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, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cork City (on loan from Bohemians)
Youth career
2008–2019 Riverstown A
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– Bohemians 13 (2)
2023– → Cork City (loan) 13 (1)
International career‡
2021 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian (born 7 September 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City, on loan from Bohemians.

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[lower-alpha 1]0433
Career total 322204150433

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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