Tom Edwards (footballer, born 1999)

Thomas Adam Edwards (born 22 January 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on loan from Stoke City.

Tom Edwards
Personal information
Full name Thomas Adam Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number 2
Youth career
2007–2017 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Stoke City 46 (1)
2020–2021 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 11 (0)
2021– → New York Red Bulls (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2018–2019 England U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Edwards was born in Stafford and attended Blessed William Howard Catholic School.[3] Edwards completed his final GCSE year at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy in Blurton due to its links with the Stoke City Academy.[4]

Career

Stoke City

Edwards joined Stoke City's academy at the age of 8 and progressed through the ranks to win the under-18 player of the year twice. He became involved in first team duties in 2017–18 and signed a four-year contract with the club in September 2017.[5] Edwards made his Premier League debut on 14 October 2017 against Manchester City and he provided the cross for Stoke's second goal but was stretchered off after picking up an ankle injury.[6][7] Edwards made his home debut on 23 December 2017 against West Bromwich Albion where he was named as man of the match in a 3–1 victory.[8] He signed another improved four-year contract with Stoke in February 2018.[9] Edwards featured seven times for Stoke under Mark Hughes but didn't feature in the second half of the campaign under Paul Lambert as Stoke suffered relegation to the EFL Championship.[10]

Edwards became a regular member of the team in 2018–19 playing 29 times as Stoke ultimately had a forgettable campaign, finishing in 16th place.[11] Edwards was one of Stoke's better performers during the season and earned the praise of manager Nathan Jones.[12] Edwards scored his first goal for Stoke on 22 April 2019 in a 2–2 draw against Norwich City.[13]

Edwards signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke in October 2019.[14] Edwards competed with Tommy Smith for the right-back position at Stoke in 2019–20 and whilst he featured 15 times in the first half of the campaign, manager Michael O'Neill went with Smith until the end of the season.[15]

In October 2020 Edwards joined EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on loan for the 2020–21 season.[16] Edwards played 12 times for Fleetwood before he was recalled by Stoke in January 2021.[17]

On 27 January 2021, it was announced that Edwards had joined Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls on loan for the 2021 season.[18]

International career

Edwards was called up to the England U20 side by Paul Simpson in September 2018 and went on to play in three Under 20 Elite League matches.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 December 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City U23 2016–17[21] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[22] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———3030
Stoke City 2017–18[22] Premier League 601000—70
2018–19[11] Championship 2711010—291
2019–20[23] Championship 1301010—150
2020–21[24] Championship 000000—00
Total 4613020—511
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2020–21[24] League One 1101000—120
New York Red Bulls (loan) 2021[24] Major League Soccer 0000——00
Career total 571402030661
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Tom Edwards". Premier League. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "Who is Tom Edwards? Stoke City hand 18-year-old debut at Man City". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. "Stoke City player Tom Edwards returns to his old school to open rooftop garden terrace". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Edwards rewarded for his progress". Stoke City. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Academy starlet named in Mark Hughes' starting line-up". Stoke City. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. "Manager speaks after handing youngster professional debut". Stoke City. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. "Stoke 3–1 West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. "Stoke City hand teen defender Tom Edwards new four-and-a-half year contract". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. "Swansea 1–2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  11. "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Rock on Tommy says Stoke City boss". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  13. "Best feeling of my life says Stoke City star". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. "Tom Edwards: Stoke City full-back signs new four-and-a-half-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  15. "Boss explains why young Stoke City defender can't make matchday 18". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  16. "Tom Edwards: Fleetwood Town sign Stoke City right-back on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  17. "Stoke City recall right-back from loan spell - but there's a plan". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  18. "New York Red Bulls Add Tom Edwards on Loan from Stoke City". New York Red Bulls. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. "Edwards' England Pride". Stoke City. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  20. Tom Edwards at Soccerway
  21. "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. "Games played by Tom Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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