Conor Brennan
Northern Irish footballer
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Conor Brennan (born 30 March 1994) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, and is currently the Head of Academy Goalkeeping at Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | 17 | (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 as of 6 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
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.[3]
In July 2015, Brennan signed on loan with Scottish League One side Stranraer on a six-month deal.[4] He was recalled by Kilmarnock on 1 September 2015, after the club loaned fellow goalkeeper Devlin McKay to Derby County.[5] On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract.[6]
On 27 August 2016, Brennan signed for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on a contract until January 2017.[7] He made his debut the same day, as Raith Rovers drew 2–2 away to Dundee United.[8] 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 the NIFL Premiership side Ballymena United[9] before returning to Scotland to sign with Greenock Morton on 18 January 2018.[10]
During the 2018 close season, Brennan signed for Brechin City.[11] He left the club in January 2019[12] and signed for Dumbarton.[13] After impressing in his two appearances for the club he signed a new one-year deal in June the same year.[14] He left the club in July 2020 after spending the 2019–20 season as the club's number one[15] and signed for Lowland Football League side East Kilbride.[16]
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
