Ryan Brennan (born 11 November 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United.
[1] He made his senior League of Ireland Premier Division debut for Drogheda United on 14 March 2010, replacing Glen Fitzpatrick from the bench in the 84th minute of a 2–2 draw away to Louth rivals Dundalk at Oriel Park.
[3] Brennan trained with Dundalk during the pre-season of 2011, but instead opted to sign for League of Ireland First Division club Monaghan United for the season, where he would play alongside his brother Seán.
[5] On 14 October 2011, Brennan scored the crucial only goal of the game in his sides win away to Mervue United to help them secure a spot in the Playoffs with a third place finish in the league.
[6] He followed that up by scoring in a 3–1 win in the Playoffs away to Galway United as his side won 5–1 on aggregate to secure a place in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
[13] On 4 July 2013, he made his first career European appearance, getting sent off for a second yellow card in the 75th minute of his side's credible 0–0 draw with Swedish club Malmö in the UEFA Europa League at Tallaght Stadium.
[20] He made his debut for the club on 20 February 2016, scoring twice in a 3–1 win over St Patrick's Athletic in the Leinster Senior Cup at the Carlisle Grounds.
[24] He score 5 minutes into his debut on 4 February 2018 in a 3–1 win away to his old club Bray Wanderers in a Leinster Senior Cup tie at the Carlisle Grounds.
[31] Brennan was voted into the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for 2021 by his fellow professionals, after his impressive season of 15 goals in 27 games as he fired his side to promotion.