Matty Edwards

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Matty Edwards
Personal information
Full name Matthew Philip Edwards [1]
Date of birth (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
00–2009 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Leeds United 0 (0)
2009 → Salford City (loan) ? (?)
2009–2013 Rochdale 8 (0)
International career‡
2012 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:49, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:49, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Matthew Philip Edwards (born 1 August 1991) is an English born, Scottish footballer, who is currently unattached. He has played for Leeds United and Rochdale as a goalkeeper.

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Career

Leeds United

Born in Liverpool, England, [3] Edwards started his career at Manchester United but never received a professional contract. He then continued his career playing in the youth teams at Leeds United. He signed his first professional contract for Leeds in 2008 aged 17. [4] In January 2009 he joined Salford City on a month's loan deal, [5] before he was released by Leeds in summer that year.

Rochdale

After his release by Leeds, he joined up with Keith Hill at Rochdale as cover for Kenny Arthur. [6] He made his Rochdale debut on 27 November 2010 in a 1–1 draw at home to Oldham Athletic, coming on as a substitute for injured Josh Lillis. [7] In December 2010 he signed a contract extension with Rochdale. [8] In May 2011, Matty put pen-to-paper on yet another six-month deal at Spotland, which was later extended to the end of last season.

Edwards made seven appearances for the first team in the 2011–12 season, before signing yet another short-term contract with the club. [9]

After the end of the 2012–13 season his contract was not renewed by Keith Hill.[ citation needed ]

International career

Edwards was selected for the Scotland national under-21 football team in April 2012 [10] and he appeared as a substitute in the second half in a 4–1 defeat against Italy. [11] He is eligible to represent Scotland because his maternal grandmother was born in Airdrie.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/04/2012 and 31/04/2012". The Football Association. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Matty Edwards at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Team Profiles – Matty Edwards". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ovington and Edwards sign professional contracts". LeedsUnited365. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Leeds United: Whites release Gardner". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Press. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Matty Edwards. "Rochdale Team Profiles". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Rochdale 1 – 1 Oldham". BBC Sport. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Kennedy, Done and Edwards sign new Rochdale contracts". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Matthew Edwards". Rochdale AFC.
  10. ↑ "Chelsea youngster Islam Feruz called into Scotland Under-21 squad". STV Edinburgh. STV Group. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Scotland U21 1–4 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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