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We are delighted to welcome Ethan Robson to Blackpool, who has joined the Club on a two-year-deal with the Club holding an option to extend by a further year!
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
We are delighted to welcome Ethan Robson to Blackpool, who has joined the Club on a two-year-deal with the Club holding an option to extend by a further year!
🗣️ NC: "Ethan is a highly rated, athletic midfielder who I have been aware of for a number of years and watched him develop at Sunderland.
“I believe he will be a valuable asset to the team, and he fits the profile well of the type of player we want to bring to the Club.” pic.twitter.com/8rSFNbmVQY
New chapter... Delighted to have signed for @BlackpoolFC can’t wait to get started🧡⚽️Thanks to everyone at @SunderlandAFC for the last 15 years made some great memories that I will never forget, All the best to the lads/staff for the future🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/oksocsQ2Fj
Really impressed with this signing. I know a lot of Grimsby fans and they loved him during his time on loan at Blundell Park.
He's another that fits the age profile the club are looking for - ages of Blackpool's six summer signings are 23, 23, 23, 24, 25 and 25. https://t.co/wnLA8T0GWq
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
Full name: Ethan Robson Date of birth: 25 October 1996 (age 23) Place of birth: Houghton-le-Spring, England Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position(s): Midfielder
Robson was born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, and attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic School in nearby Washington. He 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.
He featured regularly and captained the development squad and under-23 side before signing a two-year contract extension in April 2016. He played three games for the under-21 side in the 2016—17 EFL Trophy, while also appearing as an unused substitute on several occasions for the first team. He made his professional debut for the first team in September 2017, when he replaced James Vaughan as a late substitute in the 3—0 defeat to Everton in the EFL Cup. A few days later he made his league debut in the EFL Championship in a home defeat to Cardiff City.
Robson was loaned to Dundee in January 2019.
On 2 September 2019, Robson headed out on loan again, this time joining League Two side Grimsby Town until January 2020.
It was announced on 17 June 2020 that Robson would be leaving Sunderland, bring to an end his 16 years with the club
On 6 August 2020, Robson joined League One club Blackpool on a two-year deal with an option of a third.
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Blackpool Football Club is pleased to announce the signing of Ethan Robson on a two-year-deal, with the Club holding an option for a further year.
The 23-year-old signs for the Club from Sunderland, having joined the Black Cats as a rising academy star in 2004.
Since then, the midfielder has progressed well and enjoyed successful loan spells at Dundee FC and Grimsby Town, as well as making a handful of first-team appearances in the Championship for his parent Club.
A midfielder with a keen eye for goal, Robson becomes Neil Critchley’s sixth signing of the summer as the Club continues to press ahead with their plans for the 20/21 season.
On signing for Blackpool, Robson said:
“I’m delighted to be joining Blackpool Football Club and I can’t wait to get started.
“It wasn’t an easy decision to leave Sunderland, which is where I’ve grown up and developed over the years. But, after speaking to Neil Critchley and hearing what he had to say about the team and where he wants to take it, I felt it was a journey I wanted to be a part of.
“Blackpool is on the up, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the future brings here.”
Neil Critchley said:
“I’m excited to welcome Ethan to Blackpool, and I am really looking forward to working with him.
“He’s a highly rated, athletic midfielder who I have been aware of for a number of years and watched him develop at Sunderland.
“I believe he will be a valuable asset to the team, and he fits the profile well of the type of player we want to bring to the Club.”
Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
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