Conor Brennan (born 30 March 1994) is a Northern Irish footballer who used to play as a goalkeeper for Scottish League Two club Stenhousemuir now currently a free agent and also a Rangers goalie coach at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Conor Brennan | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Kilmarnock | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Stranraer (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Raith Rovers | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ballymena United | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Greenock Morton | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Brechin City | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Dumbarton | 30 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | East Kilbride | 43 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U16 | 12 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U17 | 6 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2013–2016 | Northern Ireland U21 | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 7 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:28, 4 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Brennan has previously played for Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Raith Rovers, Ballymena United, Greenock Morton, Brechin City, Dumbarton, East Kilbride and Stenhousemuir.
Career edit
Brennan made his debut for Kilmarnock in a 2–0 victory over Dundee United on 3 October 2014, after replacing injured Killie goalkeeper Craig Samson at half time.[2]
In July 2015, Brennan signed on loan with Scottish League One side Stranraer on a six-month deal.[3] He was recalled by Kilmarnock on 1 September 2015, after the club loaned fellow goalkeeper Devlin McKay to Derby County.[4] On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract.[5]
On 27 August 2016, Brennan signed for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on a contract until January 2017.[6] He made his debut the same day, as Raith Rovers drew 2–2 away to Dundee United.[7] On 12 January 2017 Brennan signed an extension to his contract keeping him at the club until the end of the season.
After leaving Raith, Brennan signed with NIFL Premiership side Ballymena United[8] before returning to Scotland to sign with Greenock Morton on 18 January 2018.[9]
During the 2018 close season, Brennan signed for Brechin City.[10] He left the club in January 2019[11] and signed for Dumbarton.[12] After impressing in his two appearances for the club he signed a new one year deal in June of the same year.[13] He left the club in July 2020 after spending the 2019–20 season as the club's number one[14] and signed for Lowland Football League side East Kilbride.[15]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Stranraer (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Raith Rovers | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ballymena United | 2017–18 | NIFL Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brechin City | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Conor Brennan". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 2 Dundee Utd 0". BBC Sport. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "LOAN MOVE: Conor Brennan". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "LOAN MOVE: Devlin McKay". Kilmarnock F.C. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Player Contracts". Kilmarnock F.C. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Signing News: Goalkeeper Conor Brennan Joins Locke's Men". Raith Rovers F.C. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Putting names to faces helped Raith Rovers keeper Conor Brennan settle in".
- ^ "Conor Brennan joins the Sky Blues".
- ^ "Connor Brennan signs until end of season". Greenock Morton FC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "List of SPFL summer signings". SPFL. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Mew, Steven (30 January 2019). "Brennan Departs". Brechin City Football Club.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (30 January 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: KEEPER COMES ON BOARD". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (11 June 2019). "KEEPER RETURNS". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - SQUAD CHANGES". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ FC, East Kilbride. "Double delight, as Dumbarton duo pen K-Park deals!". eastkilbridefootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Conor Brennan at Soccerbase
- ^ Conor Brennan at Soccerway
External links edit
- Conor Brennan at Soccerbase
- Conor Brennan Official Profile at the Irish Football Association
