Dylan Easton

Dylan Easton (born 6 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Kelty Hearts.[1] Easton has previously played with Livingston, Berwick Rangers, St Johnstone, Elgin City, Clyde and Forfar Athletic, as well as Arbroath and Dumbarton on loan.

Dylan Easton

Personal information
Full name	Dylan Easton
Date of birth	(1994-04-06) 6 April 1994
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kelty Hearts
Youth career
	Hutchison Vale
2011–2012	Livingston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Livingston	6	(0)
2013	Berwick Rangers	17	(2)
2013–2015	St Johnstone	0	(0)
2014–15	→ Arbroath (loan)	3	(0)
2015	→ Dumbarton (loan)	13	(0)
2015–2016	Elgin City	22	(3)
2016–2017	Clyde	5	(1)
2017–2019	Forfar Athletic	22	(5)
2019–	Kelty Hearts	20	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:43, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

Livingston

Easton signed for Livingston in July 2011[2] from Hutchison Vale.[3] A member of their under 19 squad,[4] he made his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Partick Thistle on 11 February 2012.[5]

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[6] 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 2 Team of the Season for 15–16.

Clyde

On 28 May 2016, it was announced that Easton had signed for Scottish League Two club Clyde.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Forfar Athletic

He signed a two-year contract with Forfar Athletic on 20 June 2017.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017 [11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Livingston F.C.	2011–12[12]	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2012–13[13]		4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	1
	Livingston total		6	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	8	1
Berwick Rangers	2012–13[13]	Third Division	16	2	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	2
St Johnstone	2013–14[14]	Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arbroath (loan)	2014–15[15]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Dumbarton (loan)	2014–15[15]	Championship	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Elgin City	2015–16[16]	League Two	22	3	2	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	26	3
Clyde	2016–17[17]	League Two	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	9	2
Forfar Athletic	2017–18[18]	League One	9	0	0	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	13	0
Total			74	6	2	0	9	2	5	0	90	8

1. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
2. Appearances in the League One play-offs
3. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Kelty Hearts

• Lowland League: 2019–20

References

1. "Kelty Hearts signal ambition after signing Championship striker". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
2. "Dylan Easton Livingston Profile". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
3. "EX-HUTCHISON VALE PLAYERS". Hutchison Vale. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
4. "Under 19's Squad 2011–12". Livingston F.C. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
5. "Livingston 3 – 1 Partick Thistle". Scottish Football League. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
6. http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1686
7. "Dylan Easton Signs for Clyde". Clyde FC. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
8. "Easton Ruled Out for Season". Clyde F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
9. "Dylan Easton Moves On". Clyde FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
10. "Dylan Easton joins the 'Loons'". Forfar Athletic FC. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
11. Dylan Easton at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
12. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
13. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
14. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
15. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
16. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
17. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
18. "Games played by Dylan Easton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

External links

• Dylan Easton at Soccerbase