Aaron John Drinan (born 6 May 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
[3] During his time at Cork's under-19 side, he played alongside Chiedozie Ogbene, Cian Coleman and Conor McCarthy among others.
[6] He was part of the side to the Enda McGuill Cup in September 2016, beating St Patrick's Athletic in the final and qualifying for the UEFA Youth League in the process.
[9] His first involvement in a first-team squad for a league game was on 23 June 2017 when he was an unused substitute in a 2–1 win over Derry City at Maginn Park.
[12] Drinan finished up the season with 5 appearances and 1 goal to his name as Waterford won the League of Ireland First Division, resulting in his first taste of silverware at senior level.
[13] Drinan began training with English EFL Championship side Ipswich Town in October 2017[14] and was announced as a new signing by manager Mick McCarthy on 4 January 2018, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of an additional one year extension for a fee reported to be £90,000.
[32] Drinan featured regularly for Ipswich in the 2020 pre-season, including scoring a brace in a 4–0 friendly win against Colchester United on 18 August.
[33] After 2+1⁄2 years at Ipswich, Drinian made his full senior debut for the club on 5 September 2020 in a 3–0 home win against Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup at Portman Road, assisting the first goal scored by teammate Freddie Sears.
[43] He made his debut for the under-21's in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier on 24 March 2019, featuring as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 victory over Luxembourg in Dublin.