Eiran Joe Cashin (born 9 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
In February 2024, Cashin signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension with Derby after a move to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion broke down in August 2023.
In January 2025, after 144 appearances and six goals for Derby County, Cashin joined the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
[2] 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.
[8] He was a first team regular during the 2022–23 season, making 52 appearances and scoring one goal (against Charlton Athletic) as he was named the club's Young Player of the Year.
[9] Cashin played the last six games of the season with a hernia injury, as Derby fell short of the play-offs by a point and a place.
[10] Cashin went into the 2023–24 season once again as the club'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 stating that these bids did not match Derby's valuation.
[12] Cashin was not named in Derby's starting lineup the following day against Bolton Wanderers due to arriving at the team hotel 2am the night before the game.
[20] For the 2024–25 season, Cashin was once again a first choice at centre-back for Derby, but would miss three games with a concussion picked up against Middlesbrough on 17 August 2024.
[28] 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.