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| Born | 13 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:53,11 July 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darren Brennan (born 13 November 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club St Lachtain's and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. [1] He usually lines out as a goalkeeper.
Brennan joined the St Lachtain's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He experienced championship success in the under-21 grade before eventually joining the club's top adult team.[ citation needed ]
Brennan first played for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2013 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 4 May 2013 when he lined out in goal in Kilkenny's 7–16 to 1–09 defeat of Kildare. On 7 July 2013,Brennan won a Leinster Championship medal after again lining out in goal in Kilkenny's 1–18 to 0–08 defeat of Laois in the final. [2]
Brennan was again eligible for the minor grade in 2014. He won a second successive Leinster Championship medal on 6 July 2014 following Kilkenny's 2–19 to 2–10 defeat of Dublin. [3] On 7 September 2014,Brennan lined out in goal when Kilkenny faced Limerick in the All-Ireland final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2–17 to 0–19 victory. [4]
Brennan subsequently progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 2 June 2015 when he lined out in goal in Kilkenny's 4–12 to 2–16 defeat of Dublin in the quarter-final. [5] On 8 July 2015,Brennan was again in goal when Kilkenny suffered a 4–17 to 1–09 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. [6]
On 5 July 2017,Brennan won a Leinster Championship medal with the under-21 team after lining out in goal in Kilkenny's 0–30 to 1–15 defeat of Wexford in the final. [7] On 9 September,he was again in goal for Kilkenny's 0–17 to 0–11 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland final. [8] Brennan ended the season by being named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year. [9]
Brennan was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team at the start of the 2017 season. He remained as a non-playing substitute during the National League and Championship campaigns.[ citation needed ]
On 25 February 2018,Brennan made his first appearance for the Kilkenny senior team when he lined out in goal in a 2–22 to 2–21 defeat of Tipperary in the National League. [10] On 8 April 2018,he was an unused substitute when Kilkenny defeated Tipperary by 2–23 to 2–17 to win the National League title. [11] Brennan was selected on the bench when Kilkenny faced Galway in the Leinster final on 1 July 2018. He remained as an unused substitute for the 0-18 apiece draw. [12] He remained on the bench for the replay a week later,which Kilkenny lost by 1–28 to 3–15. [13]
On 11 May 2019,Brennan made his Leinster Championship debut in Kilkenny's 2–23 to 1–21 defeat of Dublin. [14] On 30 June 2019,he was an unused substitute when Kilkenny suffered a 1–23 to 0–23 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. [15]
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny | 2017 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-01 | ||