Killian Brennan (born 31 January 1984) is an Irish retired

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who played as a

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in the

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Career

Early career

Noted for his wing play and ability to fire in accurate crosses, Brennan was signed by

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in his teenage years. In 2004, he was capped several times for the

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under-19s, before moving back to play in the

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. He was signed by John Gill for Dublin City, however, less than a year later, newly appointed boss

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' 'purge' of the club meant that Brennan was deemed surplus to requirements. Immediately snapped up by Stephen Kenny for Derry City for the 2004 season, the player was a revelation and made the left wing spot at

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his own after having made his debut in a home game against St. Patrick's Athletic on 23 September 2004. He has also been deployed to fill in at left full-back on occasion. In the 2006 season he played in their

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run in wins over

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and Gretna FC and helped Derry to the

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and

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. It is this abundant talent that attracted the attention of his hometown club,

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who declared their interest in Brennan following the end of the 2006 season. However, it was Bohs who captured his signature, signing the winger on a free transfer.

Bohemians

Brennan scored his debut goals for his new club in

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versus his hometown club, netting a freekick and a penalty in a 2–1 win for Bohs. He continued his good form netting 5 times in May 2008 and this did not go unnoticed as he was awarded Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland player of the month for May. Killian's goals helped Bohs blow away the competition as they marched to the 2008 League of Ireland title and his form was rewarded when he was voted on to the League of Ireland Premier Division Team for 2008, receiving a staggering 86% of the votes for the left midfield position. He scored against

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in the

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. Brennan helped Bohs to the 2009

against

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by scoring a freekick and a penalty as Bohs went on to win the match 3–1. He then scored again on 20 October as Bohs beat St. Patrick's Athletic to put them top of the table and that's where they finished as Bohemians won their first ever back-to-back league wins. Despite winning the

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, Bohemians had a disappointing 2010 season where the club lost their league title on

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and failed to make an impact in Europe where they made an embarrassing exit to Welsh side

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. Killian did however net the winner in the first leg of that European tie. Due to financial difficulties Brennan was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2010 season. However, he was then resigned to play for Bohs for the 2011 season. On 27 July 2011, Brennan was a part of the starting XI for

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's pre-season game against local non-league side Leamington. It is understood Brennan was on a trial basis at the club. On 14 January 2012 Brennan signed for League of Ireland Champions Shamrock Rovers. After a poor season by Rovers which saw them finish with no silverware and outside of the European spots, Brennan decided to move on after just one season.

St Patrick's Athletic

On 19 November, Brennan signed for

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. The signing was announced by the club's Head of Player Recruitment, Dave Campbell on the club's own radio show, ''The All Saints Show'', on West Dublin Access Radio. His signing was officially announced on the club's website the next day. Brennan started off life at his new club brilliantly, getting the Man of the Match award in a 0–0 draw at home to

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live on

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. His performances away to

and at home to

in the league opener stood out from the rest with his excellent ability to begin attacks. Brennan's first goal for the Saints came when he scored the winner from a penalty away to

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on 30 March 2013. Brennan's second goal for the club came on 19 April 2913 when Pats faced

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, he chipped a cheeky penalty down the centre in the 89th minute as Pats won 2–0 and Brennan was awarded the Man of the Match award. On his return to his hometown, he scored a 92nd-minute winner from the penalty spot in a 2–1 win over

on 6 May 2013. Brennan came back to haunt his old club

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, when he blasted a penalty into the top corner to seal a 2–0 win for Pats putting them top of the

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on 24 May 2013 at

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Personal

Killian has three brothers all who played in the

, Ryan who last played for Shelbourne,

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who last played for Warrenpoint Town and Sean who last played for

Honours

Club

;Derry City *

(1):

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(3):

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

;Bohemians *

(2):

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

(1):

(1): 2009–10 ;Shamrock Rovers * Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2012 ;St Patrick's Athletic *

(1):

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

(1):

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* FAI President's Cup (1):

* Leinster Senior Cup (1):

Individual

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(1):

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(2): May 2008, May 2013 *

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(2):

* FAI National League Player of the Year (1): 2013

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brennan, Killian 1984 births Living people People from Drogheda Association footballers from County Louth Republic of Ireland association footballers Dublin City F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players League of Ireland players Association football midfielders League of Ireland XI players Republic of Ireland under-23 international footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers