Ethan Brierley
Personal information
Full name Ethan Craig Brierley[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brentford B
Youth career
0000–2020 Rochdale
2023– Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Rochdale 32 (2)
2022 → Spennymoor Town (loan) 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Ethan Craig Brierley (born 23 November 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brentford.

Early life

Brierley was born in Rochdale.[2]

Career

Having supported Rochdale from the age of three and progressed through the club's academy,[3] Brierley was named on Rochdale's bench for a FA Cup match against Newcastle United in January 2020, at the age of 15. Because of his age, Brierley had to get changed separately to the rest of Rochdale's first team.[4] He made his professional debut for Rochdale on 5 September 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory away to Huddersfield Town.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 November 2020, having turned 17 earlier that week.[6]

On 24 March 2022, Brierley joined National League North side Spennymoor Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7] On 29 April 2022, Brierley was recalled from this loan spell by parent club Rochdale.[8]

On 2 June 2023, it was confirmed that Brierley had signed for Brentford for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 2 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2020–21[11] League One 5000003[lower-alpha 1]080
2021–22[12] League Two 2000102[lower-alpha 1]050
2022–23[13] League Two 25210203[lower-alpha 1]1313
Total 322103081443
Spennymoor Town (loan) 2021–22[2] National League North 7 1 — — — 7 1
Brentford 2023–24[14] Premier League 0000000000
Career total 393103081514
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 59. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Ethan Brierley at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "A Proud Moment For Me". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Walker, Michael (15 January 2020). "Bruce has Newcastle on the crest of a wave as Rochdale fail to repeat heroics". i. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Match Report – Huddersfield Town 0–1 Rochdale". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ethan Brierley Signs First Professional Contract". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ethan Brierley joins Spennymoor Town on loan". Rochdale AFC. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ethan Brierley recalled". Rochdale AFC. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ethan Brierley Joins Brentford B". Brentford FC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ethan Brierley: Brentford B sign Rochdale midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ethan Brierley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ethan Brierley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ethan Brierley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ethan Brierley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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