Josh Edwards (footballer, born 2000)

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Josh Edwards
Personal information
Full name Joshua Edwards
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 3
Youth career
Kilmarnock
Ayr United
0000–2017 Crosshouse Community
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Airdrieonians 34 (0)
2019– Dunfermline Athletic 150 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Joshua Edwards (born 27 May 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Edwards began his career with Airdrieonians.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

As of 8 May 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
2021–22[11] 37 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 43 2
2022–23[12] Scottish League One 35 2 3 1 4 1 2[a] 0 44 4
Dunfermline Total 112 4 6 1 17 1 5 0 140 6
Career total 146 4 7 1 21 1 5 0 179 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership Playoffs

Honours[edit]

Dunfermline Athletic

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Airdrieonians 2–1 Forfar Athletic". Airdrieonians FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ Hart, Ross (16 July 2019). "Dunfermline sign Airdrie full-back Josh Edwards". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline 6–0 Albion Rovers". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ Josh Edwards at Soccerbase
  7. ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. ^ https://spfl.co.uk/news/dunfermline-athletic-win-cinch-league-1
  14. ^ @PFAScotland (8 May 2023). "Your PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year - as voted for by the players" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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