Ethon Varian

Ethon Varian
Personal information
Full name Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001[2]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Position 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:22, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian (born 7 September 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Career

Stoke City

Varian 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

On 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

Varian made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut against Wales on 26 March 2021.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2021–22[14] EFL Championship 000000—00
Raith Rovers (loan) 2021–22[14] Scottish Championship 32220415[a]0433
Career total 322204150433
  1. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Raith Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "EFL SQUAD LIST 2020/21 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Ethon Varian at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Greenwood graduate Ethon Varian is making progress with Stoke City". Echo Live.ie. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "ETHON VARIAN". Nantwich Town. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ethon Varian". Raith Rovers. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Livingston 0–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "RAITH PAY PENALTY AFTER CUP DRAW". Raith Rovers. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Raith Rovers agree extended deal for Stoke City striker Ethon Varian as Rangers starlet Ben Williamson nears switch". The Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Raith Rovers 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Raith Rovers 3–1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Varian joins Bohemians". Stoke City. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cork City complete loan signing of Ethon Varian". 21 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "U21s comeback to beat Wales". FAI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Ethon Varian in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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