Ryan Edwards (Australian footballer)

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Ryan Edwards
File:Ryan Edwards Young Socceroos 2013 cropped.jpg
Edwards playing for the Young Socceroos in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ryan Marc Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Singapore
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Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2011 AIS
2011–2012 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Reading 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Perth Glory (loan) 15 (0)
2015– Partick Thistle 12 (2)
International career‡
2010–2013 Australia U20 18 (2)
2014– Australia U-23 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2016

Ryan Marc Edwards (born 17 November 1993) is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle.

Born in Singapore, Edwards played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport and for Reading before making his professional debut for Perth Glory on loan in 2013. In 2015, Edwards left Reading to join Partick Thistle.

He has represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 level.

Early life

Edwards was born in Singapore.[2] His father, Alistair, is a former Australian international and his older brother Cameron is also a professional footballer.[3]

Club career

Reading

On 29 April 2011, it was announced he had signed with Championship side Reading along with his older brother Cameron.[4][5]

In April 2015, Edwards announced he'd been informed by Reading that they would not be renewing his contract, which expired that summer,[6] with his release from Reading confirmed on 21 May.[7]

Perth Glory (loan)

On 16 July 2013, Edwards left Reading on a season long loan to Perth Glory, then managed by his father Alistair and featuring his brother Cameron.[8] Edwards made his debut for Perth Glory on 13 October 2013 in their first game of the 2013–14 season, a 3–1 away defeat to Adelaide United.[9]

Partick Thistle

Following his release from Reading, Edwards' went on trial with Crawley Town.[10] and trained with Manchester City in the lead up to Australia U-23's matches in September 2015.[11]

On 24 September 2015, Edwards signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle.[12][13] Edwards made his Partick Thistle debut in a 3–0 win over Dundee United coming on as a substitute [14] Edwards scored his first goal for Partick Thistle in a 2–1 victory against Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on the 19 March 2016. [15] On 1 April 2016, Edwards extended his contract with Partick Thistle, until the end of the 2016/17 season.[16]

International career

Edwards has captained the Australia national under-20 association football team,[17] and was a member of the Australian squad that went to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[18] He was part of the U-23 squad that took part in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship in Oman,[19] and the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.[20]

Career statistics

As of 5 April 2016[21]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15 Championship 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Total 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Perth Glory (loan) 2013–14 A-League 15 0 — — — 15 0
Partick Thistle 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
Career total 32 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 35 1

See also

References

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  14. ↑ http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34366537
  15. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35792102
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