Martin Rennie (footballer)

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

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)
Playing position(s)
    • Striker
Club information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 9
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 4   (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:35, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Rennie began playing his youth football with Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts. From there he went on to play at ametuer 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 the 19th January 2018.[1] His first career goal at senior level came on the 17th 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 the 28th 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 the 5th 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 the 24th 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 the 29th January.[15] He made his competitive debut on the 14th 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]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 12 March 2020.[18]

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
Montrose Total 55184171607220
St Patrick's Athletic 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 4000000[lower-alpha 3]040
Career Total 59184171607520
  1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 3 appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup & 2 appearances in Playoffs
  3. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

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. "Scotland – M.Rennie". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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