Darren Keet (born 5 August 1989) is a South African

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player who plays as a

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. Keet is currently playing for Cape Town City in the

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Club career

Born in

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, Keet was a member of the

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squad that won promotion to the

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in 2008 before joining

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side

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. He made his PSL debut with the Students in 2008 and quickly established himself as the club's number one goalkeeper making 54 league appearances until he signed for the Belgian club

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in June 2011 on a four-year contract.

International career

On 10 September 2013, Keet made his international debut for

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in a friendly against Zimbabwe at

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, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss. Before the match he told that he wanted "to prove my worth to South Africa".

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* 1989 births South African men's soccer players Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Soccer players from Cape Town White South African people South African expatriate men's soccer players Vasco da Gama F.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players K.V. Kortrijk players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Cape Umoya United F.C. players Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players South African Premier Division players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players National First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium South African expatriate sportspeople in Belgium South Africa men's international soccer players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub