Euan East

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Euan East
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland [1] [2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Linfield
Number 3
Youth career
2010–2017 St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Johnstone Burgh 0 (0)
2018–2019 Queen's Park 22 (1)
2019–2020 Albion Rovers 26 (7)
2020–2023 Queen of the South 77 (9)
2023– Linfield 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Euan East (born 5 July 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Linfield in NIFL Premiership. East has previously played for Queen's Park, Albion Rovers and Queen of the South.

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Club career

Queen's Park

East started his senior career at Queen's Park, where he was primarily used as a substitute, scoring one goal in the 2018–19 season.

Albion Rovers

On 11 July 2019, East signed for Albion Rovers. [3] East scored seven league goals during his solitary season for the Coatbridge club. [1] At the end of that season, East rejected a contract offer from the Wee Rovers, instead preferring to chase a full-time contract elsewhere. [4]

Queen of the South

On 25 September 2020, East signed a full-time contract with Queen of the South before the start of the 2020–21 season. [5] On 17 October 2020, East's league debut for the Doonhamers was in a 2–1 defeat versus Ayr United at Somerset Park. [6] East had already played in two Betfred League Cup matches versus Greenock Morton and St Mirren earlier in October 2020. [7] [8]

On 10 November 2020, East scored his first goal for the Doonhamers versus Queen's Park, his first club, at Hampden Park in a 3-1 victory in the League Cup. [9]

On 9 June 2021, East signed a one-year extension to his contract to remain at the Doonhamers for the 2021-22 season, [10] where he has reverted from playing as a striker to a centre back. [11]

On 8 April 2022, East was the captain versus Partick Thistle at Palmerston in a 1-0 defeat, in the absence of club captain Josh Todd due to injury. [12]

On 16 April 2022, East once again captain versus Arbroath at Gayfield in a 5-1 defeat. [13]

On 19 April 2022, East scored the winning goal in the 40th minute, as Queens won 2-1 versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Palmerston. [14]

On 23 April 2022, East scored for Queens in the 80th minute, then scored an own goal in the 87th minute versus Ayr United in a 1-1 draw at Palmerston, that ultimately relegated the Doonhamers to League One. [15]

On 15 June 2022, East signed a one-year extension to his existing contract to remain with the Doonhamers. [16]

On 31 May 2023, East departed Queen of the South after three seasons with the Dumfries club.

Linfield

On 1 September 2023, East signed with Linfield on a contract until the end of the 23/24 season. He scored two goals for the club, against Larne and in the dying moments of their league against Crusaders. On 15 January 2024, Linfield announced that East had signed a new contract with the club, keeping him at Windsor Park until the conclusion of the 2024/25 campaign. [17]

Career Statistics

Club

[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2018-19 Scottish League Two 22120——2 [lower-alpha 1] 1262
Albion Rovers 2019-20 Scottish League Two2673041—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0348
Queen of the South 2020-21 Scottish Championship 2311031——272
2021-22 2641040—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0354
2022-23 Scottish League One 2841020—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0334
Total7793091—609510
Linfield 2023-24 NIFL Premiership 2423031——303
2024-25 ———00—00
Total242303100—303
Career Total14919110163009118523

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player Profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Player Description". Queen of the South. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Euan East joins Albion Rovers". Albion Rovers. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Euan East rejects Albion Rovers contract". The Daily Record. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Euan East joins Queen of the South". Queen of the South. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Euan East Queen of the South debut". Queen of the South. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "QoS : Report - Greenock Morton 6.10.20".
  8. ↑ "QoS : Report - St Mirren 10.10.20".
  9. ↑ "QoS : Report - Queens Park 10.11.20".
  10. ↑ "QosFC: East Stays South".
  11. ↑ "QoS : Report - Queens Park 10.7.21".
  12. ↑ "Watch: Queen of the South v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 8 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Arbroath move within point of Kilmarnock with win". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Queen of the South earn crucial win over Inverness". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "QoS relegated from Championship as Ayr boost hopes". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "QosFC: East Returns to South".
  17. ↑ "David Healy - welcome to Euan East". linfieldfc.com.
  18. ↑ Euan East at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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