Claim: Brendan Kiernan is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Harrogate Town and spent his early youth career at Fulham and Crystal Palace.
Evidence: Brendan Jason Kiernan (born 10 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Harrogate Town. Brendan Kiernan Brendan Jason Kiernan Lambeth, England Winger Team Harrogate Town Fulham Crystal Palace AFC Wimbledon Bromley Harrogate Town In Italian football, the term mezzala (literally "half-winger" in Italian) is used to describe the position of the one or two central midfielders who flank a holding midfielder and/or playmaker. Jonathan Wilson describes the development of the 4−4−2 formation: "…the winger became a wide midfielder, a shuttler, somebody who might be expected to cross a ball but was also meant to put in a defensive shift." The historic position of wing-half (not to be confused with mezzala) was given to midfielders (half-backs) who played near the side of the pitch.