Ciaran Brennan
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newport County.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6.7 |
Scout report
C. Brennan is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Newport County, rated 24.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 140th of 223 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brennan.
Judged on this season alone, Brennan graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.773 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 9th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Brennan is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newport County finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.2, Brennan carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 15, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Newport County finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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