Michael Drennan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Joseph Drennan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Evergreen | |||
| 2010–2011 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Shamrock Rovers | 37 | (3) |
| 2016– | Evergreen | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:10, 10 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:10, 10 April 2017 (UTC) |
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Michael Joseph 'Mikey' Drennan (born 2 February 1994) is an Irish footballer who last played professionally as a striker for Shamrock Rovers. Drennan has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level and won the Football Association of Ireland's Under-16 International Player of the Year in 2010. Drennan was scouted by then Premier League side Aston Villa and spent five years in their youth and reserve sides where he was loaned out to English Football League sides Carlisle United and Portsmouth.
Born in Kilkenny, Drennan began his career in hometown's Evergreen FC, playing for the youth side until before moving to Aston Villa in June 2010, after being tracked by Villa and Manchester City since January. In his first season, he impressed for the Academy side, scoring ten goals (also one with the Reserves), and signed a professional deal in March of the following year.
Drennan appeared 13 times for the reserves in 2011–12 season, also appearing four times in the NextGen Series and scoring a brace against Rosenborg. In the 2012–13 season, he played a key part for the Reserves both in U21 Development League and in NextGen Series, also being the second top goalscorer for the NextGen, despite being injured for the latter stages of the tournament. His foot injury (suffered in a NextGen game against Ajax), kept him sidelined for nine months.
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