Darren Dennehy
Darren Dennehy (born 21 September 1988) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland club Limerick. His older brother Billy also plays for Limerick.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Dennehy | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tralee, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Hereford United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Hereford United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gillingham (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Barnet | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Cork City | 64 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | (0) |
| 2018 | Limerick | 12 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2018 | |||
Career
Everton
Born in County Kerry, Dennehy began his career at Everton progressing from the youth system,[1] 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.[2]
Cardiff City
After not making a first team appearance at Cardiff during the season, Dennehy spent two weeks training at League One side Hereford United before signing on a one-month loan deal,[3] making his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against Southend United.[4] He made just two more appearances for Hereford, in consecutive 3–0 defeats to Scunthorpe United and Swindon Town, before his season was ended when he contracted glandular fever while away with the Republic of Ireland under-21 side.[5][6]
After returning to Cardiff for the remainder of the 2008–09 season he rejoined Hereford on a six-month loan deal in July 2009,[7] where he made a total of ten appearances in all competitions before returning to Cardiff in late December.[8] On 21 January he joined Football League One side Gillingham on loan.[9] He made his debut for the Gills on 23 January 2010 in a goalless draw with Colchester United and played in all seven matches he was available for during his loan spell before extending his loan deal until late April,[10] returning to Cardiff on 29 April.[11]
Barnet
On 12 July 2010, Dennehy joined Football League Two side Barnet on a free transfer,[12] making his debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield.[13] Dennehy missed the rest of the 2010–11 season after sustaining a foot injury in the 3–1 home win against Cheltenham Town on 4 September 2010. Dennehy made his comeback in the Football League Trophy victory against Colchester United a year later. In May 2012, Dennehy left Barnet due to the expiry of his contract.[14]
Cork City
On 12 January 2013 Dennehy signed for League of Ireland club Cork City.[15] His brother Billy Dennehy 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 Dundalk, as well as 2015 FAI Cup 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 Dublin club St Patrick's Athletic, along with older brother Billy.[16]
Career statistics
Correct as of 2 November 2017. 'Europe' refers to UEFA Europa League, 'Other' refers to Football League Trophy, Setanta Cup, Munster Senior Cup and Leinster Senior Cup.[17]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2005–06 | Everton | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Cardiff City | Football League Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Hereford United (loan) | Football League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Hereford United (loan) | Football League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hereford United total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Cardiff City | Football League Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Gillingham (loan) | Football League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Barnet | Football League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Barnet total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Cork City | League of Ireland Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Cork City total | 64 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | St Patrick's Athletic | League of Ireland Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 167 | 16 | ||
Honours
St Patrick's Athletic
References
- "Darren Dennehy" Everton.co.uk Retrieved on 14 March 2009
- "Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy" BBC Sport Retrieved on 14 March 2009
- "Dennehy signing completed" Archived 5 September 2012 at Archive.today Hereford United F.C. Retrieved on 14 March 2009
- "Hereford 0–1 Southend" BBC Sport Retrieved on 14 March 2009
- "Bulls beaten at Hartlepool" Hereford Times Retrieved on 14 April 2009
- "Hartlepool 4–2 Hereford" vitalfootball.co.uk Retrieved on 14 April 2009
- "Hereford United chief shows off new signings". Hereford Times. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- "Dennehy and Blanchett depart Edgar Street". Hereford United F.C. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- "Gillingham sign Tristan Plummer and Darren Dennehy". BBC Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- "Defender Darren Dennehy agrees to extend his stay at Gillingham". Kent Online. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- "Dennehy back with bluebirds". South Wales Echo. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- "Stimson signs 6ft 4in defender". Barnet F.C. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- "Chesterfield 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "McLeod, Brill lead Bees exodus". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- http://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=6990#.VmiA0XrfWrU
- https://int.soccerway.com/players/-darren-dennehy/45943/
External links
- Darren Dennehy profile at the Cardiff City website
- Darren Dennehy at Soccerbase
