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John McKiernan

Burton Albion
184 cm
Height
24
Shirt
23 years
Jan 18, 2002
Northern Ireland
Country
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder, Striker
DM
CM
RW
AM
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches3%Shot attempts78%Goals39%
Chances created7%Aerial duels won82%Defensive actions44%

League One 2024/2025

1
Goals
1
Assists
17
Started
27
Matches
1,432
Minutes played
6.60
Rating
5
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 5

Wrexham
3-0
62
0
0
0
0
6.1

Apr 1

Leyton Orient
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
8.1

Mar 29

Stockport County
2-1
71
0
0
1
0
6.2

Mar 15

Shrewsbury Town
0-2
73
0
0
0
0
6.6

Mar 8

Bolton Wanderers
1-2
89
0
0
1
0
7.2

Mar 4

Wycombe Wanderers
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Mar 1

Mansfield Town
1-1
89
0
0
1
0
6.3

Feb 18

Stevenage
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Feb 15

Bristol Rovers
3-1
73
0
0
0
0
6.4

Feb 8

Blackpool
1-1
77
0
0
0
0
6.0
Burton Albion

Apr 5

League One
Wrexham
3-0
62’
6.1

Apr 1

League One
Leyton Orient
2-1
90’
8.1

Mar 29

League One
Stockport County
2-1
71’
6.2

Mar 15

League One
Shrewsbury Town
0-2
73’
6.6

Mar 8

League One
Bolton Wanderers
1-2
89’
7.2
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 29%
  • 31Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 2.26xG
4 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationThrow in set pieceResultGoal
0.17xG0.71xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,432

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
2.26
xG on target (xGOT)
1.86
Non-penalty xG
2.26
Shots
31
Shots on target
9

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.67
Successful passes
224
Pass accuracy
68.7%
Accurate long balls
7
Long ball accuracy
30.4%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
20.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
21
Dribble success
48.8%
Touches
649
Touches in opposition box
48
Dispossessed
26
Fouls won
38
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
16
Tackles won %
61.5%
Duels won
113
Duels won %
45.0%
Aerial duels won
29
Aerial duels won %
36.7%
Interceptions
9
Blocked
10
Fouls committed
33
Recoveries
62
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
11

Discipline

Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches3%Shot attempts78%Goals39%
Chances created7%Aerial duels won82%Defensive actions44%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Lincoln City (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Burton Albion (on loan)Jan 2025 - Jun 2025
15
1
Lincoln City (Free transfer)Jul 2024 - Jan 2025
17
1
Morecambe (Free transfer)Jul 2023 - Jun 2024
33
7
Watford (back from loan)Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
Eastleigh (on loan)Aug 2022 - May 2023
45
5
Bohemian FC (on loan)Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
1
0

Youth career

Watford U23Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Watford FC Under 18 AcademyJul 2019 - Jun 2020
1
0
Andover Town FC Under 18Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
1
0

National team

Northern Ireland U21Oct 2020 - now
11
1
  • Matches
  • Goals