Raheem Edwards
Edwards with Toronto FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, Full back
Team information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Youth career
2004–2013 Erin Mills SC
2014 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sheridan Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Internacional de Toronto
2014 ANB Futbol
2015–2017 Toronto FC II 42 (8)
2016 → Toronto FC (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Toronto FC 21 (1)
2018 Montreal Impact 14 (2)
2018–2019 Chicago Fire 17 (2)
2020 Minnesota United 12 (0)
2021 Los Angeles FC 27 (0)
2021 → Las Vegas Lights (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 LA Galaxy 60 (3)
2024– CF Montréal 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Canada U23 4 (2)
2017– Canada 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022

Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left winger or wing-back for CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.

Club career

League1 Ontario

In 2014, Edwards joined the new League1 Ontario signing with Internacional de Toronto and then joined ANB Futbol midway through the season after Internacional was expelled from the league.[3]

Toronto FC II

In 2015, Edwards signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II, Toronto FC's reserve team. He made his debut as a substitute on March 28 against FC Montreal.[4] Edwards played two full seasons with the USL side, scoring eight goals and assisting on five occasions.[5]

Toronto FC

In June 2016, Edwards signed a short-term agreement which allowed him to play in cup games with the first team.[6] On June 29, 2016, Edwards made his first team debut during the 2016 Canadian Championship, coming on for Jonathan Osorio in the second half of the second leg of the final. Raheem made his Major League Soccer debut when he entered in the 88th minute TFC's 1–1 draw at home to Seattle Sounders FC on July 2, 2016. In March 2017, Edwards signed a full first team contract with Toronto FC prior to the 2017 season.[7]

Montreal Impact

On December 12, 2017, Edwards was selected by Los Angeles FC in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft.[8] He was then immediately traded with fellow expansion draftee Jukka Raitala to Montreal Impact on exchange for defender Laurent Ciman.[9] Edwards would make his Impact debut against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the 2018 season opener,[10] and would score his first goal for the Impact in the following game against the Columbus Crew.[11]

Chicago Fire

On July 17, 2018, Edwards was traded to the Chicago Fire in exchange for $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.[12] He made his debut four days later on July 21, assisting on a Nemanja Nikolić goal in a 2–1 defeat to his former club Toronto FC.

Minnesota United

On February 11, 2020, Edwards was again traded within Major League Soccer, this time to Minnesota United in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg.[13] He made his debut on March 7 against the San Jose Earthquakes.

Los Angeles FC

On December 17, 2020, Edwards was selected by Los Angeles FC in the first stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[14] Upon completion of the 2021 season, Edwards' option for the 2022 season would not be picked up by Los Angeles, making him a free agent.[15]

LA Galaxy

On January 7, 2022, Edwards signed a three-year deal with LA Galaxy.[16] With this transfer, Edwards became the first LAFC player to join rivals LA Galaxy immediately after a season with LAFC. He made his debut in the Galaxy's season opener against New York City FC on February 27, where he assisted Chicharito's winning goal in a 1–0 victory.[17]

CF Montreal

In December 2023, Edwards was traded to his former club CF Montréal (previously known as the Montreal Impact), in exchange for $400,000 in general allocation money.[18]

International career

Youth

Born in Canada, Edwards is of Jamaican descent.[19] He made his debut for the Canadian program with the U23 side at the 2015 Pan American Games. He appeared in his first match against Brazil's U23 side as a substitute.[20]

In May 2016, Edwards was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[21] He scored in both games, and received Man of the Match honors with a goal and three assists in the U23's 5–1 victory against Guyana's full national team on May 15, 2016.[22][23]

Senior

Edwards made his debut for the Canadian senior team against Curaçao on June 13, 2017.[24] On June 27, he was named to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 21, 2023[26]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC II 2015 USL 212———212
2016 206———206
2017 10———10
Total 428000000428
Toronto FC 2016 MLS 100010—20
2017 2111030—251
Total 221104000271
Montreal Impact 2018 MLS 142—00—142
Chicago Fire 2018 MLS 131—10—141
2019 41—10—51
Total 172002000192
Minnesota United 2020 MLS 12[lower-alpha 1]000—3[lower-alpha 2]0150
Los Angeles FC 2021 MLS 270———270
Las Vegas Lights (loan) 2021 USL Championship 10———10
LA Galaxy 2022 MLS 3012030—351
2023 30200302[lower-alpha 3]0352
Total 603206020703
Career total 19516301205021516
  1. ↑ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  2. ↑ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  3. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played November 11, 2022[27]
Canada
YearAppsGoals
201730
201810
201900
202000
202100
202210
Total50

Honours

Toronto FC

References

  1. ↑ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ↑ "Raheem Edwards". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ Anthony Gallo (August 19, 2016). "The Toronto FC Pipeline: Academy To MLS". League1 Ontario.
  4. ↑ Hylton, Kamal (March 28, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. FC Montreal".
  5. ↑ "Raheem Edwards". MLSsoccer.com.
  6. ↑ "Toronto FC Sign Raheem Edwards To Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC. June 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Raheem Edwards". Toronto FC. March 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "LAFC select Tico striker, young prospects in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft". Major League Soccer. December 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Impact acquires Jukka Raitala and Raheem Edwards". Montreal Impact. December 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ Charles Boehm (March 4, 2018). "Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Montreal Impact 1 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". MLS.
  11. ↑ Phil West (March 10, 2018). "Columbus Crew SC 3, Montreal Impact 2 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". MLS.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Fire Acquire Raheem Edwards". Chicago Fire FC. July 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Wyatt Omsberg from Minnesota United FC". Chicago Fire FC. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ Bogert, Tom (December 17, 2020). "Three players selected in Stage One of 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Major League Soccer.
  15. ↑ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2022 Season". Los Angeles FC. December 1, 2021.
  16. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Raheem Edwards through 2024". Major League Soccer. January 7, 2022.
  17. ↑ West, Phil (February 27, 2022). ""It was incredible": Chicharito leads LA Galaxy past reigning MLS Cup champs NYCFC".
  18. ↑ "CF Montréal acquires Raheem Edwards from LA Galaxy". Montreal Gazette. December 11, 2023.
  19. ↑ Grossi, James (September 2, 2017). "Canada's diversity creates family complications against Jamaica". Waking The Red.
  20. ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (July 12, 2015). "Stylish Brazil makes Canadian men suffer in Pan Am football".
  21. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  22. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  23. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  24. ↑ Beacon, Bill (June 13, 2017). "Canada beats Curacao for first win under Zambrano". Toronto Star.
  25. ↑ Zeitlin, Dave (June 27, 2017). "Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster".
  26. ↑ "Raheem Edwards profile". Soccerway.
  27. ↑ "Raheem Edwards profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". mlssoccer.com. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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