Neil Etheridge

Neil Etheridge

Etheridge after Cardiff City's promotion in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Enfield, London, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Buriram United
Number	13
Youth career
2003–2006	Chelsea
2006–2008	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Fulham	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Leatherhead (loan)	6	(0)
2011	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	0	(0)
2012	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	12	(0)
2013–2014	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2015	Oldham Athletic	0	(0)
2014	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	2	(0)
2015	Charlton Athletic	2	(0)
2015–2017	Walsall	81	(0)
2017–2020	Cardiff City	99	(0)
2020–2024	Birmingham City	70	(0)
2024–	Buriram United	30	(0)
International career‡
2005	England U16	1	(0)
2008–	Philippines	82	(0)
Medal record Representing  Philippines AFC Challenge Cup 2014 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge (born 7 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 1 club Buriram United and captains the Philippines national team.

He joined the Fulham Academy after three years as a trainee at Chelsea and made his debut for Fulham in the UEFA Europa League against Danish club Odense Boldklub, though he never played in a league match with the club. While with Fulham from 2006 until 2014 he was loaned to various lower tier clubs; Leatherhead, Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers, and Crewe Alexandra.

After leaving Fulham, Etheridge signed with Oldham Athletic before he was loaned to Charlton Athletic. He joined Charlton on a permanent basis in 2015 after his contract with Oldham ended. After months of being without a club, Etheridge joined Walsall, going on to make more than 90 appearances in all competitions in two seasons. He then moved on to Championship club Cardiff City in 2017. After establishing himself as Cardiff City's first choice goalkeeper, he helped the Welsh side win promotion to the Premier League. He joined Birmingham City, also of the Championship, three years later. Etheridge was released by Birmingham in 2024 and signed for Thai League 1 club Buriram United.

Etheridge has one British and one Filipino parent; in international football, he played for his native England at under-16 level, and at senior level has represented the Philippines since 2008 and captained the team. In August 2018, while with Cardiff City, he became the first Filipino to play in the Premier League.