Matthew Kiernan has been a standout ball-carrier for his side in the Premier Division during the 2025/26 season. Over 21 appearances and 1,609 minutes, he has completed 0.67 successful dribbles per 90 minutes, far exceeding the league average of 0.26 for defenders. His ability to maintain possession and push forward is highlighted by 8 key passes in 21 games, giving him 0.45 key passes per 90 minutes compared with the baseline of 0.54. Defensively, Kiernan has made 36 tackles and 20 interceptions, translating to 2.01 tackles per 90 minutes versus the league average of 1.4, and 0.95 interceptions per 90 minutes. Despite not scoring, his single assist and consistent 6.7 match rating underscore his contribution to the team's build-up play.
Matthew Kiernan has played 1,609 minutes across 21 appearances in Premier Division, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.04, converting 0% of 1 shots and averaging 6.70 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitt Nelson | M | 30 | 2010 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 28% | 30 | 82% | 22 | 55% | 36 | 10 | 6 | 50% | 16 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 5.4 |
| Sean Maguire | F | 23 | 1608 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 18% | 13 | 66% | 11 | 26% | 10 | 1 | 5 | 35% | 37 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2.9 |
| Djenairo Daniels | F | 12 | 945 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 45% | 10 | 67% | 7 | 47% | 13 | 2 | 4 | 32% | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 3.4 |
| Evan McLaughlin | M | 27 | 2070 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 12% | 35 | 77% | 9 | 43% | 44 | 12 | 7 | 55% | 22 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 2.0 |
| Alex Nolan | F | 26 | 1518 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 18% | 9 | 71% | 21 | 41% | 18 | 12 | 1 | 31% | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 10.0 |
| Ruairi Keating | F | 7 | 573 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23% | 1 | 62% | 3 | 27% | 4 | 0 | 3 | 36% | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 4.2 |
| Darragh Crowley | D | 32 | 2674 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12% | 21 | 71% | 5 | 42% | 60 | 36 | 18 | 54% | 24 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 7.5 |
| Freddie Anderson | D | 28 | 2263 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12% | 4 | 75% | 4 | 67% | 29 | 37 | 19 | 61% | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 7.7 |
| Charlie Lyons | D | 25 | 1860 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8% | 5 | 74% | 1 | 100% | 21 | 21 | 14 | 64% | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.80 | 3.2 |
| Joshua Fitzpatrick | F | 24 | 1404 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10% | 8 | 77% | 14 | 38% | 23 | 14 | 5 | 39% | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.57 | 5.2 |
| Greg Bolger | M | 19 | 1072 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11% | 14 | 74% | 6 | 86% | 37 | 21 | 6 | 57% | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 5.3 |
| Malik Dijksteel | F | 9 | 456 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17% | 9 | 75% | 10 | 43% | 11 | 4 | 1 | 45% | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 4.8 |
| Matthew Murray | M | 6 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 50% | 3 | 43% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 53% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 6.9 |
| Sean Murray | M | 28 | 1804 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 74% | 6 | 50% | 38 | 19 | 2 | 55% | 21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 10.0 |
| Tein Troost | G | 19 | 1718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 66% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 6.82 | 5.2 |
| Matthew Kiernan | D | 21 | 1609 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 73% | 12 | 46% | 36 | 20 | 6 | 53% | 12 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 2.9 |
| Cathal O'Sullivan | M | 19 | 1359 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0% | 16 | 78% | 19 | 45% | 17 | 10 | 0 | 44% | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5.7 |
| Milan Mbeng | D | 16 | 1350 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0% | 5 | 72% | 17 | 46% | 32 | 28 | 9 | 48% | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 2.7 |
| Rory Feely | D | 12 | 1065 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 69% | 2 | 40% | 11 | 9 | 18 | 69% | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 3.3 |
| Conor Brann | G | 11 | 1010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 38% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.34 | 4.3 |
| Benny Couto | D | 17 | 966 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0% | 22 | 73% | 8 | 57% | 15 | 15 | 6 | 54% | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 4.4 |
| Rio Shipston | M | 17 | 775 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 12 | 68% | 4 | 57% | 16 | 13 | 3 | 52% | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.3 |
| Fiacre Kelleher | D | 9 | 671 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 71% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 7 | 11 | 56% | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5.2 |
| Harry Nevin | D | 9 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 59% | 2 | 50% | 11 | 14 | 3 | 60% | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 2.1 |
| Kaedyn Kamara | M | 10 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 79% | 7 | 70% | 9 | 9 | 1 | 38% | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.51 | 3.7 |
| David Odumosu | G | 3 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 50% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.43 | – |
| Charlie Lutz | F | 9 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 67% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 2.8 |
| Conor Drinan | D | 2 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 63% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| Brody Lee | F | 6 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 79% | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 5.5 |
| Harvey Skieters | F | 7 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 79% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 5.2 |
| David Dunne | F | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 60% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Charlie Hanover | F | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Arran Healy | M | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 60% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cork City | Premier Division | 21 | 1609 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 73% | 12 | 36 | 20 | 53% | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov | v Derry City | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.2 |
| 25 Oct | a Sligo Rovers | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | 2.1 |
| 17 Oct | a Drogheda United | L | 94 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.0 |
| 26 Sep | a Galway United | L | 86 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 6.0 |
| 19 Sep | v Shamrock Rovers | D | 95 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 3.9 |
| 29 Aug | v Waterford | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 4.0 |
| 22 Aug | a Bohemians | L | 83 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 8.0 |
| 08 Aug | a Derry City | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 3.0 |
| 01 Aug | v Galway United | W | 99 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.60 | 7.8 |
| 25 Jul | v Sligo Rovers | L | 82 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 3.9 |
| 11 Jul | a Waterford | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | 7.8 |
| 04 Jul | a Shelbourne | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.6 |
| 27 Jun | v St Patrick's Athl. | D | 74 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 7.6 |
| 23 Jun | v Drogheda United | D | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.20 | 3.3 |
| 23 May | a Galway United | L | 31 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 4.1 |