Cameron Edwards

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Cameron Edwards
Personal information
Full name Cameron James Edwards [1]
Date of birth (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayswater City
Youth career
0000–2008 Cockburn City
2009–2011 Perth Glory
2011–2012 Reading
2012–2013 Melbourne Heart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Cockburn City
2011 Perth Glory 1 (0)
2012–2013 Melbourne Heart 0 (0)
2013–2015 Perth Glory 13 (0)
2014 Perth Glory NPL 8 (0)
2015 Putrajaya SPA 9 (0)
2016–2021 Cockburn City 118 (5)
2022– Bayswater City 19 (1)
International career
Australia U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023

Cameron James Edwards (born 27 March 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cockburn City. Edwards previously trained with the Nike Football Academy after being released by Reading in May 2012. [2]

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Career

Perth Glory

Born in Sydney, Edwards made his professional debut in the A-League for Perth Glory on 23 January 2011 against Wellington Phoenix, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute of the game in a 4–0 loss. [3]

Reading

On 29 April 2011, it was announced he had signed with Championship side Reading along with his younger brother Ryan. [4] On 2 May 2012 Reading announced that Cameron had been released by the club. [5]

Melbourne Heart

On 31 December 2012 it was announced that Edwards had joined A-League side Melbourne Heart following a stint at the Nike Football Academy. [6]

Perth Glory

Edwards signed with Perth Glory in May 2013, [7] linking up with his father. His brother would later join the Glory on a season long loan. [8] Edwards made his debut for the Glory on 20 October 2013, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Steven McGarry, in their 0-0 away draw against Newcastle Jets. [9]

Personal life

Cameron is a son of former Australian international Alistair Edwards, [10] his mother is a Singaporean national, [11] and he is the older brother of fellow soccer player Ryan.

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