Brian Gartland

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Personal information
Brian Gartland
Full name	Brian Gartland
Date of birth	November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) (age 21)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Monaghan United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2006 2007 2008-present	Bray Wanderers Shelbourne Monaghan United	0 (0) 15 (1) 0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Brian Gartland (born November 4, 1986 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who is currently playing for Eircom League of Ireland First Division club Monaghan United. Gartland plays as a central defender.

[edit] Career

Brian began his senior career at Bray Wanderers and was one of Bray's promising young players and was voted Bray Wanderers' Under-21 Player of the Year for 2006. Brian had yet to make a competitive first team appearance for Bray at this stage (made his debut for Bray first team in a friendly against Livingston Fc from Scotland in July 2006) and in February 2007 he had interest coming from Shelbourne. Brian took the opportunity to join Shels and he signed for the Tolka Park side on February 27, 2007^[1]. Brian made his debut for Shelbourne on March 9, 2007 in a league fixture against Kildare County at Tolka Park, scoring on his debut with the first of Shelbourne's goals in a 2-2 draw^[2]. Gartland's battling demeanor saw him become a regular in the Shelbourne first team during the first half of the 2007 season until a raft of mid-season signings saw him pushed down the pecking order at the Tolka Park club. Gartland was released by Shelbourne at the end of the 2007 season^[3]. Gartland made 16 league and cup appearances and scored one goal during the 2007 Season for Shelbourne. Gartland did not have to wait long to find a new club as he was snapped up by Monaghan United on December 18, 2007^[4].