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Ciarán Brennan (born 5 May 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town on loan from Sheffield Wednesday, as a defender.

Ciaran Brennan

Personal information
Full name	Ciaran Thomas Brennan[1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Swindon Town (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
Number	34
Youth career
2013-2018	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Sheffield Wednesday	11	(0)
2019	→ Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	4	(0)
2021	→ Notts County (loan)	4	(0)
2022–	→ Swindon Town (loan)	7	(0)
National team‡
2017	Republic of Ireland U18	2	(0)
2019	Republic of Ireland U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:57, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Brennan joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2013, joining the U14 group, before progressing through the clubs youth academies.[2] He would sign his first professional contract on 3 May 2018,[3] later renewing his contract at the club for a further year at the end of 2019 season and again in 2020.[4][5] On 15 September 2020, he would make his first team debut at Sheffield Wednesday, starting the game against Rochdale in the second round of the EFL Cup.[6] The club activated a one-year extension to his contract on 20 May 2021.[7] After his Notts County loan, he would break into the first time on a more regular basis, which would see him sign a new contract until the summer of 2024.[8][9]

Loan Spells

On the 20 September 2019, Brennan was sent out on a one month loan to Gainsborough Trinity, which would see him play five games before returning to Sheffield Wednesday with the clubs player of the month award.[10][11] On 22 September 2021, Brennan joined Notts County on a short term loan until 27 November.[12] The loan was cut short on 8 November 2021 after featuring 5 times in all competition.[13] On 1 July, it was announced that Brennan had joined Swindon Town on loan for the season.[14] He made his Swindon debut against Harrogate Town on the opening day of the season.[15]

International career

Brennan got his maiden call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team for the first time on 25 May 2021 to play in games against Switzerland, Denmark and Australia.[16] However he would later have to withdraw from the squad due to illness.[17]

Career statistics

As of 12 November 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield Wednesday	2019–20[18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[19]	Championship	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	2021–22[20]	League One	11	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2022–23[21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	18	0
Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	2019–20[18]	Northern Premier League	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Notts County (loan)	2021–22[20]	National League	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2022–23[21]	League Two	7	0	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	11	0
Career total			26	0	5	0	2	0	6	0	39	0

References

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