Dylan Easton

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Dylan Easton
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Raith Rovers
Number 23
Youth career
Hutchison Vale
2011–2012 Livingston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Livingston 6 (0)
2013 Berwick Rangers 17 (2)
2013–2015 St Johnstone 0 (0)
2014–2015Arbroath (loan) 3 (0)
2015Dumbarton (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2016 Elgin City 22 (3)
2016–2017 Clyde 5 (1)
2017–2019 Forfar Athletic 66 (11)
2019–2021 Kelty Hearts 20 (12)
2021–2022 Airdrieonians 34 (8)
2022– Raith Rovers 32 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Dylan Easton (born 6 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.

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Easton has previously played with Livingston, Berwick Rangers, St Johnstone, Elgin City, Clyde and Forfar Athletic, Kelty Hearts, Airdrieonians, as well as Arbroath and Dumbarton on loan.

Career

Livingston

Easton signed for Livingston in July 2011 [1] from Hutchison Vale. [2] A member of their under 19 squad, [3] he made his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Partick Thistle on 11 February 2012. [4]

St Johnstone

In 2013, Easton signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League club St Johnstone. Easton left the club by mutual consent in August 2015.

Dumbarton (loan)

He joined Dumbarton on loan in January 2015 [5] and made his debut in a 5–1 defeat to Livingston.

Elgin City

In October 2015, Easton signed a contract agreement until the summer 2016 after he left St Johnstone by mutual consent in August 2015. Easton's attacking instincts produced many goal assists during his short time with the club. He was a fans favourite with several his fine displays, and was one of the star players of the season. Easton helped to lead the club to a 2nd-place finish and the promotion the play-offs. He was also named in the Ladbrokes Scottish League Two Team of the Season for 2015–16.

Clyde

On 28 May 2016, it was announced that Easton had signed for Scottish League Two club Clyde. [6] After a positive start to his career at Clyde, Easton was ruled out for an extended period after rupturing his cruciate ligament in Clyde's 3–2 win over Arbroath. [7] However, Easton still managed to win Clyde FC Goal of the Season 2016–17. The midfielder's excellent strike against Montrose in August was the most popular from a shortlist of six, in an online vote. The goal was also included in the shortlist for the PFA Scotland Goal of the Season. He left Clyde in June 2017. [8]

Forfar Athletic

He signed a two-year contract with Forfar Athletic on 20 June 2017. [9]

Kelty Hearts

Easton joined Lowland League club Kelty Hearts in June 2019. [10]

Airdrieonians

On 11 June 2021, Easton signed for Scottish League One side Airdrieonians. [11]

Easton helped the side to the Championship play offs scoring 8 goals and 12 assists, making him the highest assister in League 1. He won Airdrieonians Player of the Season and the Scottish PFA League 1 player of the year as well as being named in Scotlands PFA League 1 Team of the Year.

Raith Rovers

On 26 May 2022, Easton joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on a 2 year deal. [12]

Career statistics

[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2011–12 [14] Scottish First Division 2000000020
2012–13 [15] 4000210061
Livingston total6000210081
Berwick Rangers 2012–13 [15] Scottish Third Division 16200002 [lower-alpha 1] 0182
St Johnstone 2013–14 [16] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Arbroath (loan) 2014–15 [17] Scottish League Two 3000000030
Dumbarton (loan) 2014–15 [17] Scottish Championship 130000000130
Elgin City 2015–16 [18] Scottish League Two 22320002 [lower-alpha 2] 0263
Clyde 2016–17 [19] Scottish League Two 5100410092
Forfar Athletic 2017–18 [20] Scottish League One 32510301 [lower-alpha 3] 0375
2018–19 [21] 34610413 [lower-alpha 4] 0427
Forfar Athletic total66112071407912
Career Total13117401338015620
  1. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in the League One play-offs
  3. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Kelty Hearts

Individual

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References

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