Edwin Sydney Vanspaul

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Edwin Vanspaul
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Personal information
Full name Edwin Sydney Vanspaul Henry
Date of birth (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2009–2010 Indian Bank RC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Indian Bank RC 28 (3)
2014–2015 Chennai FC 22 (9)
2016–2019 Chennai City 50 (8)
2019–2023 Chennaiyin 71 (1)
2023– East Bengal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Edwin Sydney Vanspaul Henry (born 24 September 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for East Bengal in the Indian Super League.

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Early career

Son of a sports enthusiast, Edwin Sydney grew up watching his father play one or another game daily. But football attracted him the most, and since his 5th grade, he started playing football. Unfortunately, Edwin failed to clear his 12th exam and joined Loyola College, Chennai. Chennai Football Association (CFA) senior division team Indian Bank used to train at Loyola College, and Edwin got an opportunity to train with the team, soon they signed him for CFA senior division league.

Career

Indian Bank

Edwin made his debut in CFA senior division in 2010 when he started and played as a striker against Central Excise. Indian Bank won the game three goals to nil. The Neyveli born footballer went on to score 3 goals in 28 appearances for Indian Bank during 2010-2013, before he moved to Chennai FC.

Chennai FC

Edwin shifted to central midfield at Chennai FC, and debuted in the game against Indian Arrows which Chennai FC went on to win 3–0. The midfielder went on to score 6 goals in 22 appearances for Chennai FC during 2014–2015 season.

Chennai City

Edwin joined Chennai City in 2016, where he played as a winger primarily. He scored 8 goals in 22 appearances in the CFA Senior Division league between 2016 and 2017.

In 2016 Chennai City entered I-league as direct entrants, and signed Edwin soon after. On 21 January 2017 Vanspaul made his professional debut in the I-League for Chennai City against Mohun Bagan. He started and played 68 minutes as Chennai City lost 2–1. Edwin went on to play 12 games during the season in total. In 2017-18 I-League season, under V. Soundararajan, Edwin's position was constantly shifted from central midfield to left back or right wing. Despite the poor performance of the team, Edwin caught the eye with his accurate passing ability.

In 2018-19 season, he was integral in helping Chennai City win their maiden I-League title. Edwins's performance was highly praised and helped him gain interest from many ISL clubs.

Chennaiyin

In the 2019 Summer Transfer Window, former Indian Super League champions and his home state club Chennaiyin signed him permanently. He would play 20 times during the season, primarily as a right back and in center midfield later in the season due to the emergence of Laldinliana Renthlei.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 April 2023 [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2016–17 I-League 120003 [lower-alpha 1] 2—152
2017–18 180001 [lower-alpha 2] 0—190
2018–19 200003 [lower-alpha 2] 0—230
Chennai City total500007200572
Chennaiyin 2019–20 Indian Super League 2000000—200
2020–21 1400000—140
2021–22 1800000—180
2022–23 1914 [lower-alpha 3] 13 [lower-alpha 2] 1—263
Chennaiyin total711413100783
Career total121141103001355
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Club

Chennai City [2]
Chennaiyin

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References

  1. ↑ Edwin Sydney Vanspaul at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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