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Dave Edwards | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name: | David Alexander Edwards | |
Date of birth: | 3 February 1986 | |
Place of birth: | Pontesbury, England | |
Height: | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
1996–2003 | Shrewsbury Town | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2003–2007 2007–2008 2008–2017 2017–2019 2019–2021 2021–2023 Total |
Shrewsbury Town Luton Town Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading Shrewsbury Town Bala Town |
119 19 (4) 284 (41) 32 (3) 66 (2) 52 (12) 572 (74) | (12)
National team | ||
2006–2008 2007–2017 |
Wales U21 Wales |
43 (3) | 9 (1)
David Alexander Edwards (born 3 February 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, Edwards represented Wales at international level.
Born in Pontesbury, Shropshire, he started as an apprentice at his local club, Shrewsbury Town, where he would eventually spend 4 years in the first-team, before moving to Luton Town, where he spent one season. Edwards then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers. After a stint at Reading, he returned to his boyhood club in Shropshire in 2019. In 2021, Edwards announced he would be retiring from professional football in order to pursue a new career and subsequently signed for semi-professional club Bala Town in Wales.
Wales |
Wales – UEFA Euro 2016 – semi-finalists |
1. Hennessey 2. Gunter 3. Taylor 4. Davies 5. Chester 6. A. Williams 7. Allen 8. King 9. Robson-Kanu 10. Ramsey 11. Bale 12. Fôn Williams 13. G. Williams 14. Edwards 15. Richards 16. Ledley 17. Cotterill 18. Vokes 19. Collins 20. J. Williams 21. Ward 22. Vaughan 23. Church Manager: Chris Coleman |