JJ McKiernan

Central midfielders · Burton Albion · League One · 2025/2026

JJ McKiernan is a Box to box profile at Burton Albion. In the 2025/2026 League One season, the Xilytics score is 9 out of 100 against central midfielders in the same league and season — 5 once adjusted for league strength. He produced 1 goals and 1 assists in 1,448 minutes, at a 6.66 match rating. His profile leans on Defending (62) and Dribbling (48), while Involvement (17) is his clearest area to improve. Across 3 seasons of 900+ minutes — 5,108 minutes in all, 2 competitions from 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 — his Xilytics score averages 6. His best season scored 7 (2024/2025) and his weakest 5 (2025/2026). Season to season he lands in much the same place. A career figure of this length repeats at 0.82 for central midfielders — measured by correlating each player's odd seasons against his even ones. See his full ability radar, percentile ranking on every metric, role fit and most-similar players below.

JJ McKiernan scouting report: Central midfielders at Burton Albion, League One, 2025/2026. Radar analysis, strengths, similar players and season stats.