The British-Pinoy, who is contracted to League One outfit Oldham until December 30, will now see out the rest of his deal with Championship side Charlton Athletic.
Despite featuring in one first-team game at Oldham, the 24-year-old revealed he made the decision to move to Charlton after realizing his chances with the Latics may be limited following the arrival of experienced goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, 36.
"As much as I enjoyed my time there at Oldham, I had to look out for a chance to at least be involved on a Saturday at a club," Etheridge told ABS-CBN Europe.
"I was fortunate enough to stumble across Charlton who I'd been training with in my off-season program. They've got an unfortunate injury to their number one, and after speaking to them they made it very clear - would I like to be involved in their first team for the short period of time?"
"It's a great club to be at - it's a league above, it's in the Championship, and it was really a no-brainer for me to sign the papers to be involved with Charlton's first team."
Etheridge is no stranger to his surroundings having already had a spell at Charlton while still with Fulham FC, and more recently he has been training with the Addicks in the off-season just to keep fit.
"It's a fantastic club, Charlton. It's a club that I was loaned to earlier in my career. Unfortunately I never got to play but it has always been a club that has been very close to me.
"The people I've worked with there have been fantastic. I'd like to prove as much as I can in the short period of time I'm there and fingers crossed I hope I can extend and maybe move there on a permanent in January.
"I will keep all my options open but it's another stepping stone for me and it's in the right direction. For me it's a positive to go to a fantastic club in the Championship that's doing well."
After 19 games played, Charlton currently sits 10th in the Championship with 28 points - four spots off the promotion places.
Etheridge knows he'll have to work hard to get a game, but is up for the fight.
"They've already got a very strong line-up of goalkeepers at the club and I hope I can be an addition to the strong line-up they've got.
"Whether I start or not will be a different story. I understand that my role really is for cover there because at the end of the day I'm only a loan player. And they've got their goalkeepers there. Their number two, Nick Pope, is a good, talented, young goalkeeper, but I hope I get an opportunity. If I get a game that would be fantastic."
Etheridge made the bench for Charlton's league match on November 29.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
