Ethon Varian
Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian (born 7 September 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Raith Rovers on loan from Stoke City.
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | 
Raith Rovers  (on loan from Stoke City)  | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Greenwood | ||
| 2018–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2021– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) | 
| 2020 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | ||
| 2021– | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 32 | (2) | 
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) | 
| 
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 1 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC)  | |||
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]
International career
    
Varian made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut against Wales on 26 March 2021.[8]
Career statistics
    
- 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[9] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 3 | 
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
 
References
    
- "EFL SQUAD LIST 2020/21 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
 - Ethon Varian at Soccerway
 - "Greenwood graduate Ethon Varian is making progress with Stoke City". Echo Live.ie. 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.
 - "U21s comeback to beat Wales". FAI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
 - "Games played by Ethon Varian in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
 
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