Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian (born 7 September 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Greenwood | ||
| 2018–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Bohemians | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Cork City (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 24 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editStoke City
editVarian was born in Cork and began playing youth football with Greenwood FC in Togher. He moved to England in 2018 joining the Stoke City Academy.[3] Varian spent January 2020 at Nantwich Town on work experience where he scored twice on his debut against Hyde United.[4] In July 2021 Varian joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on a six-month loan.[5] He made his professional debut on 21 July 2021 in a 0–0 draw against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup.[6][7] His loan was extended in December 2021 until the end of the 2021–22 season[8] Varian made 43 appearances for Raith scoring three goals as they narrowly missed out on a play-off spot.[9] He helped Raith to win the Scottish Challenge Cup after beating Queen of the South 3–1 in the final.[10]
Bohemians
editOn 8 July 2022, Varian signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians.[11] After 6 months at the club it was announced that he would be joining his hometown club Cork City on loan for the 2023 season.[12]
International career
editVarian made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut against Wales on 26 March 2021.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 April 2022[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22[14] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2021–22[14] | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[a] | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
edit- Raith Rovers
References
edit- ^ "EFL SQUAD LIST 2020/21 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Ethon Varian at Soccerway
- ^ "Greenwood graduate Ethon Varian is making progress with Stoke City". Echo Live.ie. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "ETHON VARIAN". Nantwich Town. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ethon Varian". Raith Rovers. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Livingston 0–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "RAITH PAY PENALTY AFTER CUP DRAW". Raith Rovers. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Raith Rovers agree extended deal for Stoke City striker Ethon Varian as Rangers starlet Ben Williamson nears switch". The Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Raith Rovers 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Raith Rovers 3–1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Varian joins Bohemians". Stoke City. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Cork City complete loan signing of Ethon Varian". 21 December 2022.
- ^ "U21s comeback to beat Wales". FAI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ethon Varian in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.