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

In May 2019, Brennan came out as gay, becoming the first openly gay Australian male footballer.[1]

Career

Brennan joined the Newcastle Jets on 29 April 2015 from National Premier League side South Melbourne, signing a two-year deal.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] He made a total of five A-league appearances during his time with the Jets.[5] He then returned to Bentleigh Greens SC in the Victorian Premier League.[6]

In November 2018, Brennan signed with Green Gully of the NPL Victoria League.[7]

Personal life

In an interview with the Herald Sun, Brennan came out as gay after being closeted for several months.[8] He had previously dated women, but had been unsure of his sexuality for years, stating that it had been a "mental burden".[1] Brennan is the first male Australian footballer to come out as gay, and one of only a few openly gay players playing professionally.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ Gardiner, James (26 March 2016). "Newcastle Jets out of A-League finals contention but Perth Glory march on". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ^ "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Jets release Tassie striker". FourFourTwo. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ Lim, Jordan (24 January 2017). "Brennan and Bentleigh reunite for season 2017". Corner Flag. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Gully welcomes Andy Brennan". Green Gully SC. November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Gay footballer Andy Brennan: Coming out has been amazing". BBC News. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Brennan
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