Ronnie Edwards
Personal information
Full name Ronnie Lee Edwards[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team 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 97 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U19 10 (0)
2022– England U20 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2022 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:44, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Ronnie Lee Edwards (born 28 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Peterborough United.

Club career

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. 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]

International career

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] On 10 May 2023, Edwards was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13][14] He started all four of their games at the tournament including the round of sixteen defeat against Italy.[15]

Career statistics

As of 3 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 2019–20 National League 1000—4[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 1000—4050
Peterborough United 2020–21 League One 2010003[lower-alpha 2]060
2021–22 Championship 340301000380
2022–23 League One 40010003[lower-alpha 2]0440
2023–24 League One 111002000131
Total 8715030601011
Career total 88150301001061
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the National League playoffs, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

England U19s

Individual

  • Peterborough United Player of the Season: 2021–22[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Match Report: Barnet 1-1 Staines Town (P 3-4) - News - Barnet Football Club". barnetfc.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ronnie Edwards joines Peterborough United". Barnet F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Peterborough United sign teenager defender Ronnie Edwards from Barnet". BBC Sport. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Swann, Alan (8 September 2020). "LIVE: Full-Time: Peterborough United 3, Burton Albion 3: Goalkeeper Gyollai turns from villain to hero in Posh spot-kick success". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (21 May 2021). "England MU19 training camp scheduled". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Smith, Frank (1 October 2021). "Foster names England MU19s squad for October matches". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (6 October 2021). "Young Lions suffer defeat in their first of three internationals in Spain". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  11. 1 2 Veevers, Nicholas (1 July 2022). "England win U19 EURO title after 3-1 win against Israel". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU20s 3-0 Chile". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ronnie Edwards". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. ↑ Swann, Alan (8 May 2022). "Young England defender cleans up the Peterborough United player-of-the-season awards". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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