Jake Eastwood

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Jake Eastwood
Personal information
Full name Jake Eastwood [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Rotherham, England [2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 12
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2023 Sheffield United 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Sheffield (loan) 35 (0)
2016 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Mickleover Sports (loan) 30 (0)
2017–2018 → Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 16 (0)
2020 → Kilmarnock (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Rochdale (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Ross County (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Rochdale (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Grimsby Town 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Jake Eastwood (born 3 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town

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Having come through the Sheffield United academy, he signed professional terms and made three first team appearances over a seven year period. He spent time on loan with Sheffield, Gainsborough Trinity, Mickleover Sports, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United, Kilmarnock, Grimsby Town, Portsmouth and Rochdale. He joined Grimsby permanently ahead of the 2023–24 season.

Career

Youth

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Eastwood joined Sheffield United's youth academy at the age of 10. [3] In his youth, he has spent time on loan with Sheffield, [4] Gainsborough Trinity and Mickleover Sports for first team experience. [5]

Sheffield United

In April 2016, Eastwood was one of four youth players to sign professional terms with Sheffield United. [6] He started the 2017–18 season as deputy to loanee Jamal Blackman, who himself was signed to cover for injured first team keeper Simon Moore. [5] On 9 August 2017, Eastwood made his senior first-team debut in the Football League Cup in a 3–2 home victory over Walsall at Bramall Lane. [7] He started again in the Blades' next tie in the League Cup which ended in a 4–1 home defeat to the visitors Leicester City of the Premier League, which knocked the Blades out of the competition. [8]

In November 2017, Eastwood signed a new long-term contract, committing to the Blades until 2020. [3] He then joined Chesterfield on an emergency loan. [9] Eastwood made his league debut for Sheffield United on 3 February 2018 against Wolverhampton Wanderers, replacing Simon Moore who was sent off in the 73rd minute. [10]

On 5 July 2019, Eastwood joined Scunthorpe United on a season-long loan deal. [11] After injuries to Sheffield United goalkeepers Simon Moore and Michael Verrips, he was recalled by his parent club in January 2020. [12] As a result, he was on the bench for their Premier League game against West Ham United. [13]

On 30 July 2020, Eastwood signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan. [14] He made his debut on 1 August 2020, in Kilmarnock's opening game of the season, away to Hibernian, however he had to be substituted at half-time due to injury. [15] On 11 January 2021, he returned to Sheffield United after making two appearances in all competitions. [16]

On 1 February 2021, Eastwood joined League Two side Grimsby Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. [17] Eastwood temporarily took over as first choice keeper having been favoured to regular James McKeown but an injury suffered in March limited him to 7 appearances. [18] [19]

On 7 September 2021, Eastwood signed for League One side Portsmouth on a seven-day emergency loan in order to play in an EFL Trophy tie against AFC Wimbledon. [20] Portsmouth's first choice keeper Gavin Bazunu was on international duty with the Republic of Ireland, whilst his understudy Alex Bass was isolating due to COVID-19, Portsmouth lost the game 5-3. [21]

Eastwood returned to Scotland by joining Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan for the 2022-23 season. [22] In January, Eastwood returned to Rochdale on loan until the end of the season having failed to make a league appearance in Scotland. [23]

Grimsby Town

On 4 July 2023, Eastwood returned to Grimsby Town signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2016–17 [2] EFL League One 0000000000
2017–18 [25] EFL Championship 1000200030
2018–19 [26] EFL Championship0000000000
2019–20 [26] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [27] Premier League0000000000
Total1000200030
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2016–17 [2] National League North 3000000030
Chesterfield (loan) 2017–18 [25] EFL League Two 4000000040
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2019–20 [26] EFL League Two 11010004 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Kilmarnock (loan) 2020–21 [27] Scottish Premiership 1000100020
Grimsby Town (loan) 2020–21 [27] EFL League Two7000000070
Portsmouth (loan) 2021–22 EFL League One0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Rochdale (loan) 2021–22 EFL League Two2000000020
Ross County (loan) 2022–23 [28] Scottish Premiership0000200020
Career total230105050340
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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  3. 1 2 "Eastwood keen to develop further". Sheffield United FC. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sheffield United loanee Jake Eastwood's Harald Schumacher-style challenge in Sheffield FC's derby against Stocksbridge Park Steels!". Sheffield Star. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 Shield, James (28 July 2017). "James Shield's Sheffield United Column: One small step for Jack, one giant leap for Jake". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Young professionals sign". Sheffield United FC Official Website. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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  10. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Jake Eastwood could return to Scunthorpe United before the end of the month". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Sheff Utd 1-0 West Ham". BBC Sport. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (30 July 2020). "Sheffield United goalkeeper Jake Eastwood joins Kilmarnock on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Lyall, Jamie (1 August 2020). "Hibernian 2–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Youssouf Mulumbu pens new Kilmarnock deal as Jake Eastwood returns to Sheffield United". nottheoldfirm.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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