Hannah Keane

Hannah Keane
Keane with USV Jena in 2017
Personal information
Full name Hannah Elizabeth Keane
Date of birth (1993-05-07) May 7, 1993[1]
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
California Rush
2007–2008 St. Francis Troubadours
2009–2010 McClatchy Lions
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 San Diego State Aztecs 85 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 San Diego SeaLions 5 (9)
2015 Newcastle United 5 (3)
2016 Alamein FC (NPL Victoria) 18 (15)
2017 Boston Breakers (reserve) 8 (6)
2017–2018 USV Jena 5 (0)
2017–2018 USV Jena II 15 (10)
2018–2021 Braga 67 (39)
2021–2022 Sporting de Huelva 29 (5)
2022–2024 Western United 40 (24)
2024–2026 Tampa Bay Sun 13 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:44, May 18, 2026 (UTC)

Hannah Elizabeth Keane (born May 7, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

Early life and college career

Keane began her career as a competitive player for Sacramento United FC,[2] and later with Union Sacramento FC where she was selected to attend Adidas Elite Soccer Player Recruiting event in 2009.[3]

In 2011 she joined the NCAA Division 1 San Diego State Aztecs, where she had five goals in 19 games in her inaugural season.[4][5] Over her career with the Aztecs, Keane scored a total of 29 goals, ranking her fifth all time in the club's history.[6]

Club career

In her first senior role during the 2014 summer break, she played for the San Diego SeaLions in the Women's Premier Soccer League where she scored nine times in five games.[7]

In the spring of 2015 Keane spent a semester in England where she tried out and secured a position with Newcastle United.[8] She appeared in 5 matches and helped Newcastle obtain several league points.[9]

After graduation from SDSU, Keane signed with NPL Victoria team Alamein in 2016.[10] Although injured for half the season she still managed to score 15 goals in 18 appearances and garner Media Player of the year for the league.[11][12]

She returned to the United States in early June 2017 and joined the reserve team for the Boston Breakers in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[13]

On July 17, 2017, she signed for Frauen-Bundesliga club FF USV Jena, where she made her debut in September 2017.[14] In addition to five games in the Bundesliga, Keane played 15 games in Jena’s second team in the Bundesliga North and was their top scorer.[15]

After departing Jena, on August 21, 2018, Keane signed in Portugal with SC Braga.[16] She played with Braga for three seasons and helped them to achieve several team trophies.[17]

Keane signed with Sporting de Huelva in the Spanish Primera Iberdrola League,[18] playing for a single season. She was an important contributor towards getting the team to the finals of the Copa de la Reina.[19]

On August 9, 2022, Keane signed with the Australian A-League Women club Western United for their inaugural season, and was the team's first international signing.[20][21] She was included in the A-League Women Team of the Season,[22] after winning the A-League Women Golden Boot award.[23]

In June 2024, Keane joined Tampa Bay Sun ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[24] She made 13 appearances across two years for the Sun and contributed to Tampa Bay's inaugural Super League championship title in her first season.[25][26] On June 15, 2026, Keane was announced to be departing from the Sun.[27]

Personal life

Keane attended St Francis High School for two years and then transferred to CK McClatchy for her junior and senior years. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Health Communications from San Diego State University.[28]

Honors

Braga

Sporting de Huelva

Tampa Bay Sun

References

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  2. ^ "Alumni – Union FC Competitive Soccer Club — Union Sacramento FC – Competitive Soccer Club". Union Sacramento FC. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "adidas ESP coverage begins on Friday | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Freshmen Lead the Way as SDSU Downs Minnesota, 2–1". TopDrawerSoccer.com. September 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "GoAztecs.com – Stats". sandiegost_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Media Guide 102120 (PDF)" (PDF). SDSU Athletics. January 21, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE – THE LARGEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE IN THE WORLD". web-archive-org.translate.goog. September 9, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "United Keane to take positives from a draw; WOMEN'S FOOTBALL. – Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "United Keane to take positives from a draw; WOMEN'S FOOTBALL. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Marc Sudholz (March 20, 2016). "American Keane to be onboard Alamein train – Corner Flag". Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Media Awards". Football Victoria. December 9, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Reserved, Copyright The Corner Flag © 2020 All Rights. "Your NPL Victoria club's award winners 2016 – Corner Flag". Retrieved September 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Tim Grainey. "The Week in Women's Football: Exclusive with Hannah Keane; USWNT dominate Portugal; Euro2021 qualifiers; – Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Former Aztec Hannah Keane Secures Pro Contract". SDSU Athletics. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "USA – H. Keane – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "[Feminino] Braga segura Keane e Murnan :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "Hannah 'Mean Machine' Keane é a artilheira de serviço em Braga - Correio do Minho". correiodominho.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  18. ^ admin (July 26, 2021). "Hannah Keane moves to Sporting Huelva I – Footbalada". Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Chicón, Adri (June 23, 2022). "HANNAH KEANE SE MARCHA TRAS UNA MAGNÍFICA TEMPORADA EN EL SPORTING". Sportshuelva.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  20. ^ Hughes, Nicholas (August 8, 2022). "Hannah Keane becomes Western United Women's first international player". Western United. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  21. ^ sachapisani (August 9, 2022). "Western's preparations for inaugural ALW season continue with Keane arrival". KEEPUP. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Austraffic A-League Women's Team of the Season: Sky Blue theme to player-voted team". Professional Footballers Australia. April 26, 2023.
  23. ^ "Players – A-League Women". Soccerway. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  24. ^ "Super Signings Weekly Recap: June 1–7". USLSuperLeague.com. USL Super League. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "Tampa Bay Sun wins inaugural USL Super League title – Equalizer Soccer". June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  26. ^ "Tampa Bay Sun FC Player Stats". USL Super League. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  27. ^ Tampa Bay Sun FC [@tampabaysunfc]; (June 15, 2026). "A champion from the very beginning". Retrieved June 15, 2026 – via Instagram.
  28. ^ "Student Athlete Success | NewsCenter | SDSU". web-archive-org.translate.goog. February 1, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  29. ^ "Tampa Bay Sun crowned inaugural USL Super League champions with 1–0 win against Fort Lauderdale United". USL Super League. June 14, 2025. Archived from the original on June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.