Tom Eastman
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Thomas Michael Eastman is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 professional footballer who plays for Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 side Colchester United.

Ipswich Town

Thomas Micheal Eastman started playing football at the age of eight for his local team, Weeley, in Essex. Eastman was picked up by Ipswich at the age of nine came through the youth system before being offered a professional contract by manager Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....

. His debut came in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...

 – a game which Keane gave a number of debuts to youth players. Eastman was also sent-off on his 58th minute by referee Andy D'Urso
Andy D'Urso
Andrew Paul D'Urso is an English football referee in the Football League. D'Urso is based in Billericay, Essex and is a member of the Barking & Dagenham Referees Society.-Career:...

 on his debut for two bookable offences. He was given the number 23 shirt for the 2010–11 season. Eastman was one of only two players to be offered a professional contract after going through Ipswich's youth system since the age of nine, the other being Jamie Griffiths
Jamie Griffiths
Jamie Griffiths is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Ipswich Town:...

. In April 2011 he was offered an initial six month contract extension by the club.

Colchester United

After rejecting the offer of a new contract with Ipswich, he signed a two-year deal with League One side Colchester United. On 13 September 2011, signed Eastman on an emergency loan. Eastman returned to his parent club on 19 October 2011 after making six appearances for Crawley.

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

2009–10
2009–10 Football League Championship
The Football League Championship season 2009–10 is the sixth season of the league under its current title and eighteenth season under its current league division format...

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11
2010–11 Football League Championship
The 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format...

9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
Total 1000030Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...

 (loan)
2011–12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 200000Career total 1800030The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
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