Jonathan Edwards (English footballer)

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Jonathan Edwards
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Devonte Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Romania
Youth career
2011–2013 Stevenage
2013–2014 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 3 (0)
2014 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Biggleswade Town (loan) 3 (1)
2015 → Ilkeston (loan) 9 (2)
2015–2016 → St Albans City (loan) 8 (1)
2016 → St Albans City (loan) 3 (1)
2016 Dunstable Town 8 (1)
2016–2018 Hull City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Woking (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 FC Halifax Town 33 (3)
2019–2020 Maidstone United 16 (1)
2020 Biggleswade Town 7 (4)
2020–2021 Royston Town 7 (3)
2021– FC Romania 7 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:02, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Jonathan Devonte Edwards (born 24 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for F.C Romania

Club career[]

Born in Luton, Edwards joined Peterborough United from Stevenage and signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 March 2015 after a prolific two seasons in the under 18 side.[3] Edwards made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Barnsley on 18 April 2015, replacing goalscorer Conor Washington in the 94th minute of the match.[4] His home debut followed a week later as a second-half substitute in a 4–3 win against Crawley Town.[5] Edwards made his first start for the club on the final day of the season, but was sent off in the second half of a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic.[6]

In July 2015, Edwards joined Ilkeston for an original season-long loan but he returned to Peterborough in September.[7] On 27 November 2015, Edwards signed for St Albans City on loan until 2 January 2016. He scored two goals on his debut in the Herts Senior Cup. He subsequently remained with St Albans until 5 March 2016.[8]

On 12 May 2016, following a spell with non-league side Dunstable Town, Hull City announced the signing of Edwards on a one-year contract after a successful trial with the club's U21 squad.[9] On 1 January 2017, Edwards joined EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] His first appearance was as a substitute against Hartlepool in the 2–2 draw at home. His first start for Accrington Stanley was part of a 3–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town. Edwards was subbed off at the 61st minute.[11]

On 3 July 2017, Edwards signed a new one-year contract with Hull City with an option for a further year. Though he returned to Accrington Stanley on loan for the 2017–18 season.[12]

On 5 January 2018, Edwards joined National League side Woking on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[13] A day later, he made his Woking debut during their 4–4 home draw against Maidstone United, replacing Jason Banton in the 70th minute.[14] Over a month later, Edwards scored his first goal for the club, heading home Woking's second in their 3–2 away defeat to Hartlepool United.[15]

On 13 June 2018, it was announced that Edwards would leave Hull following the conclusion of his contract at the end of the month.[16]

In August 2018, Edwards signed for Halifax Town.[17]

On 18 June 2019, Maidstone United confirmed the signing of Edwards.[18]

After a spell back with Biggleswade Town, following his departure from Maidstone in January 2020, Edwards joined Royston Town ahead of the 2020–21 campaign[19] and went onto score four on his debut during their 6–0 victory over Newmarket Town in the FA Cup.[20] On 11 August 2021, FC Romania confirmed the signing of Edwards.[21]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 2 October 2021.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peterborough United 2013–14[22] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[22] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[22] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2013–14[23] Conference South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2014–15[23] Southern League Premier Division 3 1 0 0 — 0 0 3 1
Ilkeston (loan) 2015–16[24] Northern Premier League Premier Division 9 2 1 0 — 0 0 10 2
St Albans City (loan) 2015–16[22] National League South 11 2 — — 0 0 11 2
Dunstable Town 2015–16[23] Southern League Premier Division 8 1 — — 0 0 8 1
Hull City 2016–17[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2016–17[22] League Two 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2017–18[22] League Two 2 0 0 0 2 0 3[a] 1 7 1
Total 12 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 18 2
Woking (loan) 2017–18[22] National League 14 2 — — — 14 2
FC Halifax Town 2018–19[22] National League 33 3 5 0 — 3[b] 1 41 4
Maidstone United 2019–20[22] National League South 16 1 3 1 — 1[b] 0 20 2
Biggleswade Town 2019–20[23] Southern League Premier Division Central 7 4 — — — 7 4
Royston Town 2020–21[25] Southern League Premier Division Central 7 3 4 5 — 1[b] 0 12 8
FC Romania 2021–22[23] Southern League Division One Central 7 4 2 2 — 0 0 9 6
Career total 131 24 16 8 2 0 8 2 158 34
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 54. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jonny Edwards". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Young Posh Quartet Commit Future". Peterborough United FC. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Barnsley 1–1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Peterborough 4–3 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1–1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Ilkeston FC land Edwards and Udoh". Ilkeston F.C. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. ^ Jonathan Edwards at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Edwards Pens One-Year Deal To Join The Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Coley snaps up Hull loanees". Accrington Stanley F.C. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Cheltentown versus Accrington Stanley". BBC. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Jonathan Edwards Signs New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Hull City Striker Joins On Loan". Woking Official Site. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Woking vs. Maidstone United". Soccerway. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Hartlepool United vs. Woking". Soccerway. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  17. ^ "FC Halifax sign Clarke and Edwards". Non League Daily. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  18. ^ Edwards enters into a deal with the Stones, maidstoneunited.co.uk, 18 June 2019
  19. ^ "Royston Town make strong statement with double signing of Isaac Galliford and Jonathan Edwards". Royston Crow. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Royston Town v Newmarket Town". Royston Town F.C. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  21. ^ FC România a transferat fotbaliști crescuți de Tottenham! "Lupii" au acum jucători străini și vor să promoveze din nou, www.sport.ro, 29 July 2021
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "J. Edwards". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  23. ^ a b c d e "Jonathan Edwards Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  24. ^ "ilkestontown_fc edwards on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Jonny Edwards". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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