Andy Brennan

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Andy Brennan
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 South Melbourne
Number 7
Youth career
South Hobart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 South Hobart (56)
2013 Bentleigh Greens 0 (0)
2014 South Hobart 21 (25)
2015 South Melbourne 15 (4)
2015–2017 Newcastle Jets 5 (0)
2017 Bentleigh Greens 27 (5)
2018 South Melbourne 11 (2)
2018 Oakleigh Cannons 15 (4)
2019 Green Gully 18 (2)
2020 Hume City 5 (0)
2020 South Hobart 10 (0)
2021 Hume City 17 (4)
2022– South Melbourne 93 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2025

Andrew Brennan (born 1 April 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger or striker for South Melbourne. [1] [2]

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In May 2019, Brennan came out as gay, becoming the first openly gay Australian male footballer. [3]

Career

Brennan joined the Newcastle Jets on 29 April 2015 from National Premier League side South Melbourne, signing a two-year deal. [4] Due largely to ongoing injury problems, Brennan was forced to wait until 26 March 2016 to make his A-League debut against Perth Glory, replacing Mitch Cooper in a 2–1 loss. [5] Brennan went on to make a total of three appearances in his maiden A-League season, all off the substitutes' bench.

On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Brennan had parted with the Jets by mutual consent. [6] He made a total of five A-league appearances during his time with the Jets. [7] He then returned to Bentleigh Greens SC in the Victorian Premier League. [8]

In November 2018, Brennan signed with Green Gully of the NPL Victoria League. [9]

Personal life

In an interview with the Herald Sun , Brennan came out as gay after being closeted for several months. [10] He had previously dated women, but had been unsure of his sexuality for years, stating that it had been a "mental burden". [3] Brennan is the first male Australian footballer to come out as gay, and one of only a few openly gay players playing professionally. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Players Stats
  2. ↑ Players Stats
  3. 1 2 3 Davutovic, David (14 May 2019). "Former Newcastle Jets player becomes first Australian male soccer player to come out as gay". Herald Sun . Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 29 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Gardiner, James (26 March 2016). "Newcastle Jets out of A-League finals contention but Perth Glory march on". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jets release Tassie striker". FourFourTwo . 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Lim, Jordan (24 January 2017). "Brennan and Bentleigh reunite for season 2017". Corner Flag. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Gully welcomes Andy Brennan". Green Gully SC. November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Gay footballer Andy Brennan: Coming out has been amazing". BBC News. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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