'DEANO' penned a one-year extension to his Albion deal in January 2008, committing his future to the Baggies until the end of the 2008/09 season.

He initially joined the club on an 18-month contract in January 2007, making his debut in a 2-1 home win over Plymouth the next day.

The experienced keeper took little time to win over the Baggies faithful, producing a series of rock-solid performances to help the Baggies reach the play-off final, where they lost 1-0 to Derby at Wembley in May, 2007.

Kiely's Hawthorns arrival meant his career had come full circle.

He joined the Baggies as a schoolboy in the early eighties and spent around two years with the club, progressing to the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall in the process.

He was capped 13 times by England Schoolboys before moving on to Coventry in 1987, where he signed pro forms.

After failing to break into the first-team at Highfield Road, the Salford-born keeper joined York City in 1990 where he cut his professional teeth.

The 6ft 1in stopper completed a £125,000 switch to Bury in 1996 before being snapped up by Charlton three years later for a then-club record fee for a goalkeeper of £1million.

In his first season at The Valley, Kiely equalled Nicky John's all-time club record of 19 clean sheets to help win promotion to the Premiership.

Kiely became a firm fans' favourite during his seven-year spell at Charlton and helped Alan Curbishley's side cement their place in the top flight.

Addicks supporters voted him their Player of the Year in 2004, earning a massive 43 per cent of the vote.

Kiely moved on to Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee in January 2006 and played a key role in helping the South Coast club beat the drop.

Following the arrival of England keeper David James at Fratton Park in the summer of 2006, Kiely was loaned out to Luton in November 2006, where he recorded three shut-outs in 12 games.

Kiely boasted an impressive career record of 219 clean sheets in his 672 appearances when he joined Albion.

On the international front, after breaking into Ireland's B team, Kiely made his senior debut as a substitute in a European Championship qualifying play-off against Turkey in November 1999.

He made Mick McCarthy's squad for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea but was kept on the bench by the excellent form of Newcastle's Shay Given.

Kiely retired from international football in February 2003 after making eight appearances for the Republic.

(UPDATED ON JANUARY 21, 2008)