Cameron Edwards

{{short description|Australian professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cameron Edwards

| image =

| fullname = Cameron James Edwards{{cite web | title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011 | url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/July%202011.ashx/July%202011.pdf | publisher = The Football Association | access-date = 2012-02-07 | archive-date = 22 August 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822142503/https://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/July%202011.ashx/July%202011.pdf | url-status = live }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Bayswater City

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008 |youthclubs1 = Cockburn City

| youthyears2 = 2009–2011 |youthclubs2 = Perth Glory

| youthyears3 = 2011–2012 |youthclubs3 = Reading

| youthyears4 = 2012–2013 |youthclubs4 = Melbourne Heart

| years1 = 2008 |clubs1 = Cockburn City |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 2011 |clubs2 = Perth Glory |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2013 |clubs3 = Melbourne Heart |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2015 |clubs4 = Perth Glory |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = Perth Glory NPL |caps5 = 8 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015 |clubs6 = Putrajaya SPA |caps6 = 9 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2021 |clubs7 = Cockburn City |caps7 = 118 |goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2022– |clubs8 = Bayswater City |caps8 = 19 |goals8 = 1

| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = Australia U17 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 23 November 2023

}}

Cameron James Edwards (born 27 March 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Fremantle City FC. Edwards previously trained with the Nike Football Academy after being released by Reading in May 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/cameron-edwards/ |title=Cameron Edwards Profile |access-date=5 August 2011 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011140354/http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/cameron-edwards/ |url-status=live }}

Career

=Perth Glory=

Born in Sydney, Edwards made his professional debut in the A-League for Perth Glory on 23 January 2011 against Wellington Phoenix, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute of the game in a 4–0 loss.[https://archive.today/20120716100021/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000470307/scoreboard.html HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE - 2010-11 Season - WELLINGTON PHOENIX VS PERTH GLORY]

=Reading=

On 29 April 2011, it was announced he had signed with Championship side Reading along with his younger brother Ryan.{{Cite web |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/202778,young-aussie-duo-join-royals.aspx |title=Young Aussie Brothers Join Royals |access-date=5 August 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005055800/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/202778,young-aussie-duo-join-royals.aspx |url-status=dead }} On 2 May 2012 Reading announced that Cameron had been released by the club.{{cite web|publisher=Reading F.C.|title=Royals aim to extend ten contracts|url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2756901,00.html|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620160401/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~2756901%2C00.html|archive-date=20 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

=Melbourne Heart=

On 31 December 2012 it was announced that Edwards had joined A-League side Melbourne Heart following a stint at the Nike Football Academy.{{cite news|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Heart-confirms-Edwards-signing/57005|title=Heart confirms Edwards signing|date=31 December 2012|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=1 January 2013|archive-date=3 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103032610/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Heart-confirms-Edwards-signing/57005|url-status=dead}}

=Perth Glory=

Edwards signed with Perth Glory in May 2013,{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/perth-glory-re-signs-steven-mcgarry-signs-cameron-edwards-and-jack-duncan/story-fnegfu44-1226633821211|title=Perth Glory re-signs Steven McGarry; signs Cameron Edwards and Jack Duncan|newspaper=The Advertiser|date=21 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2013|archive-date=27 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627025249/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/perth-glory-re-signs-steven-mcgarry-signs-cameron-edwards-and-jack-duncan/story-fnegfu44-1226633821211|url-status=live}} linking up with his father. His brother would later join the Glory on a season long loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/Deals-Done-for-Dynamic-Duo/70778|title=Deals Done for Dynamic Duo|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=21 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2013|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022224104/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/Deals-Done-for-Dynamic-Duo/70778|url-status=dead}} Edwards made his debut for the Glory on 20 October 2013, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Steven McGarry, in their 0-0 away draw against Newcastle Jets.{{cite web|title=Newcastle Jets 0-0 Perth Glory|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/20/australia/a-league/newcastle-jets-fc/perth-glory-fc/1475174/?ICID=PL_MS_04|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=21 October 2013|archive-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110224505/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/20/australia/a-league/newcastle-jets-fc/perth-glory-fc/1475174/?ICID=PL_MS_04|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Cameron is a son of former Australian international Alistair Edwards,{{cite news|title=Perth Glory coach Alistair Edwards signs his two sons|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-league/perth-glory-coach-alistair-edwards-signs-his-two-sons-20130717-2q388.html|access-date=13 September 2013|newspaper=The Age|date=13 September 2013|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729100202/http://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-league/perth-glory-coach-alistair-edwards-signs-his-two-sons-20130717-2q388.html|url-status=live}} his mother is a Singaporean national,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/04/04/top-striker-now-a-top-coach-edwards-made-his-mark-on-the-pitch-and-now-he-is-doing-the-same-in-the-s/|title=Edwards made his mark on the pitch and now, he is doing the same in the studio|date=4 April 2014 |access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202231601/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/04/04/top-striker-now-a-top-coach-edwards-made-his-mark-on-the-pitch-and-now-he-is-doing-the-same-in-the-s/|url-status=live}} and he is the older brother of fellow soccer player Ryan.