Eiran Cashin
Eiran Joe Cashin (born 9 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Derby County. Born in England, he was a youth international for the Republic of Ireland. Club career

Derby County
A youth product of Derby County, Cashin was during the 2018–19 season, a part of Derby's U18 Premier League title success. Cashin signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2020. 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. His first goal in senior football came on 30 April 2022, in a 2–0 win away to Blackpool. He played a total amount of eighteen league matches during the season, as Derby were eventually relegated to League One. On 2 July 2022, following Derby's takeover by Clowes Developments, Cashin was able to extend his contract with the club until 2024. Cashin was a first team regular during the 2022–23 making 52 appearances, scoring one goal against Charlton Athletic as he was named the clubs young player of the year. Cashin went into the 2023–24 season once again as Derby'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 stated these bids did not match Derby's valuation. Brighton did match Derby's valuation at the end of the transfer window on 1 September 2023, however the transfer did not occur due to limited time scale to find a replacement or arrange a loan back deal for Cashin. Cashin was not named in Derby's starting lineup the following day against Bolton Wanderers due to only arriving at the team hotel 2am the night before the game. International career
Born in England, Cashin is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland. He qualifies through a grandmother born in County Leitrim. He played for the Republic of Ireland U18s in a 4–0 loss to the Turkey U18s in March 2019. 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. Career statistics

Honours
Individual
Derby County Young Player of the Season: 2022–23

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2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Mansfield
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
English men's footballers
English people of Irish descent
Men's association football defenders
Derby County F.C. players
English Football League players