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Brendan Jason Kiernan (born 10 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town, on loan from Walsall.

Brendan Kiernan

Kiernan playing for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Brendan Jason Kiernan[1]
Date of birth	(1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Grimsby Town (on loan from Walsall)
Number	27
Youth career
	Bromley
	Fulham
	Crystal Palace
2009–2011	AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	AFC Wimbledon	17	(0)
2012	→ Braintree Town (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2014	Bromley	39	(3)
2014	Staines Town	5	(1)
2014–2015	Ebbsfleet United	8	(0)
2015	Lingfield	7	(8)
2015	Hayes & Yeading United	6	(0)
2015–2016	Bromley	1	(0)
2016–2018	Hampton & Richmond Borough	103	(29)
2018–2019	Welling United	42	(13)
2019–2021	Harrogate Town	63	(11)
2021–	Walsall	30	(4)
2022–	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

He spent his early youth career at Bromley, Fulham and Crystal Palace before joining AFC Wimbledon at the age of 16. He made his league debut for AFC Wimbledon as a substitute on 18 March 2011, at the age of 18. He joined Walsall on 1 July 2021.[3]

Early life

Kiernan grew up near Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, and was an Arsenal fan.[4]

Club career

Early career

Kiernan started his career in the youth team at Fulham, but left as a youngster to join Crystal Palace. He stayed with the club until he was 16, but was released at the end of the season in 2009.[5] He then underwent unsuccessful trials at QPR, Derby County, Charlton, Southend, Leeds and Leicester.[4]

He then joined the AFC Wimbledon Senior Academy at South Thames College, where he got picked for the England Colleges team.[6]

AFC Wimbledon

The midfielder made his league debut for "The Dons" in a Conference game against Crawley Town in a 3–1 defeat on 18 March 2011, coming on as a substitute for Luke Moore.[7] Kiernan only featured in one more game in the 2010–11 season, a 0–0 draw with Forest Green Rovers, which was his first League start for the club, securing a place in the Conference play-offs.[8] Following AFC Wimbledon's promotion to the Football league Kiernan made his football league debut on 24 September 2011 when he came on as a substitute for Luke Moore in a 2–1 win over Bradford City in League Two.[9] On 27 January 2012, Kiernan signed for Braintree Town on a one-month loan deal, making four appearances in total.[10] Kiernan scored his first goal in professional football in the First Round of the League Cup against Stevenage on 14 August 2012. It would only prove to be a consolation, however, as AFC Wimbledon went on to be defeated 3–1.[11] Having broken into the first team under manager Terry Brown at the start of the 2012 season, Kiernan left the club by mutual consent on 8 April 2013 under new manager Neal Ardley.[12]

Bromley

Following his departure from Wimbledon, Kiernan joined his local club Conference South side Bromley in July 2013. After impressing in pre-season, he scored on his debut, netting the first goal in a 2–0 away victory against Hayes and Yeading United on 17 August 2013. A week later, he scored Bromley's third goal in a 5–1 win over local rivals Tonbridge Angels.[13] During his non-league career Kiernan worked as a teaching assistant and a personal trainer.[4]

Ebbsfleet United

On 5 June 2015, Kiernan's contract with Ebbsfleet expired.[14] He nearly retired from the game, but signed for Lingfield.[4]

Harrogate Town

After a season at Welling United, after again reaching the play off final, it was announced in May 2019, that Kiernan had joined Harrogate Town.[15]

Walsall

Kiernan joined League Two side Walsall on a two-year contract on 1 July 2021.[3] In November 2021 it was revealed that he was training to become a counsellor, and also acted as a mentor to young players released by clubs.[4]

On 21 July 2022, Kiernan signed for Grimsby Town on loan until January 2023.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Wimbledon	2010–11[17]	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2011–12[18]	League Two	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2012–13[19]		6	0	0	0	1	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	1
	Total		17	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	20	1
Braintree (loan)	2011–12[18]	Conference Premier	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Bromley	2013–14[20]	Conference South	39	3	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	3
Staines Town	2014–15[17]	Conference South	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Ebbsfleet United	2014–15[17]	Conference South	8	0	0	0	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	1	14	1
Lingfield	2015–16	Southern Comb. D1	7	8	?	?	—		?	?	7	8
Hayes & Yeading	2015–16[20]	National League South	6	0	1	0	—		0	0	7	0
Bromley	2015–16[20]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	4	0
Hampton & Richmond	2015–16	Isthmian Premier Division	23	11	?	?	—		?	?	23	11
	2016–17[17]	National League South	40	15	0	0	—		0	0	40	15
	2017–18[17]		40	3	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 5]	0	43	3
	Total		103	29	1	0	0	0	2	0	106	29
Welling	2018–19[17]	National League South	42	13	1	0	—		?	?	43	13
Harrogate Town	2019–20[21]	National League	33	7	2	0	—		6[lower-alpha 6]	1	41	8
	2020–21[22]	League Two	30	4	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 7]	2	35	6
	Total		63	11	4	0	0	0	9	3	76	14
Walsall	2021–22[23]	League Two	24	4	1	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 8]	0	28	5
Career total			319	69	11	1	2	1	26	4	358	75

References

External links

• Brendan Kiernan at Soccerbase

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