Robbie Keane Net Worth

What is Robbie Keane's Net Worth and Salary?

Robbie Keane is an Irish professional football coach and former footballer who has a net worth of $30 million.

Regarded as one of the greatest Irish footballers in history, Robbie Keane holds the records for the most caps (146) and most goals (68) for the Republic of Ireland national football team. In 2025, he became the head coach of the Hungarian club Ferencváros and led the club to a league title.

Across 21 years of active playing contracts, Robbie Keane accumulated an estimated $55 million to $60 million USD in gross salary earnings.

Early Life and Youth Career

Robbie Keane was born on July 8, 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland to Anne and Robert. He started his youth football career at the age of six with the local club Fettercairn, and at the age of 10 joined Crumlin United. Keane also played Gaelic football growing up. Just days before his 16th birthday in 1996, he joined the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Senior Club Career

In August of 1997, Keane made his professional club debut for Wolverhampton. He had his breakout season in 1998-99, becoming the club's top scorer with 16 goals. A mere weeks into the following season, Keane was sold to the Premier League club Coventry City. He had a strong season with the club, scoring 12 goals in 34 total games. Keane then moved to the Italian Serie A club Inter Milan. However, despite signing a five-year contract with the club, he was considered redundant by new manager Marco Tardelli and was loaned to Leeds United in late 2000. The loan deal became permanent in 2001, but Keane ended up leaving Leeds amid a debt-related club exodus in 2002. He subsequently signed with Tottenham Hotspur and had an impressive first season with the club, emerging as Spur's top scorer with 13 goals. Keane was the club's top scorer again in the 2003-04 season, this time with 16 goals. The 2004-05 season was much less positive for him; despite his 17 goals, he became disaffected by playing second fiddle to his teammates and had an outburst that resulted in a fine. Keane fared better in the 2005-06 season, becoming Spurs vice captain and scoring 16 league goals. The next season, he scored a new career high of 22 goals across all competitions. Keane achieved a milestone in late 2007 with his 100th Premier League goal. Early the next year, he scored his 100th competitive goal for Tottenham, and the following month he won the Football League Cup, his first senior honor. Keane finished the 2007-08 season with 23 goals across all competitions.

Keane moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2008; however, after failing to find success with the club, he returned to Tottenham in early 2009. That summer, he captained the club to victory in the Premier League Asia Trophy. In early 2010, Keane was loaned to the Scottish club Celtic, where he made a big impression and was named Celtic's Fans' Player of the Year. Early the following year, he was loaned to West Ham United, for which he made 10 total appearances. As a designated player, Keane joined MLS's LA Galaxy in the summer of 2011. The Galaxy finished the season by winning the Western Conference, the Supporters' Shield, and the MLS Cup. Keane spent the first two months of 2012 on loan to Aston Villa before returning to the Galaxy. With the Galaxy that season, he scored 16 regular-season goals and won his second consecutive MLS Cup. Keane became Galaxy captain in 2013, and in 2014 he signed a new contract with the team. His 2014 season ended up being one of his best, as he recorded 23 total goals, earned the MLS Most Valuable Player Award, and won his third MLS Cup. Moreover, Keane was named the MLS Cup MVP. In 2015, he scored a career-high 25 total goals and helped the Galaxy win the US Open Cup. Keane played one more season in LA before joining the Indian Super League club ATK in 2017. In March of 2018, he was named player-manager of the club. Keane finished his sole season in India with eight goals in 11 total appearances. He announced his retirement as a player in November of 2018.

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International Career

Keane played for Republic of Ireland national youth teams from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, he helped his country win its first UEFA European Under-18 Championship. Keane made his debut for the main Republic of Ireland team in 1998. He went on to play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In 2004, Keane became the Republic of Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer when he recorded his 22nd international goal. After missing the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Keane and Ireland made it to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In 2011, he helped his country win the inaugural Nations Cup. Keane hit a landmark in mid-2013 when he became the Republic of Ireland player with the most all-time caps, at 126. Upon his retirement from international playing in the summer of 2016, Keane held the Ireland national record for most caps (146) and most goals (68).

Coaching Career

From 2018 to 2020, Keane served as assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national team. Meanwhile, from 2019 to 2020, he was assistant manager of the Championship club Middlesbrough. In 2023, Keane briefly served as an assistant for Leeds before becoming head coach of the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. His tenure in Israel was successful, as he led Maccabi Tel Aviv to both the league title and the Toto Cup in 2024. In early 2025, Keane became the new head coach of the Hungarian club Ferencváros, which he led to the 2024-25 league title.

Personal Life

In 2008, Keane married television personality and former Miss Ireland contestant Claudine Palmer. They have two sons named Robert and Hudson.

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