Carlos Edwards

Carlos Edwards
Personal information
Full name Akenhaton Carlos Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1978-10-24) 24 October 1978
Place of birth Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–1998 Patna United
1998 Queen's Park CC
1999–2000 Defence Force
2000–2005 Wrexham 165 (23)
2005–2007 Luton Town 68 (8)
2007–2009 Sunderland 50 (5)
2008 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2014 Ipswich Town 166 (9)
2014 → Millwall (loan) 8 (1)
2014–2015 Millwall 8 (0)
2015– Millwall 13 (0)
National team‡
1999– Trinidad and Tobago 86 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:02, 6 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Akenhaton Carlos Edwards CM (born 24 October 1978), known as Carlos Edwards, is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays for Millwall as a right-back. He started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Wrexham in 2000 for whom he made over 150 appearances. He has had spells with Luton Town and Sunderland, and a brief loan period with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Edwards has made over 80 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team, scoring four goals.

Club career

Edwards, a right-winger also adept at right-back, started his professional career at Defence Force in his native Trinidad and Tobago, where he had attended the same school (St Anthony's College in Westmoorings) as future team-mate Kenwyne Jones.[2]

Wrexham

Edwards was later signed by Wrexham for £250,000 in 2000, along with Dennis Lawrence and Hector Sam, after a trial.

Edwards helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 2002–03, scoring 10 goals and winning Wrexham's Player of the Year award and being selected for the PFA Third Division Team of the Year along the way.[3] He then added a further five goals the following season as the club finished mid-table, with Edwards again voted into the PFA Team of the Year.

However, Edwards suffered a knee injury while on international duty in 2004 that put him on the sidelines for most of the 2004–05 season. The campaign ended in relegation for the club but he won his first silverware in English football in the form of the 2005 Football League Trophy.

Luton Town

With his Wrexham contract having expired, Edwards joined Championship side Luton Town in 2005 in a three-year deal on a Bosman transfer.[4] At Luton, he became popular with the fans with his flair and ability, winning the Young Members Player of the Season award in his first season with the club.[3]

Sunderland

Edwards' form attracted a £1.5 million bid from Sunderland whom he joined on 2 January 2007, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5] Edwards began his Sunderland career brightly and scored five times in the remainder of the campaign. It was his 80th-minute winner against Burnley that confirmed Sunderland's promotion to the Premier League, after Derby County failed to beat Crystal Palace the following day.

Edwards' first season in the top flight was ruined by injury problems though. He suffered a hamstring injury in only the second game and after returning, had a leg fracture that again put him on the sidelines. He managed to return for the final months of the campaign that saw Sunderland retain their Premier League status.

After a spree of summer signings left Edwards largely out of contention at his parent club, he joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 October 2008 on a three-month loan.[6] However, he was recalled early by the Black Cats on 20 November after six appearances for Wolves.

Ipswich Town

On 1 September 2009, Edwards and Grant Leadbitter signed for Ipswich Town for a combined fee of £4 million.[7] He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 1–0 win at Sheffield Wednesday on 20 February 2010.[8] Edwards played purely as a right winger under Roy Keane but switched to right-back when Paul Jewell became manager. Edwards became Ipswich captain in March 2012 and was voted the Players' Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season.

On 27 March 2014, Edwards joined fellow Championship side Millwall on loan until 3 May 2014.[9]

Millwall

On 21 May 2014, Edwards joined Millwall on a free transfer from Ipswich until June 2015.[10]

On 22 September 2014, Edwards suffered a serious knee injury during Millwall's 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest ruling him out for the rest of the 2014-2015 campaign.[11]

On 24 August 2015, Edwards re-joined Millwall on a short-term deal until January 2016, following his earlier release from the club.[12]

International career

Edwards made his international debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 5 June 1999 against Grenada in the 1999 Caribbean Cup, despite never having appeared at any youth level for his country before.[13]

After winning that tournament, Edwards went on to become an established international and was part of the team that reached the World Cup Finals for the first time in the country's history and was duly selected for the squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He played every minute of their participation during the competition, against Sweden, England and Paraguay, respectively.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2005 Estadio Mateo Flores  Guatemala 1 – 2 1–5 2006 World Cup qualification
2 3 September 2008 Hasely Crawford Stadium  Guyana 1 – 0 3–0 International Friendly
3 12 February 2009 Estadio Cuscatlán  El Salvador 1 – 0 2–2 2010 World Cup qualification
4 6 June 2009 Dwight Yorke Stadium  Costa Rica 1 – 0 2–3 2010 World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2015.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 2000–01[14] Second Division 364102000394
2001–02[15] Second Division 265001000275
2002–03[16] Third Division 44810212[lower-alpha 1]14910
2003–04[17] Second Division 42510101[lower-alpha 1]0455
2004–05[18] League One 18100003[lower-alpha 1]0211
Total 1662330616118125
Luton Town 2005–06[19] Championship 4221020—452
2006–07[20] Championship 2660030—296
Total 6881050—748
Sunderland 2006–07[20] Championship 1551000—165
2007–08[21] Premier League 1300000—130
2008–09[22] Premier League 2203010—260
2009–10[23] Premier League 000010—10
Total 5054020—565
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2008–09[22] Championship 600000—60
Total 600000—60
Ipswich Town 2009–10[23] Championship 2822000—302
2010–11[24] Championship 4531051—514
2011–12[25] Championship 4501000—460
2012–13[26] Championship 4331020—463
2013–14[27] Championship 910010—101
Total 17085081—1839
Millwall 2013–14[27] Championship 810000—81
2014–15[28] Championship 800000—80
Total 1610000—161
Career total 476461302126151649
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Wrexham
Sunderland

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 188. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ↑ "Football- Soca Warriors 2005". St Anthonys.
  3. 1 2 "Carlos Edwards". Lutonfc.com.
  4. ↑ "Edwards poised to sign for Luton". BBC Sport. 17 May 2005.
  5. ↑ "Sunderland sign Edwards for £1.5m". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007.
  6. ↑ "Wolves complete Edwards loan deal". BBC Sport. 2 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "Black Cats pair seal switch". Sunderland A.F.C. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Sheff Wed 0 – 1 Ipswich". BBC. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "In winger". Millwall FC. 27 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Carlos Edwards: Millwall sign Ipswich midfielder on free transfer". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Carlos Edwards: Millwall right-back suffers serious knee injury". BBC Sport. 22 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Edwards re-joins Millwall on short-term deal". Millwall FC. 24 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Carlos Akenhaton Edwards". Socawarriors.net.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

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