Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 15, 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Waterhouse F.C. | ||
2006–2012 | Harbour View | ||
2012 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | ||
2012–2013 | Harbour View F.C. | ||
2013–2017 | York Region Shooters | 69 | (10) |
2018 | Unionville Milliken SC | 13 | (0) |
2019 | Master's Futbol | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2007–2012 | Jamaica | 36 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2020 |
Richard Edwards (born April 15, 1983) is a Jamaican former footballer and serves on the technical staff for Brampton Soccer Club.
Edwards began his career in 2004 with Waterhouse F.C. in the National Premier League. [1] In 2006, he signed with Harbour View F.C., and won the league title in 2007, 2010, and the 2007 CFU Club Championship. In 2012, he went overseas to Finland to sign with Mikkelin Palloilijat in the Kakkonen. [2] At the conclusion of the season he returned home to sign with Harbour View.
In 2013, he went abroad to Canada to sign with the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League. [3] During his tenure with York Region he won the CSL Championship in 2014, 2017, along with the league title in 2014, and 2016. In 2018, he played in League1 Ontario for Unionville Milliken SC, and with Master's Futbol in 2019. [4] [5]
Edwards played with the Jamaica national football team, where he featured in 36 matches. [6] [7]
In 2018, he formed his own training school for soccer known as Touch of Class Soccer. [8] On May 26, 2020, Brampton Soccer Club named him to the technical staff for the under-12, 13, and 15 women's soccer program. [9]
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