JJ McKiernan
John Joshua McKiernan (born January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Morecambe and the Northern Ireland U21 national team. Club career 
Born in Southampton, McKiernan joined Watford at U18 level in December 2018 having previously played for non-league Andover Town in the FA Youth Cup. He signed his professional contract in July 2021 and has been given squad number 43. McKiernan moved to Bohemians on loan in January 2022 and made one appearance before returning to Watford to attend pre-season training camp in Austria, including an appearance against Panathinaikos. McKiernan joined National League team Eastleigh in August 2022 on loan. He was released from Watford at the end of the 2022–23 season. On 1 July 2023, McKiernan signed for League Two club Morecambe on a one-year deal. On 7 October McKiernan made history at Morecambe with the club's first ever away hat-trick against Colchester United, two of the goals scored after going down to a 10 man team. International career 
McKiernan is eligible to represent England and Northern Ireland at international level. McKiernan chose to represent Northern Ireland at international level, qualifying through his paternal grandparents. He was selected at 18 to make his debut with Andy Crosby's U21 squad against Finland, obtaining a yellow card in the 21st minute. During the 2023/24 season McKiernan is called up again for the Northern Ireland U21 2025 Euro Qualifiers

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2002 births
Living people
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Southampton
Watford F.C. players
Bohemian F.C. players
Eastleigh F.C. players
Morecambe F.C. players
League of Ireland players
National League (English football) players
Andover Town F.C. players