Joe Edwards (footballer)
Joe Edwards with Yeovil Town in May 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joseph Robert Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Full-back |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Walsall | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Aston Villa | ||
| 2001–2010 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Bristol City | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Bath City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Yeovil Town | 99 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Colchester United | 42 | (2) |
| 2016– | Walsall | 37 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:07, 2 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Joseph Robert "Joe" Edwards (born 31 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Walsall as a midfielder or full-back.
Edwards began his career with Aston Villa and then Bristol City, where he rose through the youth ranks to graduate from the club's academy. He made his professional debut for the club in February 2011 following a loan spell at Conference Premier side Bath City. He was again loaned out in the 2011–12 season to and Yeovil Town. Following a second loan spell with Yeovil in the 2012–13 season, he joined the club permanently in January 2013. He helped the club reach the Championship for the first time in their history, but suffered relegation after just one season. He was appointed captain for the 2014–15 season, but the club were relegated for the second season in succession. Following their relegation to League Two, he joined League One side Colchester United.
Born in Gloucester, Edwards progressed through Bristol City academy from the age of ten, having spent the three years prior with Aston Villa. Naturally a full-back who could play on both the left or right, Edwards was awarded his first professional deal by the club in April 2009, and signed a 12-month contract extension with the club in May 2010.
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