Eddie Edward

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Eddie Edward
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Personal information
Full name Giovanni Edson Edward
Date of birth (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Graceland 82 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Ottawa Fury 0 (0)
2008 Des Moines Menace 2 (0)
2009 Kansas City Brass 8 (2)
2009 Ottawa Fury 0 (0)
2010–2011 FC Dallas 1 (0)
2012 Puerto Rico Islanders 20 (0)
2013–2016 FC Edmonton 79 (0)
2016–2018 Ottawa Fury 71 (2)
Total181(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 13, 2018

Giovanni Edson "Eddie" Edward (born September 20, 1988) is a former Canadian soccer player who played as a defender.

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Career

Youth and college

Edward's amateur and collegiate soccer career allowed him to travel across North America. After graduating from the Ottawa Fury's Youth program, Edward began his collegiate duties at the NAIA's Graceland University. In his four years at Graceland, he helped the Jackets to an overall 58–16–8 record while scoring 15 goals and adding 13 assists. In 2006, Edward was part of Graceland's NAIA National Championship-winning squad, while in 2007, he helped the team become Region V and Conference Champions. Edward has also twice been named to the NAIA's Heart of America Athletic All-Conference team, in 2007 and 2008.

The Ottawa native is no stranger to the PDL, having traversed the amateur soccer ranks over the past three years with Ottawa Fury (2007, [1] 2009) as well as with the Des Moines Menace in 2008 [2] and Kansas City Brass in 2009. [3] Edward has also featured for the Kansas City Wizards U19 squad where he led the team in goals helping them reach their first National finals appearance. Edward's ascention to the MLS professional ranks represents only the second-ever Fury player to achieve the feat after Tyler Hemming played for Toronto FC in 2007-2008. [4]

FC Dallas

Edward signed for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas on March 25, 2010 after training with them during the pre-season. He made his professional debut in a US Open Cup qualifying match, but he had to wait until September 25 for his first MLS appearance, which came against Kansas City Wizards. [5] Edward was waived by FC Dallas on November 23, 2011. [6]

Puerto Rico Islanders

Edward signed with NASL club Puerto Rico Islanders on April 5, 2012. [7]

FC Edmonton

After one season with the Islanders, Edward signed with Canadian NASL side FC Edmonton on December 4, 2012. [8]

Ottawa Fury

In June 2016 Edward was released by FC Edmonton and signed with to his hometown club, Ottawa Fury FC, citing a need to be close to family. [9] Edward was one of three Ottawa area players to sign with the Fury, the others being Maxim Tissot and Jamar Dixon. [10] In November 2016, the Fury announced that they had re-signed Edward, and that he would stay with the club as it moved to the United Soccer League for the 2017 season. [11] Edward trained with high performance coach Neil Miron at FTA Complex prior to 2018 season. In November 2017, the Fury announced Edward would remain with the club for the 2018 season. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 13, 2018 [13]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas MLS 2010 0000000000
2011 1000000010
Total1000000010
Puerto Rico Islanders NASL 2012 200100050260
Total200100050260
FC Edmonton NASL 2013 200002000220
2014 240003000270
2015 260004000290
2016 90001000100
Total7900010000890
Ottawa Fury NASL 2016 190000000190
USL 2017 232004000272
2018 290004000330
Total712008000792
Career Total170210180501942

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References

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  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa FURY News Detail". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012 | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-26.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Edson Edward joins the Puerto Rico Islanders | the11.ca". Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Edson Edward becomes an Eddie | the11.ca". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Fury FC sign Ottawa native Eddie Edward". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Gord Holder (July 26, 2016). "Fury FC adopt 'home team' look by adding Edward, Tissot and Dixon". Ottawa Citizen.
  11. ↑ Ottawa Citizen (November 3, 2016). "Ottawa's Eddie Edward and Jamar Dixon re-sign with Fury". Ottawa Citizen.
  12. ↑ "Fury FC Roster Update". Ottawa Fury FC. November 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ Eddie Edward at Soccerway
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