Julien Edwards

Julien Edwards
Personal information
Full name Julien Edwards
Date of birth (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Toronto Skillz FC
Youth career
2006–2009 Drake Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Capital City
2012 Kingston
2013–2016 Gatineau 51 (0)
2017– Toronto Skillz FC 5 (0)
National team
2012 Guyana 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Julien Edwards (born July 30, 1988) is a Canadian born Guyanese footballer who plays for Toronto Skillz FC in League1 Ontario.[1]

Playing career

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.[2] In 2011, he signed his first professional contract with newly expansion franchise Capital City F.C. of the Canadian Soccer League. During the 2011 CSL season he helped the Ottawa-based team finish third in the overall standings, and thus clinching a playoff berth. He also helped Capital achieve the second best defensive record throughout the season. In the postseason he helped Ottawa reach the CSL Championship finals where they met Toronto Croatia. The match would conclude in a 1-0 victory for Toronto Croatia.[3]

On June 29, 2012, Edwards was signed by Kingston FC, after Capital ceased operations.[4] With Kingston he finished 14th in the overall standings thus failing to acquire a postseason berth.

International career

Edwards made his debut for the Guyana national football team on March 31, 2012 in a friendly match against French Guyana. He featured in the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In total he has earned six caps for Guyana.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Vaughan at Toronto Skillz - 8:00pm EDT, May 9th, 2017". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Julien Edwards Biography". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  3. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 29, 2011 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs Capital City FC Final game (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  4. ↑ "New look Kingston FC announces major changes - Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Julien Edwards - Guyana - Caribbean Football". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
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