Roy Keane Shares Amazing Throwback Photo from Age 16: "Great Hair and a Point to Prove!"

Published on November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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ROY KEANE has shared an incredible throwback picture of himself as a baby-faced 16-year-old.

The legend posted the picture on for his 2.4million followers.

England v Serbia - FIFA World Cup 2026 QualifierRoy Keane shared a throwback picture of himself as a teenagerCredit: Getty NINTCHDBPICT001038499425The image seemed to be from an old Irish IDCredit: Instagram @officialkeane16

, 54, shared the snap of himself from before he made the move to play in English .

The picture was in his old form of Irish ID and showed off his teenage youth and a head full of hair.

Keane captioned the post , claiming he had big dreams that he wanted to achieve.

He wrote: “I didn’t have much, just a dream, great hair and a point to prove.”

His followers loved the snap as they flooded the comment section.

One posted: “And went on to become a Legend.”

A second commented: “Jaysus, that is great hair.”

A third wrote: “What an absolute sweet young lad you were.”

A fourth said: “Certainly proved your point and some!!! Legend Keano.”

A fifth joked: “Before he started to smash into somebody just to make him feel better.”

Another added: “It is great hair tbf.”

At the time the ID was issued, Keane was playing for Rockmount in County Cork.

He made the move from Cobh Ramblers to in 1990 as he joined for a fee of £47,000.

He spent three years at the City Ground playing under Brian Clough.

Roy Keane's brilliant career

Here is a look at Roy Keane's steller playing career...

CLUBS

Cobh Ramblers, 1989-1990

  • Appearances – 23
  • Goals – 1

Nottingham Forest, 1990-1993

  • Appearances – 148
  • Goals – 31
  • Assists – 6

Manchester United, 1993-2005

  • Appearances – 479
  • Goals – 51
  • Assists – 41

Celtic, 2005-2006

  • Appearances – 13
  • Goals – 1
  • Assists – 1

HONOURS

Nottingham Forest

  • Full Members’ Cup: 1991–92

Manchester United

  • Premier League: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
  • FA Cup: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
  • FA Community Shield: 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003
  • Uefa Champions League: 1998–99
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1999

Celtic

  • Scottish Premier League: 2005–06
  • Scottish League Cup: 2005–06

After three years in the East Midlands, he was then snapped up for a British record transfer fee by .

The Scottish manager forked out , which would be roughly £100MILLION in today’s money.

Keane went on to win seven Premier League titles and the in 1999 as well as multiple FA Cup trophies.

He spent 12 years at Old Trafford before leaving for , where he would end his playing career in 2006.

Between 2006 and 2011, he managed both and and now works as a pundit for Sky Sports and ITV.

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