Josh Edwards (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock | |||
| Ayr United | |||
| –2017 | Crosshouse Community | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Airdrieonians | 34 | (0) |
| 2019– | Dunfermline Athletic | 40 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 31 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Edwards is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Edwards began his career with Airdrieonians.
Career
Edwards started his career with Kilmarnock, Ayr United and Ayrshire boys’ club Crosshouse Community,[1] before joining Scottish League One side Airdrieonians in 2017.[1] He made his first-team debut in a league victory over Forfar Athletic in December 2017.[2][3]
After attracting interest from a number of clubs,[4] Edwards signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 16 July 2019.[2] The following day, Edwards made his first appearance for Dunfermline, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Albion Rovers.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 8 May 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Airdrieonians | 2017–18[7] | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018–19[8] | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2019–20[9] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020–21[10] | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership Playoffs
References
- ^ a b Temple, Alan (16 July 2019). "Josh Edwards opens up on testing journey from boys' club football to Dunfermline – as Stevie Crawford explains Callum Smith exit". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Airdrieonians 2–1 Forfar Athletic". Airdrieonians FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Hart, Ross (16 July 2019). "Dunfermline sign Airdrie full-back Josh Edwards". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Dunfermline 6–0 Albion Rovers". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Josh Edwards at Soccerbase
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
External links
- Josh Edwards at Soccerbase