Eiran Joe Cashin (born 9 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Derby County. Born in England, he was a youth international for the Republic of Ireland.
 Cashin with Derby County in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eiran Joe Cashin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| 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 | 124 | (6) |
| 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 14:38, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:52, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Cashin joined Derby County's academy and in 2018–19 was a part of Derby's U18 Premier League title success. In 2020, Cashin signed his first professional contract for Derby and in December 2021, he made his first team debut for Derby in a season which resulted in relegation to League One after financial issues.
In July 2022, after the club were taken over by David Clowes, Cashin signed a two-year contract in his second season of this deal he helped the side gain promotion back to the Championship and he was also named in the League One Team of the Season for 2023–24. In February 2024, Cashin signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension with Derby after a move to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion broke down in August 2023.
Born in Nottinghamshire, Cashin is eligible to represent Republic of Ireland through his grandmother and Cashin has been capped at under-18 and under-21 level for the Republic.
Club career
editDerby County
editA 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 as his role in the under-23 team.[2]
During the 2021–22 season, Cashin broke into the first team. However, his debut for the first team was delayed to the EFL squad registration restrictions due to 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] He was a first team regular during the 2022–23 season, making 52 appearances and scoring one goal (against Charlton Athletic) as he was named the club's Young Player of the Year.[9] Cashin played the last six games of the season with a hernia injury, as Derby fell short of the play-offs by a point and a place.[10]
Cashin went into the 2023–24 season once again as the club'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 stating that 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, but the transfer did not occur due to inadequate time 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 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 that 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 over 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 most 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] he also featured in the PFA League One Team of the Year.[17] He played 44 times in the league with, statistically, one of the strongest defences during this season, with Derby chalking up 21 league clean sheets whilst Cashin was on the pitch.[18] Cashin also won back-to-back Young Player of Year awards at Derby.[19] He made 52 appearances in total for Derby during the season as Derby finished runners-up in the division and earned automatically promotion to the Championship.[20]
For the 2024–25 season, Cashin was once again a first choice at centre-back for Derby, but would miss three games with a concussion picked up against Middlesbrough on 17 August 2024.[21] On 1 October 2024, Cashin became captain of Derby County for the first time against Sunderland, later stating that captaining the side at age of 22 was an "honour".[22]
International career
editBorn in England, Cashin is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland. He qualifies through a grandmother born in County Leitrim.[23]
He played for the Republic of Ireland U18s in a 4–0 loss to the Turkey U18s in March 2019.[24]
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.[25]
Style of play
editCashin 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.[26]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2021–22[27] | Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[28] | League One | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[29] | League One | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| 2024–25[30] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
editDerby County
- EFL League One second-place promotion: 2023–24[20]
Individual
- Derby County Young Player of the Season: 2022–23,[9] 2023–24[19]
- EFL League One Team of the Season: 2023–24[16]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2023–24 League One[17]
References
edit- ^ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Derby Countys Under 18 Premier League Champions Where are they now". Jobs in Football. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Eiran Cashin drops 'close to leaving' Derby County bombshell". Derbyshirelive. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Derby fans played big part in Cashin's goal v Notts Co". Derbyshirelive. 2 August 2021 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Derby County vs. Blackpool - 11 December 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ebiowei & Cashin earn Derby victory at Blackpool". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Academy Graduate Cashin Agrees To Remain A Ram". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "McGoldrick and Cashin win Derby's player + young player of the season awards". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Derby pair Cashin & Bird to be offered new deals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cashin Commits His Future To Derby Until 2027". www.dcfc.co.uk. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b "PFA League One Team of the Year". PFA. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Wildsmith Wins Sky Bet League One Golden Glove For 2023/24". Derby County. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Nelson Named Derby's 2023/24 Jack Stamps Player of the Season". Derby County. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Breaking: Derby County promoted as duo seal it for Paul Warne's side". Derby Telegraph. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Paul Warne confirms double Derby County injury blow as duo to miss Watford clash". Derby Telegraph. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW: 'It's an honour to be on this journey with this club' - Cashin". www.dcfc.co.uk. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Eiran Cashin: Ireland's newest U21 star on his Irish roots and Derby County future". punditarena.com.
- ^ "Flying Start To Qualifying For Keogh And Wilson". www.dcfc.co.uk.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (6 June 2022). "Ireland see off Montenegro to boost Euro U-21 dreams" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Eiran Cashin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
edit- Eiran Cashin at Soccerway