Brian Gartland (born 4 November 1986) is an Irish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Gartland was at Bray Wanderers in 2005 and won their U21 Player of the Year the following year, before moving to Shelbourne at the start of 2007. Brian scored on his League of Ireland debut on the opening day of the

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season and after one season at Tolka Park moved to Monaghan United in 2008, where he won the 2009 Supporters Club Player of the Year. In January 2011 he moved north of the border for a -year spell with Portadown in the Irish League. Brian Gartland joined Dundalk during the July transfer window in 2013 having left Irish League side Portadown.

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manager Stephen Kenny had moved to add Gartland to his squad to strengthen his centre-half options. Gartland made his Dundalk debut when entering as an early second-half substitute in the 3–0 win at home to

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on 12 July 2013. On his first full start, Brian scored his first goal for Dundalk with against

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on 19 July 2013 in Turners Cross. During the second half of the 2013 season, he formed a formidable partnership with Andy Boyle at the heart of the defence, and was a key player in Dundalk's title challenge – playing 12 matches and scoring twice. On 18 October 2013, Gartland signed a fresh one-year deal to keep him at Oriel Park for the 2014 season. In his first full season at the club, he scored 11 goals on the way to helping the side clinch the League title. He agreed a new two-year deal in November 2014 and in

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he was a key member of the side that claimed the Double. During the

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Gartland scored against Jeunesse Esch Gartland remained a near ever present in the side for Dundalk's three-in-a-row League title success in

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and signed a new deal to stay at the club at the end of the 2017 season. Having been made club captain in

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after injury to Stephen O'Donnell, Gartland lifted both the League title and the

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that season, as the club completed its second Double in four seasons. Gartland was part of the first Irish side to reach the play-off round of the

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in August 2016 and qualified for the Europa League group stages. Gartland scored against

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in the

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He also played regularly in

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. Gartland picked up a serious injury to his

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on 2 April 2021, 6 minutes into his first league appearance of the season, against

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at Tallaght Stadium.

Honours

Dundalk * Premier Division: 5 **

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* League of Ireland Cup: 3 **

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: 3 **

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* Champions Cup: 1 **

* Leinster Senior Cup: 1 ** 2014–15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gartland, Brian Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Dundalk F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Monaghan United F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players League of Ireland players 1986 births Living people Men's association football central defenders NIFL Premiership players