Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward James Turns [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2024 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 1 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 12 September 2023 |
Edward James Turns (born 18 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is a Wales under-21 national international.
Turns debuted for the Brighton first-team in a 2–0 EFL Cup win over Swansea City on 22 September 2021. [3] He was involved in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 15 December, remaining as an unused substitute in the 1–0 home loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [4]
On 13 January 2023, Turns signed for EFL League Two club Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season. [5] He made his debut for The O's the next day, playing in his first ever professional league game where he picked up a yellow card in the 0–0 home draw against Barrow. [6] Turns scored his first professional goal on 7 February, opening the scoreline in the 2–0 away win over Crewe. [7] Four days later, he scored again, scoring the equaliser, earning Leyton Orient a point in the 1–1 away draw at Walsall. [8] Turns helped Orient to promotion to League One, being confirmed during their 2–0 defeat at Gillingham on 18 April. [9] Four days later, Turns played in the 2–0 home win over Crewe, securing the league title. [10]
On 3 July 2023, Turns signed a new contract with Brighton & Hove Albion that runs until June 2025, with a club option for an extra year. [11]
On 1 August 2023, Turns returned to Leyton Orient, this time on a season-long loan. [12]
On 1 February 2024, after being recalled early from his loan at Leyton Orient, Turns went on loan to League Two side Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season. [13] He made his Crewe debut two days later in their goal-less draw at Tranmere Rovers. [14] In his third appearance, he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 3–1 win at Stockport County on 13 February 2024. [15]
Turns was called up to the Wales under-21 squad in March 2022 for the 2023 European under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Switzerland and Bulgaria. [16] He made his debut for the Young Dragons almost three months later on 11 June, playing the whole match of the 1–0 home defeat against the Netherlands in a Euro qualifier. [17]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Leyton Orient (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | League One | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Career total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
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