Key men FOR THE U’S

Craig Eastmond

32-year-old midfielder and U’s captain Eastmond began his career with Arsenal and was part of the side that won the double of the FA Youth Cup and Premier Academy League in 2009. He made four senior appearances before loan spells at Millwall, Wycombe and Colchester, who he then joined on a permanent basis, making over 50 appearances in all before a brief spell at Yeovil at the end of the 2014-15 season. Signing for Sutton in September 2015, he won the Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year awards in his first season. Appointed captain midway through the 2019-20 season, he was voted Club Player of the Season in the U’s National League title winning season and made his 300th appearance for the Club against Town in the Papa John’s Trophy Quarter final in January 2021, scoring the only goal of the game.

Louis John

The 28-year-old defender was a member of the Sutton reserve and youth teams before joining Crawley, from where he returned to Gander Green Lane on loan in January 2014 before signing on a permanent basis at the start of the following season. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Sutton, winning two England C caps, before joining League Two Cambridge United in summer 2018. After 22 appearances at the Abbey Stadium, he returned to Sutton in November 2019, initially on loan before signing a contract the following January, and has now racked up over 250 appearances for the club.

JoE KIZZI

Signing for the U’s in summer 2021 after two seasons with National League side Bromley, his performances at right back, from where he scored six goals, earned him the Players’ Player of the Year award in his first season at Sutton. Before joining Bromley in Summer 2019, the 29-year-old previously played for Eton Manor, Enfield 1893, Waltham Abbey, Cheshunt, Wingate & Finchley and Billericay Town, with whom he was named in the National League South team of the year in 2018-19. Before moving across South London, most recently Kizzi made 38 appearances in 2020/21 for Bromley, scoring seven goals and helping them reach the National League play-offs last month.

WILL Randall

Signing for the U’s in July 2019, the 25-year-old winger began his career with Swindon Town before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2016. He subsequently had loan spells with Walsall, Forest Green Rovers and Spanish club FC Jumilla before being released midway through the 2018-19 season and spending the last two months of the season with Newport County. Since joining Sutton, he has made over 100 appearances in the Amber and Chocolate and is this seasons top scorer with 11 goals so far.