Ethan Coleman

Ethan Coleman

Coleman in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ethan Jay Coleman [1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Reading, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gillingham
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2020	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Brackley Town	16	(1)
2021	→ King's Lynn Town (loan)	9	(0)
2021–2022	King's Lynn Town	20	(2)
2022–2023	Leyton Orient	15	(1)
2022–2023	→ Bromley (loan)	23	(0)
2023–	Gillingham	81	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:46, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Ethan Jay Coleman (born 28 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Career

Coleman began his career with the academy of Reading, ^[3] before joining Brackley Town in 2020. ^[4] He moved on loan to King's Lynn Town in March 2021, ^{[5] [6] [7]} before the move was made permanent in May 2021. ^{[8] [9]} At King's Lynn he was a "mainstay" of the squad. ^[3]

He moved to Leyton Orient in January 2022 for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. ^{[3] [10]}

On 4 August 2022, Coleman signed for National League club Bromley on a season-long loan deal. ^[11]

On 19 January 2023, Coleman was recalled from his loan at Bromley and signed permanently for Gillingham for an undisclosed fee. ^{[12] [13]}

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brackley Town	2020–21 [2]	National League North	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
King's Lynn Town (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
King's Lynn Town	2021–22 [2]	National League	20	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	2
Leyton Orient	2021–22 [14]	League Two	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
	2022–23 [15]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Bromley (loan)	2022–23 [2]	National League	23	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	25	0
Gillingham	2022–23 [15]	League Two	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2024–24 [16]	League Two	43	0	3	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	49	0
	2024–25 [17]	League Two	21	0	0	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	23	0
	Total		75	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	83	0
Career total			158	4	7	0	1	0	6	0	172	4

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 80. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
2. Ethan Coleman at Soccerway . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
3. "Ethan Coleman becomes January signing number four". 24 January 2022.
4. Bosher, Mike Bosher. "New signing - Ethan Coleman". www.brackleytownfc.com.
5. "Linnets bring in Coleman". 22 May 2021.
6. Caroll, Tim. "Ethan Coleman on loan". www.brackleytownfc.com.
7. Lakey, Chris (25 April 2021). "Coleman set to miss Linnets' run-in". Eastern Daily Press.
8. "Linnets announce first signing for next season". 22 May 2021.
9. Lakey, Chris (22 May 2021). "Linnets beat EFL rivals to midfielder's signature". Eastern Daily Press.
10. "Orient sign Brown and Coleman". BBC Sport.
11. "Ethan Coleman is a Raven!". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
12. "Gills sign Ethan Coleman". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
13. "Gillingham sign Clarke and Leyton Orient's Coleman" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
14. "Games played by Ethan Coleman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
15. "Games played by Ethan Coleman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
16. "Games played by Ethan Coleman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
17. "Games played by Ethan Coleman in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.