Ethan Robson

Ethan Robson (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Carlisle United.

Ethan Robson

Personal information
Full name	Ethan Robson[1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Houghton-le-Spring, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Carlisle United
Number	7
Youth career
2004–2014	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Sunderland	9	(0)
2019	→ Dundee (loan)	13	(2)
2019–2020	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	16	(3)
2020–2022	Blackpool	30	(0)
2021–2022	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	18	(1)
2022–2024	Milton Keynes Dons	51	(1)
2024–	Carlisle United	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

He began his career with Sunderland, and spent time on loan with Dundee and Grimsby Town, before joining Blackpool in 2020. After a stint on loan, Robson joined Milton Keynes Dons permanently for two years before signing for Carlisle United in 2024.

Early years

Robson was born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, and attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic School in nearby Washington.^[3]

Club career

Sunderland

Robson started his career with the youth team at local side Sunderland, joining the club at the age of eight and rose through the ranks to go to a full-time professional with the first team in the summer of 2014.^[3]

He featured regularly and captained the development squad and under-23 side before signing a two-year contract extension in April 2016.^[4] Robson was named the Premier League 2 Player of the Month for August 2016.^[5]

He played three games for the under-21 side in the 2016–17 EFL Trophy, and also appeared as an unused substitute on several occasions for the first team.^[6] Robson made his first-team debut in September 2017, when he replaced James Vaughan as a late substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Everton in the EFL Cup.^[7] A few days later he made his league debut in the Championship in a home defeat to Cardiff City.^[7]

Robson was loaned to Dundee in January 2019.^[8] He made 13 appearances in the Scottish Premiership and scored twice.^[9] On 2 September 2019, Robson headed out on loan again, this time joining League Two side Grimsby Town, where he played regularly until returning to Sunderland in January 2020.^[10][9]

Robson was released by Sunderland when his contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season, bringing to an end a 16-year spell with the club during which he made just nine league appearances.^[11]

Blackpool

On 6 August 2020, Robson joined League One club Blackpool on a two-year deal with an option of a third.^[12] On 11 November 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 EFL Trophy win over Leeds United U21s.^[13]

Robson joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan on 1 July 2021.^[14] He made his league debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 3–3 draw away to Bolton Wanderers on 7 August 2021.^[15] Robson scored his first MK Dons goal in a 1–0 home league win over Portsmouth on 11 September 2021.^[16] On 17 January 2022, Robson was recalled early from his loan by Blackpool due to injuries within the squad, amid rumours MK Dons had made two failed bids to sign him permanently.^[17] Robson was released from his Blackpool contract in May 2022, at the end of the 2021–2022 season.^[18]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 15 June 2022, Robson's former loan club Milton Keynes Dons announced he would be returning to the club on a permanent basis effective 1 July 2022 following his release from Blackpool.^[19] On 17 May 2024, the club said he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.^[20]

Carlisle United

On 25 June 2024, EFL League Two club Carlisle United announced they had signed Robson on a two-year deal.^[21] Robson would miss the start of the season with a hamstring injury which was reported to keep him out of action for roughly 3 months.^[22]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2014–15[23]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16[24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17[6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[7]	Championship	9	0	1	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2018–19[9]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	1	3	1
	2019–20[25]	League One	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	14	1
Sunderland U21	2016–17[6]	—							3[a]	0	3	0
	2017–18[7]	—							3[a]	0	3	0
	Total		—						6	0	6	0
Dundee (loan)	2018–19[9]	Scottish Premiership	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
Grimsby Town (loan)	2019–20[25]	League Two	16	3	2	0	1	0	2[a]	0	21	3
Blackpool	2020–21[26]	League One	28	0	2	0	1	0	5[b]	1	36	1
	2021–22[27]	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		30	0	2	0	1	0	5	1	38	1
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2021–22[27]	League One	18	1	1	0	1	0	3[a]	0	23	1
Milton Keynes Dons	2022–23[28]	League One	18	1	1	0	3	0	4[a]	0	26	1
	2023–24	League Two	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
	Total		51	1	1	0	4	0	4	0	60	1
Carlisle United	2024–25	League Two	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			140	7	8	0	8	0	23	2	179	9

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, one appearance in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Blackpool

• EFL League One play-offs: 2020–21^[29]

Individual

• Premier League 2 Player of the Month: August 2016^[5]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. "Ethan Robson". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
3. "Ethan Robson Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
4. Hunter, James (1 April 2016). "Sunderland hand young talent a two-year contract extension". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
5. "Sunderland's Ethan Robson scoops Premier League 2 Player of Month award for August". Sunderland Chronicle. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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7. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
8. "Dundee sign Scott Wright, Ryan McGowan, Ethan Robson and John O'Sullivan on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
9. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
10. "Ethan Robson: Grimsby Town sign Sunderland midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
11. Smith, Phil (17 June 2020). "Sunderland retained list: Duncan Watmore one of five to leave as Jon McLaughlin, Chris Maguire and Tom Flanagan offered new deals". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
12. Scrafton, Matt (6 August 2020). "Blackpool see off competition from League One rivals to make ex-Sunderland midfielder their sixth summer signing". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
13. "Blackpool 3-0 Leeds United's U21s: Seasiders continue impressive recent form to qualify for knockout stages of EFL Trophy". blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
14. "Ethan Robson Joins MK Dons On Loan" – Blackpool F.C., 1 July 2021
15. "Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
16. "Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Portsmouth". BBC. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
17. "Blackpool recall Ethan Robson from MK Dons loan spell amid reports of rejected bids". Blackpool Gazette. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
18. "Club Confirms Retained List | News | Blackpool Football Club". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
19. "Ethan Robson returns to MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
20. "MK Dons release five including Warren O'Hora and Dan Kemp". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
21. "MIDFIELDER SIGNS TWO-YEAR DEAL | Carlisle United Football Club". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
22. "Carlisle United's Ethan Robson and Dylan McGeouch to miss start of season". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
23. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
26. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
27. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
28. "Games played by Ethan Robson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
29. "Blackpool sealed a return to the Championship after a six-year absence by beating Lincoln City in the League One play-off final at Wembley". BBC. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

• Ethan Robson at Soccerbase