Julien Edwards

Julien Edwards (born July 30, 1988) is a former footballer. Born in Canada, he represented the Guyana national team.

Julien Edwards
Personal information
Full nameJulien Edwards
Date of birth (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Position(s)Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009Drake Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008Ottawa Fury10(0)
2009Des Moines Menace11(1)
2011Capital City23(1)
2011–2012Alpha United FC
2012Kingston
2013–2016Gatineau51(0)
2017Toronto Skillz FC5(0)
International career
2012Guyana6(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Edwards began playing at the college level with Drake Bulldogs in 2006, where he appeared in a total of 50 matches, and earned All-Missouri Valley Conference first team and was selected for the NSCAA All-Region team in 2009.[1] During the college off season he played in the USL Premier Development League originally with Ottawa Fury, and later with Des Moines Menace.[2]

In 2011, he signed his first professional contract with expansion franchise Capital City F.C. in the Canadian Soccer League.[3][4][5] During his tenure with Ottawa he reached the CSL Championship against Toronto Croatia, where the match concluded in a 1-0 victory for Croatia.[6] He later played in the GFF Elite League with Alpha United FC.[7][6] Throughout his tenure with Alpha he featured in the 2011 CFU Club Championship.[7] In 2012, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Kingston FC.[8]

In 2013, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC Gatineau.[9] In 2017, he played in League1 Ontario with Toronto Skillz FC.[10]

International career

In 2010, he was called to a Canada men's national under-23 soccer team camp organized by head coach Tony Fonseca.[11] Edwards instead made his debut for the Guyana national football team on March 31, 2012 in a friendly match against French Guiana.[12] He featured in the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In total he has earned six caps for Guyana.[13]

Honors

Alpha United FC

References