Eiran Cashin

Irish footballer

Eiran Cashin
Cashin with Derby County in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eiran Joe Cashin[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2021 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Derby County 104 (5)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2022 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:52, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Eiran Joe Cashin (born 9 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Derby County. Born in England, he was a youth international for the Republic of Ireland.

Club career

Derby County

A youth product of Derby County, Cashin first played as a central midfielder for the academy, before being converted to a central defender.[2] Cashin was during the 2018–19 season, a part of Derby's U18 Premier League title success.[3] Despite being very close to being released by the club due to COVID-19 concerns,[4] Cashin signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2020.[5] During the 2020–21 season, Cashin started to feature in first team matchday squads under Wayne Rooney, as well his role in the under-23 team.[2]

During the 2021–22 season, Cashin broke into the first team however, he his debut for the first team was delayed to the EFL squad registration restrictions due Derby's administration.[2] He made his professional debut with Derby County on 11 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 EFL Championship win over Blackpool.[6] His first goal in senior football came on 30 April 2022, in a 2–0 win away to Blackpool.[7] He played a total amount of eighteen league matches during the season, as Derby were eventually relegated to League One.[2] Cashin, thanked Rooney for his loyalty in giving him his first taste of first team action in a difficult season for the club.[2]

On 2 July 2022, following Derby's takeover by Clowes Developments, Cashin was able to extend his contract with the club until 2024.[8] Cashin was a first team regular during the 2022–23 making 52 appearances, scoring one goal against Charlton Athletic as he was named the clubs young player of the year.[9] Cashin played the last six game of the season with an hernia injury, as Derby fell short of a play-off place by a point and a place.[10]

Cashin went into the 2023–24 season once again as Derby's first choice central defender and in the summer transfer window was linked with a transfer to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion who had multiple bids rejected in July and August 2023, head coach Paul Warne stated these bids did not match Derby's valuation.[11] Brighton did match Derby's valuation at the end of the transfer window on 1 September 2023, however the transfer did not occur due to limited time scale to find a replacement or arrange a loan back deal for Cashin.[12] Cashin was not named in Derby's starting lineup the following day against Bolton Wanderers due to only arriving at the team hotel 2am the night before the game.[12] In a March 2024 interview for the Derby Telegraph, Cashin stated that he had spent six hours in a Starbucks coffee shop near Little Eaton unsure whether he was going to Brighton to complete a transfer or to Bolton for Derby's match the following day.[10] Cashin stated that Warne was gutted for him that this "life-changing opportunity" had broken down but told Cashin to keep his head down and focus on the season ahead at Derby.[10]

On 23 November 2023, amid speculation that a bigger club might put in an offer for the player, Warne said Cashin would be offered a new contract.[13] Warne told Cashin on 27 December 2023 that he was not for sale.[2] Derby activated a one-year extension clause on Cashin's contract on 1 January 2024, to extend his contract until June 2025 and stated the player was not for sale in the January transfer window, he also made his 100th senior appearance for Derby on the same day.[14] On 2 February 2024, he signed another new contract, extending his contract until June 2027.[15] He stated later on that he went into January with an open mind ver his future but once he received the contract offer, said it was a "no brainer" to sign.[10] Cashin and his central defensive partner Curtis Nelson, were one of the strongest and reliable defensive partnerships in League One during this season as their relationship and trust in each other showed on the field.[2] Cashin with these performances was named in the League One Team of the Year in the 2024 EFL Awards for the 2023–24 season.[16]

International career

Born in England, Cashin is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland. He qualifies through a grandmother born in County Leitrim.[17]

He played for the Republic of Ireland U18s in a 4–0 loss to the Turkey U18s in March 2019.[18]

On 6 June 2022, Cashin made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team, assisting the second goal in a 3–1 win over Montenegro U21 at Tallaght Stadium.[19]

Style of play

Cashin despite concerns of his lack of height, is a central defender who is strong in aerial duels, he also has a good reputation for reading the game ahead of him well[2] and can break up attacks from the opposition with interceptions and good defensive positioning, he also has good technical ability in terms of long and short passing accuracy and his vision of play can help his side start attacks from defence. His ability in aerial duels, is a benefit to his team in set pieces both defensively and offensively as he is often the first man to deal with defensive set pieces and in offensive situations, Cashin has scored several headed goals from set pieces. He showed great adaptivity in League One as he moved from a slow-possession based system under Liam Rosenior to a faster more direct system under Paul Warne with few issues.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
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
Derby County 2021–22[21] Championship 18 1 0 0 0 0 — 18 1
2022–23[22] League One 43 1 5 0 2 0 2[a] 0 52 1
2023–24[23] League One 43 3 2 0 1 0 5[a] 0 51 3
Career total 104 5 7 0 3 0 7 0 121 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Curtis, Leigh (9 March 2024). "I was told I'd be lucky to make it now I dream of Derby County promotion". Derbyshirelive. Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Derby Countys Under 18 Premier League Champions Where are they now". Jobs in Football. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Eiran Cashin drops 'close to leaving' Derby County bombshell". Derbyshirelive. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Derby fans played big part in Cashin's goal v Notts Co". Derbyshirelive. 2 August 2021 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Derby County vs. Blackpool - 11 December 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Ebiowei & Cashin earn Derby victory at Blackpool". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Academy Graduate Cashin Agrees To Remain A Ram". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b "McGoldrick and Cashin win Derby's player + young player of the season awards". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d Curtis, Leigh (6 March 2024). "'I hate that Starbucks' - Eiran Cashin opens up on Brighton drama, Paul Warne's demand and Derby County". Derbyshirelive. Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Eiran Cashin to Brighton transfer latest as Paul Warne confirms Derby County bids". Derbyshirelive. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  12. ^ a b "Paul Warne explains Eiran Cashin decision after Derby County to Brighton transfer 'failed'". Derbyshirelive. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Derby pair Cashin & Bird to be offered new deals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Derby County activate Eiran Cashin clause as Paul Warne makes request amid transfer interest". Derbyshirelive. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Cashin Commits His Future To Derby Until 2027". www.dcfc.co.uk. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Eiran Cashin: Ireland's newest U21 star on his Irish roots and Derby County future". punditarena.com.
  18. ^ "Flying Start To Qualifying For Keogh And Wilson". www.dcfc.co.uk.
  19. ^ Diallo, Raf (6 June 2022). "Ireland see off Montenegro to boost Euro U-21 dreams" – via www.rte.ie.
  20. ^ Hunt, Alxandra (21 December 2023). "Eiran Cashin at Derby County 2023/24: Assessing his importance and his potential replacements – scout report". Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via www.totalfootballanalysis.com.
  21. ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

  • Eiran Cashin at Soccerway
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