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.

Darren Dennehy
Dennehy in action for St Patrick's Athletic away to Galway United in the 2016 League of Ireland.
Personal information
Full name Darren Dennehy
Date of birth (1988-09-21) 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)
2009Hereford United (loan) 3 (0)
2009Hereford United (loan) 7 (0)
2010Gillingham (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]

SeasonClubLeague LeagueCup League CupEuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2005–06 Everton Premier League 00000000 00
2006–07 000000 00
2007–08 00000000 00
2008–09 Cardiff City Football League Championship 000000 00
2008–09 Hereford United (loan) Football League One 30000000 30
2009–10 Hereford United (loan) Football League Two 70002010 100
Hereford United total 100002010 130
2009–10 Cardiff City Football League Championship 000000 00
2009–10 Gillingham (loan) Football League One 130000000 130
2010–11 Barnet Football League Two 50001000 60
2011–12 190100030 230
Barnet total 240101030 290
2013 Cork City League of Ireland Premier Division 110001020 120
2014 294301000 334
2015 24350001020 323
Cork City total 64780201040 767
2016 St Patrick's Athletic League of Ireland Premier Division 24020114110 322
2017 20000020 40
St Patrick's Athletic total 26020114130 362
Career total 13771106151110 16716

Honours

St Patrick's Athletic

References

  1. "Darren Dennehy" Everton.co.uk Retrieved on 14 March 2009
  2. "Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy" BBC Sport Retrieved on 14 March 2009
  3. "Dennehy signing completed" Archived 5 September 2012 at Archive.today Hereford United F.C. Retrieved on 14 March 2009
  4. "Hereford 0–1 Southend" BBC Sport Retrieved on 14 March 2009
  5. "Bulls beaten at Hartlepool" Hereford Times Retrieved on 14 April 2009
  6. "Hartlepool 4–2 Hereford" vitalfootball.co.uk Retrieved on 14 April 2009
  7. "Hereford United chief shows off new signings". Hereford Times. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  8. "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.
  9. "Gillingham sign Tristan Plummer and Darren Dennehy". BBC Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  10. "Defender Darren Dennehy agrees to extend his stay at Gillingham". Kent Online. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  11. "Dennehy back with bluebirds". South Wales Echo. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  12. "Stimson signs 6ft 4in defender". Barnet F.C. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  13. "Chesterfield 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  14. "McLeod, Brill lead Bees exodus". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  15. http://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=6990#.VmiA0XrfWrU
  16. https://int.soccerway.com/players/-darren-dennehy/45943/
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