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Robbie Keane - International Caps and
Goal Scoring Record
Robbie Keane has scored some vital goals
for the Irish soccer team during his international football career. With
53 goals Keane is the top goal scorer for the Republic of Ireland. Below
is a comprehensive catalogue of all goals scored and international caps
earned by Keane. The list outlines every team that Robbie played against
when playing for the Irish senior team. It also details the dates and
venues where he scored all of his international goals. The list includes
Robbie Keane's first goals for Ireland against Malta 1998, Keane's hat
trick against San Marino in 2006 during the 2008
Euro Qualification campaign, and Robbie's memorable goal against Germany
in the 2002 World Cup finals, and his 50th goal for Ireland against Macedonia,
amongst others.
The longest barren spell at international
level for Robbie Keane was an eight match run between 2 September 2000
and 10 November 2001 when he failed to score any goals for the Irish team.
He longest scoring streak was four consecutive matches that included three
matches at the 2002 World Cup finals
(Germany, Saudi Arabia, Spain) and a friendly against Finland plus a four
match strealk in 2011. Robbie Keane won his 100th cap for the Republic
of Ireland at the Aviva
Stadium on 18th August 2010 in a 0-1 defeat to Argentina.
Interesting Goal Scoring Fact About Robbie
Keane
Robbie Keane is one of just ten footballers
that have scored in three successive matches in the World Cup finals (mentioned
above). He shares this distinction with the following football legends
Pele, Jairzinho, Ronaldo - all from Brazil, Portugal's Eusebio, and Mario
Kempes of Argentina.
Keane Joins World Elite Goal Scorers
On Saturday 4th June 2011 Robbie Keane
joined the elite '50 club' when he scored his 50th and 51st
international goals in Skopje against Macedonia in a Euro
2012 qualifier. In achieving this feat he eclipsed the great Bobby
Charlton and joined the ranks of the likes of Ferenc Puskas, Pele, Ronaldo
and Thierry Henry. Here is the illustrious group of footballers that have
scored 50 goals or more for their country.
| Player |
Country |
Goals
|
| Ferenc Puskas |
Hungary |
84
|
| Pele |
Brazil |
77
|
| Gerd Muller |
Germany |
68
|
| Ronaldo |
Brazil |
62
|
| Miroslav Klose |
Germany |
61
|
| Gabriel Batistuta |
Argentina |
56
|
| Romario |
Brazil |
55
|
| Robbie Keane |
Republic of Ireland |
53
|
| Zico |
Brazil |
52
|
| Thierry Henry |
France |
51
|
| Samuel Eto'o |
Cameroon |
50
|
| Other
Notable International Goal Scorers |
| Bobby Charlton |
England |
49
|
| Gary Lineker |
England |
48
|
| Jimmy Greaves |
England |
44
|
| Michael Owen |
England |
40
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Robbie Keane - Irish Scoring Record
Summary
|
Competition
|
Caps
|
Goals
Scored
|
%
|
|
Friendly Matches
|
40
|
17
|
39%
|
|
Euro Qualifiers
|
35
|
18
|
51%
|
|
World Cup Qualifiers
|
30
|
12
|
40%
|
|
World Cup Finals
|
4
|
3
|
75%
|
|
US Cup & Unity
Cup
|
3
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Carling Nations
Cup
|
2
|
3
|
150%
|
|
TOTAL
|
114
|
53
|
47%
|
Robbie Keane - Republic of Ireland Goals
Scored in Detail
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Caps
|
Date
|
Venue |
Opposition |
Score
|
Goals
|
Total
|
Competition |
|
1
|
25 Mar 98
|
Olomuoc |
Czech Rep |
1-2
|
0
|
0
|
Friendly |
|
2
|
22 Apr 98
|
Dublin |
Argentina |
0-2
|
0
|
0
|
Friendly |
|
3
|
23 May 98
|
Dublin |
Mexico |
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
Friendly |
|
4
|
05 Sep 98
|
Dublin |
Croatia |
2-0
|
0
|
0
|
Euro Qual |
|
5
|
14 Oct 98
|
Dublin |
Malta |
5-0
|
2
|
2
|
Euro Qual |
|
6
|
10 Feb 99
|
Dublin |
Paraguay |
2-0
|
0
|
2
|
Friendly |
|
7
|
28 Apr 99
|
Dublin |
Sweden |
2-0
|
0
|
2
|
Friendly |
|
8
|
29 May 99
|
Dublin |
Northern Ireland |
0-1
|
0
|
2
|
Friendly |
|
9
|
09 Jun 99
|
Dublin |
Macedonia |
1-0
|
0
|
2
|
Euro Qual |
|
10
|
01 Sep 99
|
Dublin |
Yugoslavia |
2-1
|
1
|
3
|
Euro Qual |
|
11
|
08 Sep 99
|
Valetta |
Malta |
3-2
|
1
|
4
|
Euro Qual |
|
12
|
09 Oct 99
|
Skopje |
Macedonia |
1-1
|
0
|
4
|
Euro Qual |
|
13
|
13 Nov 99
|
Dublin |
Turkey |
1-1
|
1
|
5
|
Euro Qual |
|
14
|
23 Feb 00
|
Dublin |
Czech Rep |
3-2
|
1
|
6
|
Friendly |
|
15
|
26 Apr 00
|
Dublin |
Greece |
0-1
|
0
|
6
|
Friendly |
|
16
|
30 May 00
|
Dublin |
Scotland |
1-2
|
0
|
6
|
Friendly |
|
17
|
04 Jun 00
|
Chicago |
Mexico |
2-2
|
0
|
6
|
US Cup |
|
18
|
11 Jun 00
|
East Rutherford |
South Africa |
2-1
|
0
|
6
|
US Cup |
|
19
|
02 Sep 00
|
Amsterdam |
Holland |
2-2
|
1
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
20
|
07 Oct 00
|
Lisbon |
Portugal |
1-1
|
0
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
21
|
11 Oct 00
|
Dublin |
Estonia |
2-0
|
0
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
22
|
15 Nov 00
|
Dublin |
Finland |
3-0
|
0
|
7
|
Friendly |
|
23
|
24 Mar 01
|
Nicosia |
Cyprus |
4-0
|
0
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
24
|
28 Mar 01
|
Barcelona |
Andorra |
3-0
|
0
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
25
|
02 Jun 01
|
Dublin |
Portugal |
1-1
|
0
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
26
|
15 Aug 01
|
Dublin |
Croatia |
2-2
|
0
|
7
|
Friendly |
|
27
|
01 Sep 01
|
Dublin |
Netherlands |
1-0
|
0
|
7
|
WC Qual |
|
28
|
10 Nov 01
|
Dublin |
Iran |
2-0
|
1
|
8
|
WC Qual |
|
29
|
15 Nov 01
|
Tehran |
Iran |
0-1
|
0
|
8
|
WC Qual |
|
30
|
13 Feb 02
|
Dublin |
Russia |
2-0
|
1
|
9
|
Friendly |
|
31
|
27 Mar 02
|
Dublin |
Denmark |
3-0
|
1
|
10
|
Friendly |
|
32
|
17 Apr 02
|
Dublin |
USA |
2-1
|
0
|
10
|
Friendly |
|
33
|
16 May 02
|
Dublin |
Nigeria |
1-2
|
0
|
10
|
Friendly |
|
34
|
01 Jun 02
|
Nigata |
Cameroon |
1-1
|
0
|
10
|
WC Finals |
|
35
|
05 Jun 02
|
Ibraki |
Germany |
1-1
|
1
|
11
|
WC Finals |
|
36
|
11 Jun 02
|
Yokohama |
Saudi Arabia |
3-0
|
1
|
12
|
WC Finals |
|
37
|
16 Jun 02
|
Suwon |
Spain |
1-1[1]
|
1
|
13
|
WC Finals |
|
38
|
21 Aug 02
|
Helsinki |
Finland |
3-0
|
1
|
14
|
Friendly |
|
39
|
07 Sep 02
|
Moscow |
Russia |
2-4
|
0
|
14
|
Euro Qual |
|
40
|
16 Oct 02
|
Dublin |
Switzerland |
1-2
|
0
|
14
|
Euro Qual |
|
41
|
02 Apr 03
|
Tirana |
Albania |
0-0
|
0
|
14
|
Euro Qual |
|
42
|
30 Apr 03
|
Dublin |
Norway |
1-0
|
0
|
14
|
Friendly |
|
43
|
07 Jun 03
|
Dublin |
Albania |
2-1
|
1
|
15
|
Euro Qual |
|
44
|
11 Jun 03
|
Dublin |
Georgia |
2-0
|
1
|
16
|
Euro Qual |
|
45
|
19 Aug 03
|
Dublin |
Australia |
2-1
|
0
|
16
|
Friendly |
|
46
|
11 Oct 03
|
Basel |
Switzerland |
0-2
|
0
|
16
|
Euro Qual |
|
47
|
18 Nov 03
|
Dublin |
Canada |
3-0
|
2
|
18
|
Friendly |
|
48
|
18 Feb 04
|
Dublin |
Brazil |
0-0
|
0
|
18
|
Friendly |
|
49
|
31 Mar 04
|
Dublin |
Czech Rep |
2-1
|
1
|
19
|
Friendly |
|
50
|
27 May 04
|
Dublin |
Romania |
1-0
|
0
|
19
|
Friendly |
|
51
|
29 May 04
|
London |
Nigeria |
0-3
|
0
|
19
|
Unity Cup |
|
52
|
05 Jun 04
|
Amsterdam |
Holland |
1-0
|
1
|
20
|
Friendly |
|
53
|
04 Sep 04
|
Dublin |
Cyprus |
3-0
|
1
|
21
|
WC Qual |
|
54
|
08 Sep 04
|
Basel |
Switzerland |
1-1
|
0
|
21
|
WC Qual |
|
55
|
09 Oct 04
|
Paris |
France |
0-0
|
0
|
21
|
WC Qual |
|
56
|
13 Oct 04
|
Dublin |
Faroe Islands |
2-0
|
2
|
23
|
WC Qual |
|
57
|
16 Nov 04
|
Dublin |
Croatia |
1-0
|
1
|
24
|
Friendly |
|
58
|
09 Feb 05
|
Dublin |
Portugal |
1-0
|
0
|
24
|
Friendly |
|
59
|
26 Mar 05
|
Tel-Aviv |
Israel |
1-1
|
0
|
24
|
WC Qual |
|
60
|
29 Mar 05
|
Dublin |
China |
1-0
|
0
|
24
|
Friendly |
|
61
|
04 Jun 05
|
Dublin |
Israel |
2-2
|
1
|
25
|
WC Qual |
|
62
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07 Sep 05
|
Dublin |
France |
0-1
|
0
|
25
|
WC Qual |
|
63
|
08 Oct 05
|
Nicosia |
Cyprus |
1-0
|
0
|
25
|
WC Qual |
|
64
|
12 Oct 05
|
Dublin |
Switzerland |
0-0
|
0
|
25
|
WC Qual |
|
65
|
01 Mar 05
|
Dublin |
Sweden |
3-0
|
1
|
26
|
Friendly |
|
66
|
24 May 06
|
Dublin |
Chile |
0-1
|
0
|
26
|
Friendly |
|
67
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02 Sep 06
|
Stuttgart |
Germany |
0-1
|
0
|
26
|
Euro Qual |
|
68
|
07 Oct 06
|
Nicosia |
Cyprus |
2-5
|
0
|
26
|
Euro Qual |
|
69
|
11 Oct 06
|
Dublin |
Czech Rep |
1-1
|
0
|
26
|
Euro Qual |
|
70
|
15 Nov 06
|
Dublin |
San Marino |
5-0
|
3
|
29
|
Euro Qual |
|
71
|
07 Feb 07
|
Serravalle |
San Marino |
2-1
|
0
|
29
|
Euro Qual |
|
72
|
24 Mar 07
|
Dublin |
Wales |
1-0
|
0
|
29
|
Euro Qual |
|
73
|
22 Aug 07
|
Aarhus |
Denmark |
4-0
|
2
|
31
|
Friendly |
|
74
|
08 Sep 07
|
Bratislava |
Slovakia |
2-2
|
0
|
31
|
Euro Qual |
|
75
|
12 Sep 07
|
Prague |
Czech Rep |
0-1
|
0
|
31
|
Euro Qual |
|
76
|
13 Oct 07
|
Dublin |
Germany |
0-0
|
0
|
31
|
Euro Qual |
|
77
|
17 Oct 07
|
Dublin |
Cyprus |
1-1
|
0
|
31
|
Euro Qual |
|
78
|
17 Nov 07
|
Cardiff |
Wales |
2-2
|
1
|
32
|
Euro Qual |
|
79
|
06 Feb 08
|
Dublin |
Brazil |
0-1
|
0
|
32
|
Friendly |
|
80
|
24 May 08
|
Dublin |
Serbia |
1-1
|
0
|
32
|
Friendly |
|
81
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29 May 08
|
London |
Columbia |
1-0
|
1
|
33
|
Friendly |
|
82
|
20 Aug 08
|
Oslo |
Norway |
1-1
|
1
|
34
|
Friendly |
|
83
|
06 Sep 09
|
Mainz |
Georgia |
2-1
|
0
|
34
|
WC Qual |
|
84
|
10 Sep 09
|
Podgorica |
Montenegro |
0-0
|
0
|
34
|
WC Qual |
|
85
|
15 Oct 09
|
Dublin |
Cyprus |
1-0
|
1
|
35
|
WC Qual |
|
86
|
11 Feb 09
|
Dublin |
Georgia |
2-1
|
2
|
37
|
WC Qual |
|
87
|
28 Mar 09
|
Dublin |
Bulgaria |
1-1
|
0
|
37
|
WC Qual |
|
88
|
01 Apr 09
|
Bari |
Italy |
1-1
|
1
|
38
|
WC Qual |
|
89
|
29 May 09
|
London |
Nigeria |
1-1
|
1
|
39
|
Friendly |
|
90
|
06 Jun 09
|
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
1-1
|
0
|
39
|
WC Qual |
|
91
|
12 Aug 09
|
Limerick |
Australia |
0-3
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0
|
39
|
Friendly |
|
92
|
05 Sep 09
|
Nicosia |
Cyprus |
1-2
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1
|
40
|
WC Qual |
|
93
|
10 Oct 09
|
Dublin |
Italy |
2-2
|
0
|
40
|
WC Qual |
|
94
|
14 Oct 09
|
Dublin |
Montenegro |
0-0
|
0
|
40
|
WC Qual |
|
95
|
14 Nov 09
|
Dublin |
France |
0-1
|
0
|
40
|
WC Qual |
|
96
|
18 Nov 09
|
Paris |
France |
1-1
|
1
|
41
|
WC Qual |
|
97
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02 Mar 10
|
London
|
Brazil
|
0-2
|
0
|
41
|
Friendly
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|
98
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25 May 10
|
Dublin |
Paraguay |
2-1
|
0
|
41
|
Friendly |
|
99
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28 May 10
|
Dublin |
Algeria |
3-0
|
2
|
43
|
Friendly |
|
100
|
18 Aug 10
|
Dublin |
Argentina |
0-1
|
0
|
43
|
Friendly |
|
101
|
03 Sep 10
|
Yerevan |
Armenia |
0-1
|
0
|
43
|
Euro Qual |
|
102
|
07 Sep 10
|
Dublin |
Andorra |
3-1
|
1
|
44
|
Euro
Qual |
|
103
|
08 Oct 10
|
Dublin |
Russia |
2-3
|
1
|
45
|
Euro Qual |
|
104
|
12 Oct 10
|
Zilina |
Slovakia |
1-1
|
0
|
45
|
Euro Qual |
|
105
|
26 Mar 11
|
Dublin |
Macedonia |
2-1
|
1
|
46
|
Euro Qual |
|
106
|
24 May 11
|
Dublin |
Northern Ireland |
5-0
|
2
|
48
|
CNC |
|
107
|
29 May 11
|
Dublin |
Scotland |
1-0
|
1
|
49
|
CNC |
|
108
|
04 Jun 11
|
Skopje |
Macedonia |
0-2
|
2
|
51
|
Euro Qual |
|
109
|
10 Aug 11
|
Dublin |
Croatia |
0-0
|
0
|
51
|
Friendly |
|
110
|
02 Sep 11
|
Dublin |
Slovakia |
0-0
|
0
|
51
|
Euro Qual |
|
111
|
06 Sep 11
|
Moscow |
Russia |
0-0
|
0
|
51
|
Euro Qual |
|
112
|
07 Oct 11
|
Andorra La Vella |
Andorra |
0-2
|
0
|
51
|
Euro Qual |
|
113
|
11 Nov 11
|
Tallin |
Estonia |
0-4
|
2
|
53
|
Euro Qual PO |
|
114
|
15 Nov 11
|
Dublin |
Estonia |
1-1
|
0
|
53
|
Euro Qual PO |
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Spain beat Ireland 3-2 on penalties /
CNC = Carling Nations Cup
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