| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland[1][2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linfield | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | St Mirren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 as of 1 June 2024 | |||
Euan East (born 5 July 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as acentre back forLinfield inNIFL Premiership. East has previously played forQueen's Park,Albion Rovers andQueen of the South.
East started his senior career atQueen's Park, where he was primarily used as a substitute, scoring one goal in the2018–19 season.
On 11 July 2019, East signed forAlbion Rovers.[3] East scored sevenleague goals during his solitary season for theCoatbridge club.[1] At the end of that season, East rejected a contract offer from theWee Rovers, instead preferring to chase a full-time contract elsewhere.[4]
On 25 September 2020, East signed a full-time contract withQueen of the South before the start of the2020–21 season.[5] On 17 October 2020, East's league debut for theDoonhamers was in a 2–1 defeat versusAyr United atSomerset Park.[6] East had already played in twoBetfred League Cup matches versusGreenock Morton andSt Mirren earlier in October 2020.[7][8]
On 10 November 2020, East scored his first goal for the Doonhamers versusQueen's Park, his first club, atHampden Park in a 3-1 victory in theLeague Cup.[9]
On 9 June 2021, East signed a one-year extension to his contract to remain at theDoonhamers for the2021-22 season,[10] where he has reverted from playing as a striker to a centre back.[11]
On 8 April 2022, East was the captain versusPartick Thistle atPalmerston in a 1-0 defeat, in the absence of club captainJosh Todd due to injury.[12]
On 16 April 2022, East once again captain versusArbroath atGayfield in a 5-1 defeat.[13]
On 19 April 2022, East scored the winning goal in the 40th minute, as Queens won 2-1 versusInverness Caledonian Thistle atPalmerston.[14]
On 23 April 2022, East scored for Queens in the 80th minute, then scored an own goal in the 87th minute versusAyr United in a 1-1 draw atPalmerston, that ultimately relegated the Doonhamers toLeague 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 departedQueen of the South after three seasons with theDumfries club.
On 1 September 2023, East signed withLinfield 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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2018-19 | Scottish League Two | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Albion Rovers | 2019-20 | Scottish League Two | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| Queen of the South | 2020-21 | Scottish Championship | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2021-22 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2022-23 | Scottish League One | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 77 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 95 | 10 | |||
| Linfield | 2023-24 | NIFL Premiership | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2024-25 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Career Total | 149 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 185 | 23 | ||