Career snapshot
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1991-01-13 · 3 players total
| Full name | Rob Kiernan |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Robert Samuel Kiernan |
| Date of birth | 1991-01-13 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Rickmansworth, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Ireland England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 186.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-04-07 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County SC | 3 | 2020 | 2022 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1,231 |
| Southend United | 4 | 13/14 | 19/20 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2,439 |
| Rangers FC | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 2,130 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 972 |
| Wigan Athletic | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 704 |
| Brentford FC | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic U21 | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watford FC | 3 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford City | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USLC | Orange County SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | USLC | Orange County SC | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,231 |
| 2021 | USLC Playoffs | Orange County SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | USLC | Orange County SC | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Southend United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Southend United | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,584 |
| 18/19 | League One | Southend United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 855 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup | Rangers FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2,130 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Rangers FC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Petrofac Tr. Cup | Rangers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | Rangers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Birmingham City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 972 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 704 |
| 13/14 | Championship Play-Offs | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Southend United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | EFL Trophy | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League One | Brentford FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Two | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Reserve League | Wigan Athletic U21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Watford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Yeovil Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Two | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Two | Bradford City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Watford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Watford U18 | Watford | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Watford | Kilmarnock FC | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-31 | Kilmarnock FC | Watford | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-28 | Watford | Yeovil Town | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-01 | Yeovil Town | Watford | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-11-12 | Watford | Bradford | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-22 | Bradford | Watford | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-02-01 | Watford | Wycombe | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-01 | Wycombe | Watford | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Watford | Wigan | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-16 | Wigan | Accrington | Loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Accrington | Wigan | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-09-28 | Wigan | Burton Albion | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-10-28 | Burton Albion | Wigan | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-11-15 | Wigan | Brentford | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-02 | Brentford | Wigan | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-11 | Wigan | Brentford | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-05-31 | Brentford | Wigan | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-10-12 | Wigan | Southend United | Loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-12-28 | Southend United | Wigan | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-12 | Wigan | Birmingham | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-02 | Birmingham | Wigan | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Wigan | Rangers | Transfer | 400000 | €280k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-03 | Rangers | Southend United | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-07 | Southend United | Orange County | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-12-01 | Orange County | Without Club | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-04-27 | Without Club | Orange County | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-07 | Orange County | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Ankle injury | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-20 | 9 | 2 |
| 16/17 | Calf injury | 2017-04-04 | 2017-05-31 | 58 | 9 |
| 17/18 | Knee injury | 2017-08-18 | 2019-02-16 | 548 | 91 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23102 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21103 | #17 | 14 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tavernier | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Foderingham | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Halliday | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Holt | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy McCabe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Kuningas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Bwomono | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael O'Halloran | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronaldo Damus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USLC | Orange County SC | 2 | 28 |
| 16/17 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 1 | 24 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 12 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USLC | Orange County SC | 1 | 15 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 2 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2015-05-02 | Birmingham | Wigan | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-12 | Wigan | Birmingham | Loan | — | €150k |
| 13/14 | 2013-12-28 | Southend United | Wigan | Return from loan | — | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-10-12 | Wigan | Southend United | Loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-05-31 | Brentford | Wigan | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-11 | Wigan | Brentford | Loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-02 | Brentford | Wigan | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-11-15 | Wigan | Brentford | Loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-10-28 | Burton Albion | Wigan | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-09-28 | Wigan | Burton Albion | Loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Accrington | Wigan | Return from loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-16 | Wigan | Accrington | Loan | — | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-01 | Wycombe | Watford | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2011-02-01 | Watford | Wycombe | Loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-22 | Bradford | Watford | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2010-11-12 | Watford | Bradford | Loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-01 | Yeovil Town | Watford | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-28 | Watford | Yeovil Town | Loan | — | €50k |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-31 | Kilmarnock FC | Watford | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Watford | Kilmarnock FC | Loan | — | €50k |
Teams faced most often by Rob Kiernan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading FC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 38% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 35% |
| Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 35% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 35% |
| Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 35% |
| Derby County | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 10% |
| Millwall FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 39% |
| Ipswich Town | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 18% |
| Brentford FC | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 24% |
| Charlton Athletic | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 31% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 19% |
| Huddersfield Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 13/14 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | 1,231 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 23 | 1,584 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 18/19 | 10 | 855 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 16/17 | 31 | 2,130 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 15/16 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 30 | 972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 13/14 | 28 | 704 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 11/12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Rob Kiernan
Who is Rob Kiernan?
Rob Kiernan is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Rob Kiernan?
Rob Kiernan is 35 years old. He was born on January 13, 1991 in Rickmansworth.
What position does Rob Kiernan play?
Rob Kiernan plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Rob Kiernan play for?
Rob Kiernan currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Rob Kiernan scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rob Kiernan has scored 7 goals in 268 appearances.