Ethan Coleman

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

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	79	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:14, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

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.