Ronnie Edwards
Personal information
Full name Ronnie Lee Edwards[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2019 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Barnet 1 (0)
2020– Peterborough United 97 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U19 10 (0)
2022– England U20 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:44, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Ronnie Lee Edwards (born 28 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Peterborough United.

Club career

Edwards joined Barnet at the age of nine, and progressed through the club's academy, captaining the under-18s. Aged sixteen, he made his senior debut when he captained a young Bees side in a Middlesex Senior Cup game against Staines Town on 17 December 2019.[2] Four days later he made his league debut as a late substitute against Maidenhead United. He made five appearances for the Bees in the 2019–20 season, before joining Peterborough United after a successful trial against Peterborough Sports in August 2020.[3][4] He made his debut on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy against Burton Albion.[5]

Edwards made his full league debut on 15 December 2020 in a 1–1 draw away to Milton Keynes Dons.[6]

International career

Edwards was called up to a training camp with the England U19 national team in May 2021.[7] In October 2021, he was called up to the full U19 squad for the friendly Marbella Cup tournament and made his debut during a 3-1 defeat against France.[8][9]

On 17 June 2022, Edwards was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[10] He started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3-1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July 2022.[11]

On 21 September 2022, Edwards made his England U20 debut during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[12] On 10 May 2023, Edwards was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13][14] He started all four of their games at the tournament including the round of sixteen defeat against Italy.[15]

Career statistics

As of 3 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnet 2019–20 National League 1 0 0 0 — 4[a] 0 5 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — 4 0 5 0
Peterborough United 2020–21 League One 2 0 1 0 0 0 3[b] 0 6 0
2021–22 Championship 34 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 38 0
2022–23 League One 40 0 1 0 0 0 3[b] 0 44 0
2023–24 League One 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 1
Total 87 1 5 0 3 0 6 0 101 1
Career total 88 1 5 0 3 0 10 0 106 1
  1. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the National League playoffs, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

England U19s

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Match Report: Barnet 1-1 Staines Town (P 3-4) - News - Barnet Football Club". barnetfc.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ronnie Edwards joines Peterborough United". Barnet F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Peterborough United sign teenager defender Ronnie Edwards from Barnet". BBC Sport. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ Swann, Alan (8 September 2020). "LIVE: Full-Time: Peterborough United 3, Burton Albion 3: Goalkeeper Gyollai turns from villain to hero in Posh spot-kick success". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (21 May 2021). "England MU19 training camp scheduled". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ Smith, Frank (1 October 2021). "Foster names England MU19s squad for October matches". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (6 October 2021). "Young Lions suffer defeat in their first of three internationals in Spain". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ^ Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  11. ^ a b Veevers, Nicholas (1 July 2022). "England win U19 EURO title after 3-1 win against Israel". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  12. ^ Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU20s 3-0 Chile". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. ^ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Ronnie Edwards". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. ^ Swann, Alan (8 May 2022). "Young England defender cleans up the Peterborough United player-of-the-season awards". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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