Midfielder | #21
Ethan O’Brien | #21
Position: MF
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 170
DOB: 01/24/2001
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Acquired: 03/06/2024
Previous club: University of Notre Dame
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Indy Eleven announced the addition of midfielder Ethan O’Brien to its USL Championship squad for the 2024 season.
Ethan joins his brother Josh (signed Feb. 1, 2024) as a member of the Boys in Blue. Ethan played his college soccer at Notre Dame, finishing up in 2023. In three seasons with the Fighting Irish, Ethan played in 46 matches, making 34 starts, and registered three goals and seven assists. During the 2021 season, Ethan tallied assists in back-to-back games against Wake Forest and Pitt to help lead Notre Dame to an NCAA Tournament Semifinal appearance.
In his final year as a grad student, Ethan started 14 of 15 matches played. He tallied four points off a goal and two assists with one goal coming against the Duke Blue Devils, earning him TopDrawerSoccer’s Goal of the Season.
Ethan led Columbus Crew SC Academy to the quarterfinals of National Development Academy Playoffs, recording 29 goals and 25 assists during his time at the club.
Ethan and Josh are one of 10 sets of brothers to have played alongside each other in the USL Championship