Ethan Pinnock

Ethan Rupert Pinnock (born 29 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brentford and the Jamaica national team.

Ethan Pinnock
Pinnock lining up for Dulwich Hamlet in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ethan Rupert Pinnock[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-29) 29 May 1993[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England[3]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[4]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2008 Millwall
2008–2010 Dulwich Hamlet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Dulwich Hamlet 159 (10)
2011 → Holmesdale (loan)
2016–2017 Forest Green Rovers 37 (3)
2017–2019 Barnsley 58 (3)
2019– Brentford 107 (4)
National team‡
2016 England C 1 (0)
2021– Jamaica 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:47, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Pinnock began his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet and Forest Green Rovers, before rising to prominence in the English Football League with Barnsley, from whom he transferred to Brentford in 2019. He was capped by England C during his non-League career and later represented Jamaica at full international level.

Club career

Dulwich Hamlet

Beginning his career as a winger or left back,[5][6] Pinnock played in the Millwall academy between the ages of 9 and 15,[7] before entering the youth system at Isthmian League club Dulwich Hamlet.[8] He progressed to be fringe member of the first team squad during the 2010–11 season,[9] which included a spell on loan at Kent County League Premier Division club Holmesdale, during which he was deployed as a utility player.[6] A growth spurt led to Pinnock being converted into a central defender during his time with the club.[8] By the 2014–15 season, he had established himself as a mainstay of the team.[10] He was a part of the club's 2012–13 Division One South-winning team and won the club's Player of the Year awards in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[5][11] Pinnock departed Hamlet in June 2016,[11] after making 195 appearances and scoring 12 goals during his time at Champion Hill.[9][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Forest Green Rovers

On 21 June 2016, Pinnock signed a two-year contract with National League club Forest Green Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made 45 appearances and scored three goals during Rovers' 2016–17 National League playoffs-winning season,[19] which saw the club promoted to the EFL for the first time in its history.[20] Pinnock departed the club in June 2017.[21]

Barnsley

On 30 June 2017, Pinnock signed a three-year contract with Championship club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee,[21] reported to be £500,000, plus add-ons.[22] Down the pecking order during the first half of the 2017–18 season,[4] injuries to other players allowed him to break into the starting lineup during December 2017 and January 2018.[23] Pinnock scored his first two goals for the club in league matches versus Reading and Sunderland either side of the New Year.[24] He finished an injury-affected 2017–18 season with 15 appearances and suffered relegation with the club to League One.[8][25]

Pinnock missed just two matches in all competitions during the 2018–19 season and helped the Tykes to automatic promotion back to the Championship.[26][27] He won the club's Player of the Year award and was named in the PFA and EFL League One Team of the Year selections.[4] Pinnock departed Oakwell on 2 July 2019, after making 67 appearances and scoring three goals for Barnsley.[28]

Brentford

On 2 July 2019, Pinnock signed a three-year contract with Championship club Brentford, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee,[29] reported to be £3 million.[30] He displaced Julian Jeanvier and broke into the team alongside Pontus Jansson in November 2019 and his performances after the season restart in June and July 2020 saw him nominated for the PFA Fans' Player of the Month award.[31][32][33][34] Pinnock made 40 appearances and scored two goals during the 2019–20 season,[33] which culminated in defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[35]

After beginning the 2020–21 season as an ever-present in league matches,[36] Pinnock signed a new five-year contract on 10 November 2020.[37] He made 48 appearances and two goals during a 2020–21 season which ended with promotion to the Premier League, after victory in the 2021 Championship play-off Final.[36][38] In recognition of his league performances during the season, Pinnock was named in the 2020–21 PFA Championship Team of the Year.[39]

Pinnock began the 2021–22 season as an ever-present starter in Premier League matches and he scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–3 draw with Liverpool on 25 September 2021.[40]

International career

In October 2016, Pinnock was called up to the England C national team and won his only cap in a 2–1 win over Estonia U23 in November 2016.[41] In March 2021, Pinnock was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team for a friendly match versus the United States.[42] He played the opening 64 minutes of the 4–1 defeat.[43] In June 2021, Pinnock was named in Jamaica's provisional 2021 Gold Cup squad,[44] but was not named in the final selection.[45]

Personal life

Pinnock is of Jamaican descent on his father's side and he is a cousin of former footballer Nyron Nosworthy.[8][46] He attended Shirley High School, Reigate College and has a degree in physical education from the University of Greenwich.[7][47]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dulwich Hamlet 2010–11[9] Isthmian League Division One South 11 1 0 0 ― 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 1
2011–12[13] Isthmian League Division One South 29 1 0 0 ― 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 32 1
2012–13[15] Isthmian League Division One South 8 0 1 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 10 0
2013–14[16] Isthmian League Premier Division 28 0 2 1 ― 8[lower-alpha 3] 0 38 1
2014–15[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 46 2 1 0 ― 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 50 2
2015–16[18] Isthmian League Premier Division 37 6 2 0 ― 11[lower-alpha 5] 1 50 7
Total 159 10 6 1 ― 30 1 195 12
Forest Green Rovers 2016–17[19] National League 37 3 1 0 ― 7[lower-alpha 6] 0 45 3
Barnsley 2017–18[24] Championship 12 2 1 0 2 0 ― 15 2
2018–19[26] League One 46 1 3 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 7] 0 52 1
Total 58 3 4 0 3 0 2 0 67 3
Brentford 2019–20[33] Championship 36 2 1 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 8] 0 40 2
2020–21[36] Championship 39 1 2 0 4 1 3[lower-alpha 8] 0 48 2
2021–22[40] Premier League 27 1 1 0 2 0 ― 30 1
Total 102 4 4 0 6 1 6 0 118 5
Career total 356 20 15 1 9 1 45 1 425 23
  1. 2 appearances in Isthmian League Division One South play-offs, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  2. Appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  3. 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 2 appearances in London Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Charity Shield
  4. 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  5. 5 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  6. 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in National League play-offs
  7. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  8. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

International
As of match played 2 February 2022[43]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2021 2 0
2022 3 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Dulwich Hamlet

Forest Green Rovers

Brentford

Individual

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