David Edwards (footballer)
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| David Edwards | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 3, 1986 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in / 1.80 m | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001 - 2003 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| May 2003— | Shrewsbury Town | 88 (9) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006- 2007- |
Wales U21 |
11 (5) (n/a) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Alexander Edwards (born 3 February 1986 in Shrewsbury) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for English League Two club Shrewsbury Town. He is a midfielder and wears the number 19 shirt for the club.
He started as an apprentice at his local club, Shrewsbury Town, and made his league début as Town, already relegated, said farewell to the Football League in the last match of the 2002-03 season. He came on for fellow Welshman Jamie Tolley as a late substitute but failed to improve the scoreline, as Shrewsbury lost 2-1 to Scunthorpe United.
In the Football Conference in the next season, he did not play a large role in Shrewsbury's promotion-winning campaign, waiting until 17 January 2004 for his first starting appearance, in the 0-0 draw with Accrington Stanley.
With Shrewsbury back in the Football League, and having matured as a player, Edwards is considered one of Shrewsbury's key players, and was named in the Welsh under-21 squad for the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 28 February 2006 but missed the match through injury; Wales preferring that he was fit enough for club duty before being risked for the international match.
Injury struck Edwards again on April 15, 2006 when he suffered an ankle injury which was expected to end his season, but he came back to play in the season finale on May 6, 2006. Return to club action gave Wales U21 boss Brian Flynn confidence in his fitness, and Edwards was at last given a chance to début in Port Talbot against Cyprus on May 16, 2006, where he performed well enough to merit a recall. As of September 2, 2006 Edwards has played every match for the under-21s since.
On March the 13th, 2007, it was announced that Edwards had been named in the 26-man Wales national football team for the first time, to face the Republic of Ireland on 24 March 2007 (The first ever football match to be played at Croke Park) as well as San Marino on the 28 March 2007, in Euro 2008 qualifying matches.
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| Shrewsbury Town F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Esson | 2 Hall | 3 Ashton | 4 Drummond | 5 Hope | 6 Canoville | 7 M. Jones | 8 Langmead | 9 Cooke | 10 Asamoah | 12 Herd | 14 Davies | 18 Leslie | 19 Edwards | 21 MacKenzie | 22 Humphrey | 23 Tierney | 24 Symes | 25 L. Jones | 28 Burton | 29 Fortune-West | 31 Shearer | Manager: Peters |
