Ethan Hardin
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ethan Hardin
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, England
| height = 183 cm
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Biola Eagles
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs1 = Elite SA
| youthyears2 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs2 = Boca United FC
| youthyears3 = 2019–2020
| youthclubs3 = Inter Miami
| collegeyears1 = 2022–
| college1 =Biola Eagles
| collegecaps1 = 18
| collegegoals1 = 4
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Inter Miami CF II
| caps1 = 39
| goals1 = 1
| club-update = 19 September 2022
}}
Ethan Hardin (born 26 February 2003) is an English footballer who played as a defender for Inter Miami CF II{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ethan-hardin/585157/|title=USA – E. Hardin – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=August 8, 2020}} and currently plays for Biola Eagles.
Career
=Inter Miami CF II=
Hardin made his league debut for the club on 8 August 2020, playing the entirety of a 2–1 away victory over Tormenta FC.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/09/united-states/usl-league-one/tormenta/inter-miami-ii/3300028/|title=Tormenta vs. Fort Lauderdale – 9 August 2020 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=August 8, 2020}}
In his first season (2020), Hardin led the team in passing, with 741 (8th in League One), and in passing accuracy (90.7%).{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/statistics/|title=2020 USL League One Leaders|website=uslleagueone.com|accessdate=January 22, 2021}} Hardin also had the second-most interceptions (25) and tied for a team-high 17 aerial duels won.{{cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2020/12/11/academy-players-shine-fort-lauderdale-cf-year-one/|title=Academy Players Shine for Fort Lauderdale CF in Year One|website=intermiamicf.com|accessdate=January 22, 2021}}
= Inter Miami CF =
In Inter Miami's preseason home international friendly versus Peru's "La U" on 26 January 2022, Hardin made his first appearance as a second-half substitute, wearing #34 and playing the left centerback position in a 3-4-3 formation. In the 72-minute, Hardin, at 18 years old, became the youngest goal scorer in Inter Miami franchise history when he scored a brilliant bouncing header from a corner kick to cap off an Inter Miami 4–0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/article257732598.html/|title=Three teens score in 4-0 Inter Miami win over Peru's "La U", including Harvey Neville|website=miamiherald.com|accessdate=January 27, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-miami-start-2022-preseason-with-rout-of-peruvian-club-universitario/|title=Inter Miami start 2022 preseason with rout of Peruvian club Universitario|website=mlssoccer.com|accessdate=January 27, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1486558536058429440|title=This is the Freedom to Dream|website=twitter.com/InterMiamiCF|accessdate=January 27, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://imcf.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=12080140&player=865234825 Ethan Hardin] at US Soccer Development Academy
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Category:Inter Miami CF II players
Category:USL League One players
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Florida
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida
Category:Biola Eagles men's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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