Craig Eastmond
Craig Leon Eastmond (born 9 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains League Two club Sutton United. He is also capable of playing at right-back. A product of the Arsenal Academy who came to prominence during the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup, Eastmond made ten first team appearances between 2009 and 2013 for Arsenal in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Champions League.
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Eastmond playing for Sutton United F.C. in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Leon Eastmond | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Battersea, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sutton United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Millwall | ||
| 2002–2009 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Arsenal | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Colchester United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Colchester United | 49 | (5) |
| 2015 | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Sutton United | 281 | (24) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 7 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Eastmond had three loan spells away from the Gunners. He joined Millwall on loan in 2011, with whom he spent some of his early youth career. He was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers and Colchester United in 2012, and signed for Colchester on a permanent basis in 2013 following the expiry of his contract with Arsenal. He made over 50 appearances for Colchester before his release in February 2015.
As a player at Sutton United, in 2016-17 Eastmond was part of only the 9th non-League side to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup since 1945, and in 2020–21 was captain as the club won the National League and promotion to the English Football League for the first time in its 123-year history.