2016
Jacob Kendall KEAN
Date of birth
February 4th, 1991 - Derby
First joined
April 14th, 2016 [loan]
First team debut
April 16th, 2016 vs. Bury (Home)
Last match played
April 23rd, 2016 vs. Chesterfield (Home)
GK
ENGLANDUnder-20 international
1 apps.
A perennial understudy goalkeeper who had previously featured once in the Premier League and was used in rotation in the Championship for Blackburn Rovers, before undertaking a series of loan spells.
Town had something of a goalkeeper crisis in April 2016 with injuries to Lawrence Vigouroux and Tyrell Belford leaving just rookie teenager Will Henry available to head coach Luke Williams. As a result, Swindon were given permission to utilise the emergency loan market and brought in Kean, who at this point was understudy to John Ruddy and Declan Rudd at Premier League Norwich City.
He made his debut in the 1-0 loss to Bury and then played twice more, a 1-1 draw against Walsall before signing-off with a clean sheet in the 1-0 home victory over Chesterfield before Will Henry took over for the remaining two games of the season.
Playing Record
Senior
| Season | LEAGUE | FA CUP | EFL CUP | OTHER | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| 2015/16 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| TOTAL | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
Career details
| Club | Details |
|---|---|
Derby County
Derby County |
2002 (schoolboy) |
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn |
July 2009 ; released (rptd July 31st, 2015) |
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United |
September 9th, 2010 (loan); expired (January 2011) |
Rochdale
Rochdale |
August 2nd, 2011 (loan); recalled from loan (rptd November 5th, 2011) |
Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town |
September 15th, 2014 (loan); expired (rptd October 15th, 2014) |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic |
January 30th, 2015 (loan); expired (2014/5) |
Norwich City
Norwich City |
August 1st, 2015 (unattached); released (rptd July 18th, 2016) |
Colchester United
Colchester United |
January 7th, 2016 (loan); expired (February 4th, 2016) |
Swindon Town
Swindon |
April 14th, 2016 (loan); expired (April 28th, 2016) |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday |
July 18th, 2016 (unattached); released (rptd May 1st, 2018) |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town |
January 1st, 2017 (announced December 31st, 2016) (loan); expired (2016/7) |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town |
January 5th, 2018 (loan); expired (2017/8) |
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town |
December 14th, 2018 (unattached) |
Notts County
Notts County |
August 2019 (unattached); released (rptd November 19th, 2021) |
Burton Albion
Burton Albion |
rptd November 19th, 2021 (head of goalkeeping) |