Ethan Brierley

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

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)

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. 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. 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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