Ethan Cairns

Ethan Cairns
Personal information
Full name Ethan John Cairns
Date of birth (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004
Place of birth Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Inverurie Loco Works
Youth career
2014–2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 20 (1)
2021 → Strathspey Thistle (loan) 8 (0)
2022 → Fort William (loan) 6 (1)
2022–2023 → Forres Mechanics (loan) 23 (4)
2023–2024 → Forres Mechanics (loan) 1 (0)
2024 → Banks o' Dee (loan) 2 (1)
2025– Inverurie Loco Works 25 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Ethan Cairns (born 17 December 2004) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Highland League side, Inverurie Loco Works.[1]

Cairns is the younger brother of Owen Cairns, who plays as a defender for Elgin City.

Career

Cairns came through the Inverness Caledonian Thistle Academy, before being sent out on loan to his hometown side, Strathspey Thistle,[2] as well as Fort William,[3] and finally, Forres Mechanics[4] before being recalled from his Forres loan due to an injury crisis going on at Inverness.[5]

On 2 January 2023, Cairns made his debut for Inverness, coming on in a 6–1 win over Cove Rangers in the Scottish Championship.[6] On 4 February, Cairns scored his first goal for Inverness in a 2–2 league draw with Greenock Morton immediately after being subbed on for fellow academy graduate, Daniel MacKay.[7][8] In July 2023, Cairns returned to Forres on a short term loan, before joining Aberdeen side, Banks o' Dee in January 2024.[9]

Following the end of the 2024–25 season, Cairns left Inverness.[10]

In June 2025, Cairns signed for Inverurie Loco Works in the Highland League.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ethan Cairns | Football Stats | Fort William | Age 18 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Caley Thistle send teenage striker on loan to Highland League club". Inverness Courier. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ↑ Law, Callum. "Caley Thistle's Ethan Cairns and Aly Riddle join Fort William on loan". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ↑ Law, Callum. "Forres boss pleased to land Caley Thistle starlet Ethan Cairns". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ↑ "Caley Thistle bring back all players on loan due to emergency injury crisis". Inverness Courier. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Inverness hit six in thrashing of Cove". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ↑ "Inverness CT come back twice to draw with Morton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Caley Thistle teenage goal hero living the first team dream". Inverness Courier. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  9. ↑ "ICT teenager joins Highland League title contenders on loan". Inverness Courier. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  10. ↑ "Caley Thistle confirm 11 players sign new contracts to stay at club". Inverness Courier. 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  11. ↑ "ETHAN CAIRNS - Inverurie Loco Works F.C." inverurielocos.com. Retrieved 2025-06-12.


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