Darren Dennehy (born 21 September 1988) is an

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former

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who played as a defender for Everton, Cardiff City,

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, Gillingham &

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, before returning home to play for

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, St Patrick's Athletic &

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in the League of Ireland Premier Division, alongside his older brother Billy at all three clubs.

Career

Everton

Born in County Kerry, Dennehy began his career at Everton progressing from the youth system, but did not make a first team appearance at the club. In July 2008, Dennehy was left go by Everton and joined Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer.

Cardiff City

After not making a first team appearance at Cardiff during the season, Dennehy spent two weeks training at

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side

before signing on a one-month

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deal, making his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against

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. He made just two more appearances for Hereford, in consecutive 3–0 defeats to Scunthorpe United and

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, before his season was ended when he contracted

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while away with the Republic of Ireland under-21 side. After returning to Cardiff for the remainder of the 2008–09 season he rejoined Hereford on a six-month loan deal in July 2009, where he made a total of ten appearances in all competitions before returning to Cardiff in late December. On 21 January he joined Football League One side Gillingham on loan. He made his debut for the Gills on 23 January 2010 in a goalless draw with

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and played in all seven matches he was available for during his loan spell before extending his loan deal until late April, returning to Cardiff on 29 April.

Barnet

On 12 July 2010, Dennehy joined

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side

on a free transfer, making his debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season in a 2–1 defeat to

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. Dennehy missed the rest of the 2010–11 season after sustaining a foot injury in the 3–1 home win against

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on 4 September 2010. Dennehy made his comeback in the

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victory against

a year later. In May 2012, Dennehy left Barnet due to the expiry of his contract.

Cork City

On 12 January 2013 Dennehy signed for

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club

. His brother

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also signed for City for the 2014 season after being released by Shamrock Rovers. After 2 successive seasons as runners up in the league to

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, as well as

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runners up to the same opposition, it was announced that the two Dennehy brothers would not remain at Cork for the 2016 season.

St Patrick's Athletic

On 9 December 2015, Dennehy signed for

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club St Patrick's Athletic, along with older brother Billy.

Career statistics

''Correct as of 10 April 2021.''

Honours

St Patrick's Athletic

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References

External links

Darren Dennehy profile
at the Cardiff City website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennehy, Darren 1988 births Living people People from Tralee Association footballers from County Kerry Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Association football defenders Everton F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Barnet F.C. players English Football League players Cork City F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Limerick F.C. players League of Ireland players