Andy Brennan

Andrew Brennan (born 1 April 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Hume City.

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Andy Brennan
Personal information
Full name Andy Brennan
Date of birth (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Place of birth Hobart, Australia
Position(s) Winger, Striker
Club information
Current team
 South Hobart
Youth career
South Hobart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 South Hobart (56)
2013 Bentleigh Greens 0 (0)
2014 South Hobart 21 (25)
2015 South Melbourne 15 (4)
2015–2017 Newcastle Jets 5 (0)
2017 Bentleigh Greens 27 (5)
2018 South Melbourne 11 (2)
2018 Oakleigh Cannons 15 (4)
2019 Green Gully 18 (2)
2020 Hume City 5 (0)
2020– South Hobart 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2016

In May 2019, Brennan came out as gay, becoming the first openly gay Australian male footballer.[1]

Club career

Brennan joined the Newcastle Jets on 29 April 2015 from National Premier League side South Melbourne FC, signing a two-year deal.[2] Due largely to ongoing injury problems, Brennan was forced to wait until 26 March 2016 to make his A-League debut against Perth Glory, replacing Mitch Cooper in a 2–1 loss.[3] Brennan went on to make a total of three appearances in his maiden A-League season, all off the substitutes' bench.

On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Brennan had parted with the Jets by mutual consent. He made a total of 5 A-league appearances during his time with the Jets.[4] He then returned to Bentleigh Greens SC in the Victorian Premier League.[5]

In November 2018, Brennan signed with Green Gully of the NPL Victoria League.[6]

Personal life

In an interview with the Herald Sun, Brennan came out as gay. He had previously dated women. Former Newcastle Jets player becomes first Australian male soccer player to come out as gay |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/former-newcastle-jets-player-becomes-first-australian-male-soccer-player-to-come-out-as-gay/news-story/646569cfbdbbe8d0587e39b1e6ad976a |work=Herald Sun |accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> Brennan is the first male Australian footballer to come out as gay, and one of only a few openly gay players playing professionally.[1]

References
  1. Davutovic, David (14 May 2019). "Former Newcastle Jets player becomes first Australian male soccer player to come out as gay". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  3. Gardiner, James (26 March 2016). "Newcastle Jets out of A-League finals contention but Perth Glory march on". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "Jets release Tassie striker". FourFourTwo. 19 January 2017.
  5. Lim, Jordan (24 January 2017). "Brennan and Bentleigh reunite for season 2017". Corner Flag. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. "Gully welcomes Andy Brennan". Green Gully SC. November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.


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