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Julien Edwards

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Julien Edwards
Personal information
Full name Julien Edwards
Date of birth (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Drake Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Ottawa Fury 10 (0)
2009 Des Moines Menace 11 (1)
2011 Capital City 23 (1)
2011–2012 Alpha United FC
2012 Kingston
2013–2016 Gatineau 51 (0)
2017 Toronto Skillz FC 5 (0)
International career
2012 Guyana 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julien Edwards (born July 30, 1988) is a former footballer. Born in Canada, he represented the Guyana national team.

Playing career

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Edwards began playing at the college level with Drake Bulldogs in 2006, where he appeared in a total of 50 matches, and earned All-Missouri Valley Conference first team and was selected for the NSCAA All-Region team in 2009.[1] During the college off season he played in the USL Premier Development League originally with Ottawa Fury, and later with Des Moines Menace.[2]

In 2011, he signed his first professional contract with expansion franchise Capital City F.C. in the Canadian Soccer League.[3][4][5] During his tenure with Ottawa he reached the CSL Championship against Toronto Croatia, where the match concluded in a 1-0 victory for Croatia.[6] He later played in the GFF Elite League with Alpha United FC.[7][6] Throughout his tenure with Alpha he featured in the 2011 CFU Club Championship.[7] In 2012, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Kingston FC.[8]

In 2013, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC Gatineau.[9] In 2017, he played in League1 Ontario with Toronto Skillz FC.[10]

International career

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In 2010, he was called to a Canada men's national under-23 soccer team camp organized by head coach Tony Fonseca.[11] Edwards instead made his debut for the Guyana national football team on March 31, 2012 in a friendly match against French Guiana.[12] He featured in the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In total he has earned six caps for Guyana.[13]

Honors

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Alpha United FC

References

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  1. ^ "Julien Edwards Biography". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. ^ "Julien Edwards | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. ^ Adamson, Stan (January 10, 2019). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  4. ^ Jay, Matthew (2011-04-20). "Capital CIty FC roster taking shape as season opener draws near". Toronto.com. Ottawa East News. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  5. ^ "capitalcityfc.com: Team Stats". 2011-09-28. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  6. ^ a b Benjamin, Colin (2011-12-20). "Julien Edwards wants to show he's a good player and belongs here". Stabroek News. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. ^ a b "Guyana - J. Edwards - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. ^ "New look Kingston FC announces major changes - Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club". June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  9. ^ Ralph, C. (2015-03-24). "Un avant-goût: nos équipes dans la PLSQ". Mount Royal Soccer. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  10. ^ staff, League1 Ontario (2017-04-29). "Match Preview: Toronto Skillz v North Toronto Nitros". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2020-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Julien Edwards - Canadasoccer.com".
  12. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Julien Edwards". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  13. ^ "Julien Edwards - Guyana - Caribbean Football". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
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