Derwain Jamal Easter (born 15 November 1987) is a

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former

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who was a Wales Under-21 international.

Career

Easter was born in

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and joined

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as a trainee, turning professional in August 2006. On 27 October 2006, he joined

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on loan, where he played in three league games without scoring and one

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game, where he scored one goal against his brother

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's team,

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. On 4 January 2007, he joined

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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

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in the

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Third Round. He was a regular in the Torquay side, but failed to impress the new managerial team of

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and

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, and returned to Cardiff at the end of his loan spell on 3 March 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

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. 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

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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

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side Clevedon Town for the remainder of the season, scoring after two minutes on his debut in a 3–1 defeat to

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. 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. After his release in England, he returned to Wales and signed for the 2010–11 season with

Taff's Well Taff's Well () is a semi-rural village, Community (Wales), community and electoral ward located at the south-eastern tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, north-west of the city centre of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Known locally as the 'Gates to the So ...

of the Welsh First Division. In July 2011 signed for Bridgend Town and was the topscorer with Danny Thomas. In July 2017 he joined

Pontypridd Town Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the ...

, having also played for

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References

External links

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Welsh Premier League Profile for Jamal Easter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Easter, Jamal 1987 births Living people Footballers from Cardiff Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Cardiff City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players Clevedon Town F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Black British sportsmen Men's association football forwards Welsh men's footballers Bridgend Town A.F.C. players Taff's Well A.F.C. players Pontypridd United F.C. players A.F.C. Rhoose players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen