23 Facts About Freddy Eastwood

Freddy Eastwood was born on 29 October 1983 and is a former professional footballer.

Freddy Eastwood started his career with West Ham United and played for Southend United, Grays Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City.

Freddy Eastwood played eleven times in his international career for Wales.

At West Ham, Freddy Eastwood played in the same youth team as Jermain Defoe, Anton Ferdinand, and Glen Johnson but was not considered good enough by manager Glenn Roeder and was released by the Hammers in May 2003.

Freddy Eastwood joined Conference South side Grays Athletic in August 2003.

Freddy Eastwood scored 37 league and cup goals in his first season, winning the Grays' Golden Boot and prompting attention from a number of professional clubs including Northampton Town, Swindon Town and Charlton Athletic as well as Southend United.

Freddy Eastwood joined Southend United in October 2004, initially on loan.

Freddy Eastwood joined Southend on a permanent basis in November 2004 for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal from Grays.

Freddy Eastwood scored Southend United's 5,000th League goal on 2 January 2006 when he smashed home the late winner against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road as the Shrimpers went to the top of League One.

Freddy Eastwood was close to a move away from Molineux to Coventry City in March 2008, but this collapsed at the last minute.

Freddy Eastwood remained popular with many Wolves fans, who believed he had not been given a fair run of games, which caused a split between the fans towards the end of the season.

Freddy Eastwood hasn't fitted into my team but he wants to play and will do well elsewhere.

Freddy Eastwood was the first player to score a hat-trick at the Ricoh Arena.

On 12 July 2012, Freddy Eastwood signed a two-year contract to stay at Southend, following his release from relegated Coventry City.

Manager Phil Brown, claimed Freddy Eastwood was in the form of his career.

On 23 May 2014, Southend announced that Freddy Eastwood's contract was not to be renewed bringing an end to an association with Southend that brought 77 goals over two spells.

The club in a statement said that Freddy Eastwood was a 'Southend legend'.

Freddy Eastwood's paternal grandmother was born in Wales, so Eastwood was eligible to play in the Welsh national team.

Freddy Eastwood was selected for the squad for the international friendly against New Zealand in May 2007 and the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Czech Republic in June, however an existing back injury did not heal as quickly as hoped and Eastwood was forced to withdraw from the squad.

Freddy Eastwood has scored four goals in ten international appearances.

Freddy Eastwood was born to a Romanichal family in Epsom, Surrey and was often seen exercising his horse on the A127 road in Essex on the morning of a match day when playing for Southend United.

Freddy Eastwood appealed to the British Government in August 2006 to keep his home on a travellers' site in Basildon after Basildon Council refused planning permission.

Freddy Eastwood was fined by magistrates in July 2009, after he had been caught fly-tipping rubbish which included an electricity bill and bank statements containing his name.