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.
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. East scored seven league goals during his solitary season for the Coatbridge club. At the end of that season, East rejected a contract offer from the Wee Rovers, instead preferring to chase a full-time contract elsewhere.
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. On 17 October 2020, East's league debut for the Doonhamers was in a 2–1 defeat versus Ayr United at Somerset Park. East had already played in two Betfred League Cup matches versus Greenock Morton and St Mirren earlier in October 2020.
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.
On 9 June 2021, East signed a one-year extension to his contract to remain at the Doonhamers for the 2021-22 season, where he has reverted from playing as a striker to a centre back.
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.
On 16 April 2022, East once again captain versus Arbroath at Gayfield in a 5-1 defeat.
On 19 April 2022, East scored the winning goal in the 40th minute, as Queens won 2-1 versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Palmerston.
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.
On 15 June 2022, East signed a one-year extension to his existing contract to remain with the Doonhamers.
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.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsQueen's Park2018-19Scottish League Two22120——21262Albion Rovers2019-20Scottish League Two2673041—10348Queen of the South2020-21Scottish Championship2311031——2722021-222641040—403542022-23Scottish League One2841020—20334Total7793091—609510Linfield2023-24NIFL Premiership2423031——3032024-25———00—00Total242303100—303Career Total14919110163009118523
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