Aaron Drinan

Aaron Drinan
Personal information
Full name Aaron John Drinan
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Swindon Town
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2015 Carrigaline United
2015 Cobh Ramblers
2015–2017 Cork City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Waterford 5 (1)
2018–2021 Ipswich Town 22 (1)
2018Sutton United (loan) 18 (0)
2019Waterford (loan) 18 (7)
2019GAIS (loan) 5 (0)
2020Ayr United (loan) 7 (1)
2021–2024 Leyton Orient 85 (15)
2024– Swindon Town 76 (25)
International career
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:08, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:43, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Aaron John Drinan (born 6 May 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.

He played youth football for Irish sides Carrigaline United, Cobh Ramblers and Cork City, before joining League of Ireland side Waterford in 2017, making his senior debut in August 2017. He helped Waterford to win the League of Ireland First Division title during his first season in senior football. In January 2018, Drinan signed for English club Ipswich Town. He spent time out on loan at English National League side Sutton United, former club Waterford, Swedish Superettan club GAIS and Scottish side Ayr United between 2018 and 2020. He made his first-team debut for Ipswich in September 2020.

Drinan has won caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 team, making his debut in March 2019.