Ed Upson

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Ed Upson
Personal information
Full name Edward James Upson
Date of birth 21 November 1989 (1989-11-21) (age 22)
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Yeovil Town
Number 8
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2010 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2008 → Stevenage Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Barnet (loan) 9 (1)
2010– Yeovil Town 52 (3)
National team
2005–2006 England U17 2 (0)
2007–2008 England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:58, 19 February 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Edward "Ed" James Upson (born 21 November 1989)[1] is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Ipswich Town

He scored the winning goal for Ipswich against Southampton in the FA Youth Cup in 2005 when he was 15,[1] and signed a professional contract at the age of 17.[1] In 2008 he was loaned to Stevenage Borough, where he made one substitute appearance on 2 September against Kettering Town. He made his Ipswich debut as a substitute in a Football League Cup match at Shrewsbury Town on 11 August 2009. After being scouted on many occasions by Barnet manager Ian Hendon, Upson joined the Bees on loan from 12 March 2010 for one month,[2] and made his debut coming on as a second half sub for Albert Jarrett in the 1–1 home draw with Burton Albion. Upson was released by Ipswich at the end of the 2009–10 season.[3]

[edit] Yeovil Town

He joined Yeovil Town on a two-year contract at the start of the 2010–11 season.[4] He scored his first goal for Yeovil in the FA Cup match with Hartlepool United in 2010. On 13 August 2011, he scored first league goal in a from outside of the area in a 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic, and went one better with a strike from 30 yards to seal a 1–0 against Wycombe Wanderers on 14 September 2011, this goal was later nominated for Mitre Goal of the Year. He also scored twice in the FA Cup, with goals in the 3–0 win over Hereford United, and the 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town.

[edit] International career

Upson came on as a substitute for the England U19s game against Belarus in September 2007.[5]

[edit] Career statistics

Season Club League League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007–08 Ipswich Town Football League Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stevenage Borough Conference National 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 Ipswich Town Football League Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Barnet Football League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2010–11 Yeovil Town Football League One 23 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
2011–12 29 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 32 5
Career totals 62 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 69 7

[edit] Honours

Ipswich Town

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Ed Upson at Ipswich Town F.C. retrieved 23 April 2008
  2. ^ http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1991626,00.html
  3. ^ Roy On Letting Players Go at Ipswich Town F.C. retrieved 8 May 2010
  4. ^ "Yeovil Town sign ex-Ipswich midfielder Ed Upson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/8784496.stm. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  5. ^ Ed Capped at Ipswich Town F.C. retrieved 23 April 2008

[edit] External links

Yeovil Town F.C. – current squad
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