Brendan Kiernan

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
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Welling United
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 Lingfield 4 (5)
2014 Staines Town 5 (1)
2014–2015 Ebbsfleet United 8 (0)
2015 → Lingfield (dual reg.) 3 (5)
2015 Hayes & Yeading United 6 (0)
2015 Bromley 1 (0)
2015–2018 Hampton & Richmond Borough 105 (29)
2018– Welling United 8 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:38, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Brendan Jason Kiernan (born 10 November 1992) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Welling United. He spent his early youth career at 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.

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.[2] He then joined the AFC Wimbledon Senior Academy at South Thames College, where he got picked for the England Colleges team.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] On 27 January 2012, Kiernan signed for Braintree Town on a one-month loan deal, making four appearances in total.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Following his departure from AFC 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.[10] His next goal came on 7 December, in a 3–0 home win over Farnborough. He assisted 14 goals in the league during the 2013/14 season.

On 5 June 2015, Kiernan's contract with Ebbsfleet expired and he chose to pursue other opportunities for the coming season. His league campaign had been disrupted by injury but starred in the run to the quarter finals of the F A trophy, scoring against Welling and in beating Forest Green. .[11] Following his departure from the club, he had brief spells with Lingfield and Hayes & Yeading.

On 29 September 2015, it was announced Kiernan would return to Bromley on a non-contract basis. He made his return debut on the same day against Dover Athletic in the Kent Senior Cup.and played against Boreham Wood in the league. Brendan decided to signed for Hampton and Richmond FC of the Ryman League in October 2015, going on to make 31 appearances, scoring 12 goals and 15 assists, helping Hampton to win the league and promotion to the conference South.

Prior to the 2018–19 campaign, Kiernan joined fellow National League South rivals, Welling United.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2010–11[13] Conference Premier 2000—0020
2011–12[13] League Two 90100000100
2012–13[13] League Two 6000111[lower-alpha 1]081
Total 170101110201
Braintree Town (loan) 2011–12[13] Conference Premier 40———40
Bromley 2013–14[14] Conference South 39320—2[lower-alpha 2]0433
Lingfield 2014–15[15] Southern Counties East League 4511—0056
Staines Town 2014–15[13] Conference South 51——0051
Ebbsfleet United 2014–15[14] Conference South 80——6[lower-alpha 3]1141
Lingfield (dual reg.) 2014–15[15] Southern Counties East League 35———35
Hayes & Yeading United 2015–16[14] National League South 6010—0070
Bromley 2015–16[14] National League 10——1[lower-alpha 3]020
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2015–16[16] Isthmian League Premier Division 3111——003111
2016–17[17] National League South 381520—4[lower-alpha 4]04415
2017–18[18] National League South 36322—7[lower-alpha 5]3458
Total 1052942—11312034
Welling United 2018–19[13] National League South 8500—0085
Career total 20048931121423156
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference South play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in National League South play-offs
  5. ↑ Three appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, four appearances in National League South play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Brendan Kiernan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fulham and Crystal Palace reject eyes Dons deal". Surrey Herald. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Students shine in AFC Wimbledon Talent scout". South Thames College. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Crawley Town 3–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC News. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Forest Green 0–0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Bradford 1 – 2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Braintree sign AFC Wimbledon's Brendan Kiernan on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Stevenage 3 – 1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Football. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Brendan leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Gillingham cruise to victory as Bromley kick start pre-season campaign". Bromley Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/home/trio-to-depart-the-fleet/
  12. ↑ "Brendan Kiernan Signs". Welling United F.C. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "B. Kiernan". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Brendan Kiernan Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Brendan Kiernan". Lingfield F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Brendan Kiernan". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Brendan Kiernan". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Brendan Kiernan". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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