Anthony Edgar

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Anthony Edgar
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Edgar playing for West Ham United in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ashford United
Youth career
2006–2009 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 West Ham United 0 (0)
2009 → Bournemouth (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2012 Yeovil Town 10 (1)
2012–2013 Barnet 11 (1)
2013–2014 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 (0)
2014–2015 Triestina 0 (0)
2015 Bishop's Stortford 7 (3)
2015–2016 Braintree Town 21 (2)
2016–2017 Woking 17 (1)
2017 Hayes & Yeading United 16 (1)
2018–2020 Cray Valley Paper Mills 55 (24)
2020–2021 Herne Bay 11 (1)
2021–2022 FC Romania 21 (3)
2022–2023 Cray Valley Paper Mills 13 (2)
2023– Ashford United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Anthony James Edgar (born 30 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Ashford United.

Contents

Career

Edgar is a product of West Ham's youth team and scored his first career goal for West Ham United on 14 July 2010 in a pre-season friendly against Peterborough United. [2] Replacing Junior Stanislas as an 88th-minute substitute, Edgar made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round. [3]

Edgar signed for Bournemouth on 1 October 2009 on a one-month loan from West Ham. [4] He made his professional, Bournemouth and Football League debut on 3 October 2009 in a 0–0 away draw against Port Vale. [5] Although Bournemouth wanted to extend his loan for a second month the Football League blocked their request and Edgar returned to West Ham at the end of October after only four appearances. [6]

Edgar was released by West Ham in June 2011. [7] In July 2011 he signed for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract. [8] [9] Edgar made his debut against Exeter City in the 2–0 loss, [10] and scored his first goal against Preston North End in the 4–3 loss. [11] He was released at the end of the 2011–12 season.

After a successful trial, Edgar signed for Barnet in July 2012. He made his debut against Birmingham City on 14 August in the Football League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes. [12] His first goal for the Bees came in a 4–0 win over Northampton Town on 19 October. [13] His contract at Barnet was terminated by mutual consent on 12 April 2013, [14] having not played for the club since November.

On 14 November 2013, Edgar signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on non-contract terms. [15] After making seven appearances for Dagenham, all as a substitute, Edgar was released in January 2014. [16]

Edgar signed for Italian Serie D side Triestina on 17 July 2014, [17] but did not make any appearances during his time in Italy due to complications with his contract.

Edgar joined Braintree Town on a contract until the end of the season, in August 2015. [18]

On 5 August 2016, Anthony went on to sign for Woking, agreeing a one-year contract just in time for the start of the season. [19] On 13 August 2016, Edgar made his Woking debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Southport, replacing Zak Ansah with eight minutes remaining. [20] A week later, Edgar scored his first Woking goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge, netting in the 48th minute. [21]

On 7 January 2017, in a post-match interview, manager Garry Hill confirmed Edgar had been released. [22]

Preceding his release from Woking, Edgar joined Southern League Premier Division side Hayes & Yeading United. [23] On 29 January 2017, Edgar made his Hayes & Yeading United debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Kettering Town. [23] A month later, Edgar scored his first goal for Hayes & Yeading in their Southern League Cup semi-final tie against Salisbury, featuring for 88 minutes before being replaced by Matt Sinclair in the 4–0 victory. [24] On 7 March 2017, Edgar scored the equaliser in Hayes & Yeading's 2–1 defeat against Dorchester Town, however, he was later sent off in the 56th minute. [25]

For the 2018–19 season, Edgar signed for Cray Valley Paper Mills. [26] On 22 January 2020, the club announced Edgar's departure. [27] Edgar joined Herne Bay later that month, scoring on his debut. [28]

Edgar joined FC Romania for the 2021–22 season and scored on his debut. [29] Later in the season he re-joined Cray Valley PM. [30]

In September 2023, Edgar joined Ashford United. [31]

Personal life

He is a cousin of Jermain Defoe, [32] and his brother, Ryan is a Dominica international who plays non-League football.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2009–10 [33] Premier League 001000—10
2010–11 [34] Premier League001000—10
Total002000—20
Bournemouth (loan) 2009–10 [33] League Two 30——1 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Yeovil Town 2011–12 [35] League One 10100101 [lower-alpha 1] 0121
Barnet 2012–13 [36] League Two11100101 [lower-alpha 1] 0131
Dagenham & Redbridge 2013–14 [37] League Two70———70
Bishop's Stortford 2014–15 [38] Conference South 73———73
Braintree Town 2015–16 [38] National League 21200—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0222
Woking 2016–17 [38] National League17131—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0212
Hayes & Yeading United 2016–17 [38] SFL Premier Division161——3 [lower-alpha 3] 2193
Cray Valley Paper Mills 2018–19 [39] [40] SCEL Premier Division372342—10 [lower-alpha 4] 25127
2019–20 [41] Isthmian League South East Division18121—4 [42] 1243
Total552463—1437530
Herne Bay 2019–20 [43] Isthmian League South East Division71———71
2020–21 [43] Isthmian League South East Division4010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 161
Total11110—11132
FC Romania 2021–22 [44] SFL Division One Central21320—3 [45] 0263
Cray Valley Paper Mills 2021–22 [30] Isthmian League South East Division5200—0052
Career total184391442026622649
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Vase

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  42. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in Kent Senior Cup, one appearance in London Senior Cup
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