William Edjenguélé

William Edjenguélé

Personal information
Full name	William Emery Edjenguélé[1]
Date of birth	7 May 1987
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Veria
Number	23
Youth career
1993–2005	CFF Paris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2008	Le Mans UC 72 B	58	(1[2])
2008–2010	Neuchâtel Xamax	39	(1[3])
2010–2012	Panetolikos	46	(3)
2012–2013	Coventry City	33	(1)
2013–2014	Bury	19	(2)
2014–2015	Panetolikos	22	(1)
2015–	Veria	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2015. † Appearances (goals)

William Emery Edjenguélé (born 7 May 1987 in Paris^[4]) is a French football defender who plays for Veria.

Career

Edjenguélé began his career 1993 with CFF Paris and joined 2005 in the reserve team of Le Mans Union Club 72.^[5] After three years with Le Mans UC 72 B who scored one goal in 58 appearances joined on 18 July 2008 to Neuchâtel Xamax. On 27 April 2010 his club confirmed his contract will not renewed and he left the club.^[6]

On 30 July 2010, he signed with Panetolikos F.C..^[7] He was an integral part of the squad that became 2010–11 Football League champions and led Panetolikos F.C. to the Greek Superleague. However, he could not help Panetolikos avoid relegation after the end of the 2011–12 Superleague Greece . Panetolikos and Edjenguélé parted ways on 2 May 2012.^[8]

At the start of the 2012/13 season, Edjenguélé joined Coventry City on trial^[9] and started in the 8–0 victory over Hinckley United on 14 July 2012. He later signed for the club on 17 July on a three-year contract.^[10] Edjenguélé scored his first goal, with a header, in a 3-1 win over Colchester United.^[11] He is affectionately known as 'Billy Edge' to Coventry City fans.

On 20 August 2013, Edjenguélé had is contract at Coventry City terminated by mutual consent.^[12] He had made a big impression in his one season with the club, playing 40 games after joining on a free transfer from Greek side Panetolikos. But he was one of several players made available for transfer in the summer as they battled financial problems.^[13] On the same day it was reported that he had signed for Bury.^[14]

On 29 January 2014, Edjenguélé cancelled his contract at Bury on mutual terms.^[15] On 10 July 2014, former Coventry City defender William Edjenguele has signed for Panetolikos in Greece Super League. He made 23 appearances for League Two side Bury after joining on a free transfer from the Sky Blues last summer but he became a free agent when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. The 26-year-old has now signed for the Greek team where he previously played for two seasons before he moved to the Ricoh Arena in 2012.^[16]

In June 2015, Edjenguélé was released by Panetolikos. In July 2015 he came in an agreement with the greek club Veria F.C.. Although his transfer isn't yet officially announced due a court issue of the club, he had his first training with the club on 7 July 2015.^[17] On 8 July 2015 was judged as innocent for the fixed match case against Olympiacos and Edjenguélé's contract was activated.^[18] Edjenguélé debuted on 23 August 2015, 1–1 in a home draw against PAS Giannina playing the entire match.

Career statistics

Stats according to Soccerbase

As of 18 April 2015

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Mans B	2005–08	Championnat de France amateur	58	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	1
Total			58	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	1
Neuchâtel Xamax	2008–10	2. Liga Interregional	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	1
Total			39	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	1
Panetolikos	2010–11	Greek Football League	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	2011–12	Greek Superleague	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
Total			46	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	3
Coventry City	2012–13	League One	33	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	40	1
Total			33	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	40	1
Bury	2013–14	League Two	19	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	23	3
Total			19	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	23	3
Panetolikos	2014–15	Greek Superleague	21	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
Total			21	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
Veria	2015–16	Greek Superleague	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			216	9	8	0	2	1	4	0	230	10

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the Football League Trophy.

Personal Life

Edjenguele is user of Twitter, so he can be closer to the fans by running regular competitions for his worn match-shirts and sharing his thoughts on his performances.^[19]

Honours

Panetolikos F.C.

• Greek Second Division – Champions

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2014 and 31/01/2014" (PDF). The Football League. January 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
2. William Edjenguele – Football.ch
3. William Edjenguele – Fussballdaten – Die Fussballdatenbank
4. Player profile at lequipe.fr
5. William Edjenguélé : ‘’ Faire de bons matches avec Neuchâtel’’
6. Vier Spieler müssen Xamax verlassen
7. Edjenguélé signs with Panetolikos
8. Mutual termination with Akalé and Edjenguélé
9. Andy Thorn considers second Frenchman William Edjenguele after signing Kevin Malaga
10. "Edjenguele completes City move". CCFC Official Site. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013.
11. "Colchester United 1 - 3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
12. "Edjenguele leaves Sky Blues". CCFC Official Site. 20 August 2013.
13. "Bury sign William Edjenguele following Coventry City departure". bbc.com. 22 August 2013.
14. "William Edjenguele leaves Coventry City for Bury". Coventry Telegraph. 20 August 2013.
15. "Edjenguele leaves Bury". Bury FC. 29 January 2014.
16. "Former Coventry City defender William Edjenguele moves back to Greece". coventrytelegraph.net. 10 July 2014.
17. Με νέα πρόσωπα η πρώτη προπόνηση στη Βασίλισσα
18. Υπέγραψαν Εντζεγκέλε, Μερεμπασβίλι
19. "'Twitter has brought me closer to fans'". CCFC Official Site. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)