Ronnie Edwards (footballer)

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

Ronnie Edwards
Personal information
Full name Ronnie Lee Edwards[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 2
Youth career
2013–2019 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Barnet 2 (0)
2020– Peterborough United 17 (0)
National team‡
2021– England U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:25, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:29, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Career

Club

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 in December 2019. He made five appearances for the Bees in the 2019-20 season, before joining Peterborough United after a successful trial in August 2020.[3] He made his debut on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy against Burton Albion.[4]

He made his full league debut on 15th December 2020 in a 1-1 draw away to Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

International

Edwards was called up to a training camp with the England U19 national team in May 2021.[6] In October 2021, he was called up to the full U19 squad for the friendly Marbella Cup tournament [7] and made his debut during a 3-1 defeat to France. [8]

Career statistics
As of 25 September 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 2019–20 National League 1000–4[lower-alpha 1]050
Peterborough United 2020–21 League One 2010003[lower-alpha 2]060
2021–22 Championship 4000100050
Total 60101030110
Career total 70101070160
  1. Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the National League playoffs, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. Ronnie Edwards joins Peterborough United
  4. LIVE: FULL-TIME: PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3, BURTON ALBION 3: Goalkeeper Gyollai turns from villain to hero in Posh spot-kick success
  5. "Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport.
  6. England MU19 training camp scheduled
  7. Foster names England MU19s squad for October matches
  8. "Young Lions suffer defeat in their first of three internationals in Spain". England Football. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  9. Ronnie Edwards at Soccerway
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