Martin Rennie (footballer)

Martin Rennie (born 9 May 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played for Scottish League One club Montrose, having previously played for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

For the Scottish football manager, see Martin Rennie (football manager).

Martin Rennie
Personal information
Full name Martin Rennie
Date of birth (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Montrose
Number 23
Youth career
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
Kirkcaldy YM
2016–2018 Lochgelly Albert
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Montrose 55  (18)
2020 St Patrick's Athletic 10  (0)
2020– Montrose 5  (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:35, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Rennie began playing his youth football with Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts. From there he went on to play at amateur level for Kirkcaldy YM before signing for Lochgelly Albert in 2016.

Montrose

Having impressed at Junior level for Lochgelly Albert where he had scored 17 goals in half a season, Rennie was signed by Scottish League Two leaders Montrose on an 18 month contract on 19 January 2018.[1] His first career goal at senior level came on 17 February 2018 in a 2–2 draw, scoring a 75th minute equaliser just one minute after being substituted on.[2] After scoring 4 goals in 11 games as Montrose became Scottish League Two champions and earning promotion to Scottish League One,[3] Rennie signed a new 2 year contract with the club on 28 July 2018.[4] He won Scottish League One Player of the Month for December 2018, with his manager Stewart Petrie receiving the Manager of the Month award.[5] Rennie's first full season in senior football was a success on a personal level as he made 44 appearances in all competitions, scoring 14 goals[6] and on 5 May 2019, he was named Montrose Young Player of the Year for the season.[7] The 2019–20 season proved to be a quieter one for Rennie as by January he had made just 11 appearances and scoring 2 goals amidst transfer interest from other clubs.[6]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 24 January 2020, it was announced that Rennie had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic, who's assistant manager Pat Cregg recommended him to manager Stephen O'Donnell having been a teammate of Rennie's at Montrose until earlier in the season.[8][9][10][11][12][13] The transfer cost the Dublin club a five figure sum, which saw Rennie become Montrose's first ever international transfer.[14] Having joined the club in the middle of pre-season, he integrated into the team quickly, scoring his first goal in a 6–1 pre-season friendly win over Athlone Town on 29 January.[15] He made his competitive debut on 14 February 2020, playing the full 90 minutes as his side lost 1–0 against Waterford in the opening game of the season at Richmond Park.[16][17] After 11 appearances in all competitions without a goal, it was announced on 3 October 2020 that Rennie had left the club by mutual consent.[18]

Return to Montrose

On 5 October 2020, it was announced that Rennie had returned to his old club Montrose on transfer deadline day.[19] He made his first appearance since returning to the club 2 days later in a Scottish League Cup game with Scottish Premiership side Ross County, with Rennie missing a penalty in the shootout as Montrose lost after coming from 3–0 down to take the game to penalties.[20]

Career statistics
As of 9 January 2021[21]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montrose 2017–18 Scottish League Two 11400000[lower-alpha 1]0114
2018–19 Scottish League One 331231315[lower-alpha 2]04414
2019–20 11210401[lower-alpha 1]0172
St Patrick's Athletic 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 10010––110
Montrose 2020–21 Scottish League One 500040–90
Montrose Total 601841111608120
Career Total 701851111609220
  1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 3 appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup & 2 appearances in Playoffs

Honours

Club

Individual

References
  1. "Montrose Football Club". www.facebook.com.
  2. "Scottish League 2 (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  3. "Scottish League Two: Montrose win title; Peterhead, Stirling & Stenhousemuir enter play-offs". 28 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  4. Robertson, Neil. "Montrose boss Stewart Petrie 'super pleased' as striker signs contract extension".
  5. "December double for Montrose | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
  6. "Scotland - M. Rennie - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  7. "Montrose FC Online - YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR". www.montrosefc.co.uk.
  8. "Martin Rennie Signs For Saints". www.stpatsfc.com.
  9. "Pat's sign striker Rennie, Waterford snap up Coote". 24 January 2020 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. "St Patrick's Athletic sign Scottish forward Martin Rennie". ExtraTime.ie.
  11. Doyle, Garry. "St Pat's hope they have got a bargain in January sales". The42.
  12. O'Hehir, Paul (24 January 2020). "St Pat's snap up Montrose striker Martin Rennie". irishmirror.
  13. O'Hehir, Paul (25 January 2020). "Pat's sign striker Rennie from Montrose". dublinlive.
  14. "Montrose FC Online - RENNIE COMPLETES EXCITING MOVE TO IRISH PREMIER DIVISION". www.montrosefc.co.uk.
  15. LiveScore, SofaScore com. "Athlone Town St. Patrick's Athletic live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com.
  16. https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/match/st-patricks-athletic-vs-waterford/id-029BGR9JRG000000VUM100GLVVI8BE0R
  17. https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/39905/2/
  18. https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8794
  19. https://www.montrosefc.co.uk/33-featured/2314-petrie-acts-on-deadline-day-to-bring-title-winning-rennie-back-to-links-park
  20. "League Cup round-up: Ross County squander three-goal lead; other four top-flight sides all win". BBC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  21. "Scotland – M.Rennie". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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