Signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers four days before his 16th birthday, scoring twice on his debut against Norwich on 9 August 1997. 

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Was a member of Brian Kerr's Under-18 European Championship winning side, which beat Germany on penalties in the final. By then he had already been capped by Mick McCarthy, in a friendly against Czech Republic.

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After a successful stint with Coventry, Keane gives the first indications of his wanderlust by signing for Inter in a deal worth £13m. Unfortunately he made only 14 appearances for the Italian giants as he fell out of favour after the sacking of Marcello Lippi. 

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Now at Leeds, Robbie Keane scored three goals in four World Cup matches in Japan in 2002, including a memorable late equaliser against Germany. Meanwhile, back in Tallaght, his family watched their son's exploits from the very edge of their seats.

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Keane returns to the UK and is sold by financially-imploding Leeds for £7m to Tottenham Hotspur. It would be the start of Keane's longest and most successful club association - scoring 122 goals in 306 appearances for the club across two separate spells. 

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Fulfilled a boyhood dream when completing a £19m move to Liverpool but, despite being handed the iconic number 7 jersey, he struggled to fit into Rafa Benitez's team and returned to Spurs in February 2009, having scored seven goals in 28 appearances. 

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His second stint with Spurs was interspersed with loan spells at West Ham and Celtic, before he turned his back on British football and joined David Beckham at LA Galaxy, where he would score 104 goals in six seasons with the Major League Soccer side. 

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Marked his record 126th cap for Ireland by scoring his second international hat-trick, against Faroe Islands, to bring his international tally to 59 goals. 

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Plays at his third major international tournament for Ireland at Euro 2016, but is restricted to appearances off the bench against Sweden and Belgium. 

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Plays his 146th and final match for Ireland, scoring his 68th international goal against Oman to go level with Gerd 'Der Bomber' Muller on 68 international goals. 

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In the final transfer of his career, Keane joins Indian Super League side, ATK. He scored eight goals in 11 appearances before replacing former Spurs team-mate Teddy Sheringham as manager. In keeping with his earlier career, Keane scored on his debut as a player-manager. 

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With his final international manager Martin O'Neill leaving his post, news quickly breaks that Keane's first international manager Mick McCarthy was in line to return - with the record goalscorer in a coaching role.

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The news that we all expected. With Keane now moving into coaching, the 38-year-old officially brings the curtain down on his 22-year career. 

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