Darren Keet

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 in the PSL.

Darren Keet
Personal information
Full name Darren Keet[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cape Town City
Number 16
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. 24 (0)
International career‡
2013– South Africa 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 October 2020

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. "Bidvest Wits' Darren Keet proves Ajax Cape Town wrong | News – KickOff Magazine". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. Edgemead Soccer
  4. "South Africa goalkeeper Darren Keet joins Kortrijk". BBC Sport. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  5. "Keet determined". Kickoff. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.


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