Jamal Easter
Encyclopedia
Derwain Jamal Easter is a Welsh
footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Clevedon Town
. He is also a former Wales Under-21
international.
and joined Cardiff City as a trainee, turning professional in August 2006. On 27 October 2006 he joined Bristol Rovers
on loan, where he played in three league games without scoring and one Football League Trophy
game, where he scored one goal against his brother Jermaine
's team, Wycombe Wanderers
.
On 4 January 2007 he joined Torquay United
on loan, signing at the same time as his Cardiff teammate Nick McKoy
. He made his Torquay debut two days later as a second half substitute for Matt Hockley
in the 2–0 defeat at home to Southampton
in the FA Cup
Third Round. He was a regular in the Torquay side, but failed to impress the new managerial team of Keith Curle
and Colin Lee
, and returned to Cardiff at the end of his loan spell on March 3, 2007. He was released by Cardiff in May 2007.
Easter returned to Torquay United on trial in July 2007, playing the second half of the pre-season friendly against Newton Abbot. He signed for Carmarthen Town
in August 2007, making 29 appearances in his first season but decided to leave the club at the end of the year. After an unsuccessful trial at Salisbury City
, he signed for Newport County on 2 August 2008 following County's friendly with a Leeds United
XI. Despite being involved in the first team during the opening month of the season, he was released by Newport on 31 August, returning to Carmarthen Town.
In February 2009, Easter signed on loan at Southern Football League Premier Division side Clevedon Town
for the remainder of the season, scoring after two minutes on his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Banbury United
. At the end of the season he signed with the club on a permanent basis. However a number of injuries restricted his playing time at the club, leading manager Nicky Tucker to propose a cut in wages which was rejected by Easter, resulting in his release in January 2010.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Clevedon Town
Clevedon Town F.C.
Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
. He is also a former Wales Under-21
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
international.
Career
Easter was born in CardiffCardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
and joined Cardiff City as a trainee, turning professional in August 2006. On 27 October 2006 he joined Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
on loan, where he played in three league games without scoring and one Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
game, where he scored one goal against his brother Jermaine
Jermaine Easter
Jermaine Maurice Easter is a Welsh international footballer currently playing as a striker for Crystal Palace.-Early career:...
's team, Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
.
On 4 January 2007 he joined Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
on loan, signing at the same time as his Cardiff teammate Nick McKoy
Nick McKoy
Nicholas Paul "Nick" McKoy is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Northampton Town.-Career:...
. He made his Torquay debut two days later as a second half substitute for Matt Hockley
Matthew Hockley
Matthew Hockley is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Bideford. He can play in defence or midfield....
in the 2–0 defeat at home to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Third Round. He was a regular in the Torquay side, but failed to impress the new managerial team of Keith Curle
Keith Curle
Keith Curle is an English former professional football player, who is currently first team coach at Queens Park Rangers.As a player, he was capped three times by England at senior level.-Playing career:...
and Colin Lee
Colin Lee
Colin Lee is an English football manager and former footballer. He is currently Chief Executive of League Two side Torquay United and President of Buckfastleigh Rangers Football & Social Club.-Playing career:...
, and returned to Cardiff at the end of his loan spell on March 3, 2007. He was released by Cardiff in May 2007.
Easter returned to Torquay United on trial in July 2007, playing the second half of the pre-season friendly against Newton Abbot. He signed for Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen Town F.C.
Carmarthen Town Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, who play in the Welsh Premier League...
in August 2007, making 29 appearances in his first season but decided to leave the club at the end of the year. After an unsuccessful trial at Salisbury City
Salisbury City F.C.
Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium...
, he signed for Newport County on 2 August 2008 following County's friendly with a Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
XI. Despite being involved in the first team during the opening month of the season, he was released by Newport on 31 August, returning to Carmarthen Town.
In February 2009, Easter signed on loan at Southern Football League Premier Division side Clevedon Town
Clevedon Town F.C.
Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
for the remainder of the season, scoring after two minutes on his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Banbury United
Banbury United F.C.
Banbury United is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, who play in the Southern League Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Puritans and they play their home matches at the Spencer Stadium...
. At the end of the season he signed with the club on a permanent basis. However a number of injuries restricted his playing time at the club, leading manager Nicky Tucker to propose a cut in wages which was rejected by Easter, resulting in his release in January 2010.