Brendan Kiernan

Brendan Jason Kiernan (born 10 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Harrogate Town. 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.

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, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 14
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 7 (0)
2015–2016 Bromley 1 (0)
2016–2018 Hampton & Richmond Borough 103 (29)
2018–2019 Welling United 42 (13)
2019– Harrogate Town 52 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:24, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early years

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.[3] He then joined the AFC Wimbledon Senior Academy at South Thames College, where he got picked for the England Colleges team.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] On 27 January 2012, Kiernan signed for Braintree Town on a one-month loan deal, making four appearances in total.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Bromley

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.[11] 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 in which the team reached the Play-offs.

Ebbsfleet United

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. .[12] Following his departure from the club, he had brief spells with Lingfield and Hayes & Yeading.

Hampton & Richmond FC

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. The 2 following seasons resulted in reaching the play off semi finals and final.

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.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2010–11[14] Conference Premier 2000—0020
2011–12[15] League Two 90100000100
2012–13[16] 6000111[lower-alpha 1]081
Total 170101110201
Braintree Town (loan) 2011–12[15] Conference Premier 40——0040
Bromley 2013–14[17] Conference South 39320—3[lower-alpha 2]0443
Staines Town 2014–15[14] Conference South 5100—0051
Ebbsfleet United 2014–15[14] Conference South 8000—6[lower-alpha 3]1141
Lingfield 2015–16 Southern Combination Div One 78??—??78
Hayes & Yeading United 2015–16[17] National League South 6010—0070
Bromley 2015–16[17] National League 1000—3[lower-alpha 4]040
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2015–16 Isthmian Premier Division ????—????
2016–17[14] National League South 401500—004015
2017–18[14] 17210—00182
Total 57171000005817
Career total 14429501113116331
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup, one in the FA Trophy and one in the Conference South play-offs
  3. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup and one in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Brendan Kiernan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "Brendan Kiernan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Crawley Town 3–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC News. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. "Forest Green 0–0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  7. "Bradford 1 – 2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  8. "Braintree sign AFC Wimbledon's Brendan Kiernan on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  9. "Stevenage 3 – 1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Football. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. "Brendan leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  11. "Gillingham cruise to victory as Bromley kick start pre-season campaign". Bromley Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  12. http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/home/trio-to-depart-the-fleet/
  13. Harrogate Town continue summer signing spree, thenonleaguefootballpaper.com, 27 May 2019
  14. Brendan Kiernan at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  15. "Games played by Brendan Kiernan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  16. "Games played by Brendan Kiernan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  17. "Brendan Kiernan". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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