March 29, 2024

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 68 goals Keane is the top goal scorer for the Republic of Ireland ever.

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. It also includes the hat trick that Keane scored against the Faroe Islands, in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, on the occasion when he won his 126th cap.

This match also marked Ireland’s 200th win at senior international level. Keane became the first player to score three hat tricks for Ireland when he bagged three goals in the first 17 minutes of a Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar in October 2014.

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. His 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 streak 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. He scored his last goal for Ireland on the occasion of his last appearance for his country. In a friendly against Oman on 31st of August 2016 Keane scored his 68th international goal in his last match for Ireland. It was a fitting end to a truly amazing international career.

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 an illustrious group of footballers that have scored 50 goals or more for their country matching the great Gerd Muller on 68 international goals.

Player Country
Goals
Ferenc Puskas Hungary
84
Pele Brazil
77
Sándor Kocsis Hungary
75
Miroslav Klose Germany
71
Gerd Muller Germany
68
Robbie Keane Republic of Ireland
68
Didier Drogba Ivory Coast
65
Ronaldo Brazil
62
Samuel Eto’o Cameroon
56
Gabriel Batistuta Argentina
56
Romario Brazil
55
Zico Brazil
52
Thierry Henry France
51
Other Notable International Goal Scorers
Wayne Rooney England
50
Bobby Charlton England
49
Gary Lineker England
48
Jimmy Greaves England
44

Robbie Keane – Irish Scoring Record Summary

Competition
Caps
Goals Scored
%
Friendly Matches
51
21
41%
Euro Qualifiers
43
23
53%
World Cup Qualifiers
37
18
49%
World Cup Finals
4
3
75%
Euro Championship Finals
5
0
0%
US Cup etc
4
0
0%
Carling Nations Cup
2
3
150%
TOTAL
146
68
47%

Robbie Keane’s Penalty Record for Ireland

Robbie Keane – Republic of Ireland Goals Scored in Detail

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
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
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
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
0
39
Friendly
92
05 Sep 09
Nicosia Cyprus
1-2
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
02 Mar 10
London
Brazil
0-2
0
41
Friendly
98
25 May 10
Dublin Paraguay
2-1
0
41
Friendly
99
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
115
29 Feb 12
Dublin Czech Republic
1-1
0
53
Friendly
116
27 May 12
Dublin Bosnia Herzegovina
1-0
0
53
Friendly
117
04 Jun 12
Budapest Hungary
0-0
0
53
Friendly
118
10 Jun 12
Poznan, Poland Croatia
1-3
0
53
Euro Finals
119
14 Jun 12
Gdansk, Poland Spain
0-4
0
53
Euro Finals
120
18 Jun 12
Poznan, Poland Italy
0-2
0
53
Euro Finals
121
07 Sep 12
Astana Kazakhstan
1-2
1
54
WC Qual
122
16 Oct 12
Torshavn, Faroes Faroe Islands
1-4
0
54
WC Qual
123
22 Mar 13
Stockholm Sweden
0-0
0
54
WC Qual
124
29 May 13
London England
1-1
0
54
Friendly
125
02 Jun 13
Dublin Georgia
4-0
2
56
Friendly
126
07 Jun 13
Dublin Faroe Islands
3-0
3
59
WC Qual
127
11 Jun 13
New York, USA Spain
0-2
0
59
Friendly
128
06 Sep 13
Dublin Sweden
1-2
1
60
WC Qual
129
10 Sep 13
Vienna, Austria Austria
1-0
0
60
WC Qual
130
15 Oct 13
Dublin Kazakhstan
3-1
1
61
WC Qual
131
15 Nov 13
Dublin Latvia
3-0
1
62
Friendly
132
06 Jun 14
Philadelphia, USA Costa Rica
1-1
0
62
Friendly
133
10 Jun 14
New Jersey, USA Portugal
1-5
0
62
Friendly
134
03 Sep 14
Dublin Oman
2-0
0
62
Friendly
135
07 Sep 14
Tblisi, Georgia Georgia
1-2
0
62
Euro Qual
136
11 Oct 14
Dublin Gibraltar
7-0
3
65
Euro Qual
137
14 Oct 14
Gelsenkirchen, Ger Germany
1-1
0
65
Euro Qual
138
14 Nov 14
Glasgow, Scotland Scotland
1-0
0
65
Euro Qual
139
29 Mar 15
Dublin Poland
1-1
0
65
Euro Qual
140
13 Jun 15
Dublin Scotland
1-1
0
65
Euro Qual
141
04 Sep 15
Faro, Portugal Gibraltar
0-4
2
67
Euro Qual
142
07 Sep 15
Dublin Georgia
1-0
0
67
Euro Qual
143
11 Oct 15
Warsaw, Poland Poland
2-1
0
67
Euro Qual
144
13 Jun 16
Paris France Sweden
1-1
0
67
Euro Finals
145
18 Jun 16
Bordeaux, France Belgium
0-3
0
67
Euro Finals
146
31 Aug 15
Dublin Oman
4-0
1
68
Friendly

[1] Spain beat Ireland 3-2 on penalties / CNC = Carling Nations Cup

Robbie Keane’s Penalty Record for Ireland

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Irish Football Players – All Republic of Ireland Footballers

John Aldridge – George Best – Packie Bonner – Liam Brady – Shay Brennan – Noel Cantwell – Johnny Carey – Gerry Daly – Mal Donaghy – Derek Dougan – Damien Duff – Tony Dunne – Eamon Dunphy – Johnny Giles
Shay Given – Don Givens – Harry Gregg – David Healy – Ray Houghton – Denis Irwin – Pat Jennings – Robbie Keane – Robbie Keane Caps Goals – Robbie Keane Penalties Ireland – Roy Keane – Alan Kelly – Mark Lawrenson – Con Martin – Mick Martin – Kevin Moran – David McCreery – Andy McEvoy – Paul McGrath – Sammy McIlroy – Jimmy Nicholl – David O’Leary – John O’Shea – Niall Quinn – Kevin Sheedy – Frank Stapleton – Steve Staunton – Billy Whelan – Ronnie Whelan – Norman Whiteside

Republic of Ireland Football Managers – Irish Manager’s Records

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