Tom Edwards (footballer, born 1999)

Tom Edwards
Personal information
Full name Thomas Adam Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 30
Youth career
2007–2017 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Stoke City 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:49, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Thomas Adam Edwards (born 22 January 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.

Early life

Edwards was born in Stafford and attended Blessed William Howard Catholic School.[3]

Career

Edwards joined Stoke City's academy at the age of 8 and progressed through the ranks to win the under-18 player of the year twice. He became involved in first team duties in 2017–18 and signed a four-year contract with the club in September 2017.[4] Edwards made his Premier League debut on 14 October 2017 against Manchester City and he provided the cross for Stoke's second goal but was stretchered off after picking up an ankle injury.[5][6] Edwards made his home debut on 23 December 2017 against West Bromwich Albion where he was named as man of the match in a 3–1 victory.[7] He signed another improved four-year contract with Stoke in February 2018.[8] Edwards featured seven times for Stoke under Mark Hughes but didn't feature in the second half of the campaign under Paul Lambert as Stoke suffered relegation to the EFL Championship.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2018[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City U23 2016–17[11] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[12] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———3030
Stoke City 2017–18[12] Premier League 601000—70
2018–19[13] Championship 300010—40
Total 901010—110
Career total 90101030140
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tom Edwards". Premier League. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Who is Tom Edwards? Stoke City hand 18-year-old debut at Man City". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Edwards rewarded for his progress". Stoke City. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Academy starlet named in Mark Hughes' starting line-up". Stoke City. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Manager speaks after handing youngster professional debut". Stoke City. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Stoke 3-1 West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Stoke City hand teen defender Tom Edwards new four-and-a-half year contract". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Swansea 1-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Tom Edwards at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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