Berhalter Goalkeeper Coach: Feuer
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- Association football midfielders
- New Zealand expatriate soccer players
- New Zealand expatriates in the United States
- Dartmouth Big Green men's soccer players
- Los Angeles Galaxy players
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