Ronnie Lee Edwards (born 28 March 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Peterborough United.
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Full name | Ronnie Lee Edwards[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Harlow, England | |||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
Club 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 | 48 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | England U19 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | England U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
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 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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnet | 2019–20 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Peterborough United | 2020–21 | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2021–22 | Championship | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2022-23 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
Career total | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
England U19s
Individual
Peterborough United F.C. Player of the Year | |
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Peterborough United F.C. – current squad | |
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