Jermaine Easter

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Jermaine Easter
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Maurice Easter
Date of birth January 15, 1982 (1982-01-15) (age 26)
Place of birth    Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Plymouth Argyle
Number 36
Youth clubs
1999–2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2007–2008
2008–		 Hartlepool United
→Cambridge United (loan)
Cambridge United
Boston United
Stockport County
Wycombe Wanderers
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Plymouth Argyle		 27 0(2)
15 0(2)
24 0(6)
09 0(3)
19 0(8)
59 (21)
13 0(2)
18 0(4)   
National team2
2007– Wales 07 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Jermaine Maurice Easter (born January 15, 1982 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Plymouth Argyle.

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[edit] Early Career

Easter started his career as a trainee at Wolves, before being released, and joining Hartlepool in March 2001.

In May 2003, Easter, still yet to start a first-team game for Hartlepool, signed a new two-year contract.[1]

In February 2004, Easter joined Cambridge United on loan, following a short trial, for 2 months. This was later extended to a third and final month. On his return to Hartlepool, Easter had the final year of his contract cancelled by mutual consent, and promptly rejoined Cambridge, on a one-year contract.[2]

In March 2005, Easter was allowed to leave Cambridge early, and join Boston United on a free transfer. He signed a short contract, running until the end of the season.[3]

Easter chose not to extend his stay with Boston, instead signing for Stockport County, where he joined up with his former manager at Hartlepool; Chris Turner.

[edit] Wycombe Wanderers

Easter joined Wycombe on January 31, 2006, from Stockport, signing a two-and-a-half year deal. Earlier in the month, Easter had turned down moves to Oxford United and Bristol City.[4]

Easter made 10 starting appearances and one substitute appearance for Wycombe in the remainder of the 2005-06 season. He managed only two goals, possibly being overshadowed by star striker Tommy Mooney.

The striker claimed his first league hat-trick in the 2006-07 season against Bury, on 19 August. It is the fastest league hat-trick scored by a Wycombe player, timed at 22 minutes, beating Nathan Tyson's 25 minute hat-trick against Lincoln City in 2004. As of 16 September 2006, Easter was the top scorer in the English Football League, with seven league goals.

He scored the only goal of the game for Wycombe Wanderers in their win over Charlton Athletic in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. He also scored to help Wycombe to a 1st leg draw in the Carling Cup semi-finals in a momentus match for Wycombe against Chelsea. This meant that he had scored in every round so far and had ended Chelsea's run of clean sheets in the competition.

On January 22, 2007, Easter was subject of transfer speculation regarding a possible move to Premier League sides Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers[5], however, he remained at Wycombe, and was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.[6]

[edit] Plymouth Argyle

In October 2007, Easter joined Plymouth Argyle on loan, with a view to a permament move.[7] He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2007, coming on as a substitute for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake in a 2-0 defeat to Preston North End. Easter scored his first goal for Plymouth after coming on as a substitute, in the 2-1 loss at home to West Brom, and made his first start three games later, at home to Bristol City.

On 4th January 2008, Easter joined Plymouth Argyle permanently, for an estimated fee of £210,000.

[edit] Wales

On January 26, 2007, Easter received his first call-up to the Welsh national team from manager John Toshack for the friendly against Northern Ireland, and made his debut as a substitute in the game on 6 February 2007[8]. On March 28th he made his first start for Wales against San Marino unlucky not to score a goal.

[edit] Personal

Jermaine has a brother, Jamal, who now plays for Welsh Premier side Carmarthen Town, following his release from Championship side Cardiff City.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Easter deal boosts Newell", BBC Sport, 2003-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  2. ^ "Cambridge seal Easter deal", BBC Sport, 2004-05-25. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  3. ^ "Striker Easter agrees Boston deal", BBC Sport, 2005-03-15. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  4. ^ "Stockport striker Jermaine Easter has joined the Chairboys for an undisclosed fee", fansfc.com, 2006-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  5. ^ Prem Interest in Easter
  6. ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double", BBC Sport, 2007-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. 
  7. ^ "Striker Easter moves to Plymouth", BBC Sport, 2007-10-26. Retrieved on 2007-10-26. 
  8. ^ Easter pleased with Wales bow

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