Brian Easton (footballer)
Brian Neil Easton (born 5 March 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays for East Fife as a defender. Easton started his career with Hamilton Academical, winning the Scottish First Division championship in 2008. He was sold to English club Burnley in 2009 but was mainly a backup squad member, being loaned back to Hamilton in 2010 and leaving at the end of his contract in 2012; he then signed for Dundee.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Neil Easton | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Fife | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2006 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Hamilton Academical | 103 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Burnley | 33 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dundee | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | St Johnstone | 134 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Hamilton Academical | 77 | (0) |
| 2023– | East Fife | 26 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 May 2009 | |||
In June 2013, Easton's contract with Dundee ended and he moved to St Johnstone, initially on a one-year deal, however remained with the club for six seasons, winning the Scottish Cup in 2014 but being unavailable for over a year through injury. He rejoined Hamilton in the summer of 2019. He then signed for East Fife in 2023.
Easton played for the Scotland under-21s and B team in his early career.