| Ethon Varian | |
| Fullname: | Ethon Sean O'Driscoll-Varian[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2001 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Greenwood |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Stoke City |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Nantwich Town (loan) |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Raith Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Bohemians |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Cork City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 16:22, 24 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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.[2] Varian spent January 2020 at Nantwich Town on work experience where he scored twice on his debut against Hyde United.[3] In July 2021 Varian joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on a six-month loan.[4] He made his professional debut on 21 July 2021 in a 0–0 draw against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup.[5] [6] His loan was extended in December 2021 until the end of the 2021–22 season[7] Varian made 43 appearances for Raith scoring three goals as they narrowly missed out on a play-off spot.[8] He helped Raith to win the Scottish Challenge Cup after beating Queen of the South 3–1 in the final.[9]
On 8 July 2022, Varian signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians.[10] 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.[11]
Varian made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut against Wales on 26 March 2021.[12]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |||