Ryan Edwards (Australian footballer)

Not to be confused with Ryan Edwards (English footballer).
Ryan Edwards

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
Place of birth Singapore
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club 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 28 (3)
National team‡
2010–2013 Australia U20 18 (2)
2014– Australia U-23 18 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:58, 24 September 2016.

‡ 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 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 11 September 2016[21]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2012–13 Premier League 000000—00
2013–14 Championship 000000—00
2014–15 Championship 70003000100
Total 70003000100
Perth Glory (loan) 2013–14 A-League 150———150
Partick Thistle 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 1720000—172
2016–17 400050—90
Total212005000262
Career total 432008000512

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ten things you didn't know about Ryan Edwards". Partick Thistle F.C. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Hope, Shayne (16 July 2013). "Son of a gun signs with Glory". The West Australian.
  4. ↑ "Young Aussie Brothers Join Royals". Australian FourFourTwo. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Club confirm 14 contract offers". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Watts, Charles (28 April 2015). "Reading FC's summer cull begins as Ryan Edwards is shown the door". http://www.getreading.co.uk/. Reading Post. Retrieved 28 April 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "Contract Update". http://www.readingfc.co.uk/. Reading FC. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ "Edwards heading for Glory". Reading F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Adelaide United v Perth Glory". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Edwards trials with Crawley Town". http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/. FourFourTwo. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/. Ryan Edwards. 30 August 2015 https://twitter.com/redwards_17/status/637953142919942144. Retrieved 8 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  12. ↑ "Partick Thistle sign up midfielder Ryan Edwards". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ "Ryan Edwards signs for Thistle". http://ptfc.co.uk/. Partick Thistle. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  14. ↑ http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34366537
  15. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35792102
  16. ↑ "Edwards commits until 2017". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ryan Edwards catching attention at Reading". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Okon names side for Under 20 World Cup". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "FFA names squad for AFC U22 Championships in Oman". http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/. Retrieved 4 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  20. ↑ "Final Registration Player List" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "R.Edwards". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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