Ed Turns
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ed Turns
| fullname = Edward James Turns{{Cite web |date=20 October 2020 |title=2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523 |access-date=25 August 2021 |website=premierleague.com |publisher=Premier League |language=en}}
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brighton, England
| height = 1.85 m{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ed-turns/|title=Ed Turns}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Exeter City
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = 2014–2023
| youthclubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| years1 = 2021–2025
| clubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Leyton Orient (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → Leyton Orient (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = → Crewe Alexandra (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Exeter City
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Wales U21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 18:09, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17:24, 15 October 2024
}}
Edward James Turns (born 18 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|ExeterCi}} club Exeter City. He is a Wales under-21 national international.
Club career
=Brighton & Hove Albion=
Turns debuted for the Brighton first-team in a 2–0 EFL Cup win over Swansea City on 22 September 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/22/england/league-cup/brighton--hove-albion-fc/swansea-city-afc/3630437/|title=Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Swansea City - 22 September 2021 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} He was involved in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 15 December, remaining as an unused substitute in the 1–0 home loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59573772 |title=Brighton 0-1 Wolves: Romain Saïss goal takes visitors up to eighth in Premier League - BBC Sport|publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=26 December 2021}}
==Leyton Orient loan: Promotion to League One==
On 13 January 2023, Turns signed for EFL League Two club Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite news|date=13 January 2023|title=Leyton Orient sign Brighton defender Turns on loan|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64265594|access-date=2023-01-13}} He made his debut for The O's the next day, playing in his first ever professional league game where he picked up a yellow card in the 0–0 home draw against Barrow.{{cite web |url=https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2023/january/14/match-report---leyton-orient-0-0-barrow/|title=Leyton Orient - Match Report : Leyton Orient 0-0 Barrow|publisher=Leyton Orient|date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023}}
Turns scored his first professional goal on 7 February, opening the scoreline in the 2–0 away win over Crewe.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63843723|title=Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Leyton Orient|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 February 2023 |access-date=11 February 2023}} Four days later, he scored again, scoring the equaliser, earning Leyton Orient a point in the 1–1 away draw at Walsall.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64520908|title=Walsall 1-1 Leyton Orient|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 February 2023 |access-date=11 February 2023}} Turns helped Orient to promotion to League One, being confirmed during their 2–0 defeat at Gillingham on 18 April.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65236266|title=Gillingham 2-0 Leyton Orient: O's win promotion to League One|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 April 2023 |access-date=22 April 2023}} Four days later, Turns played in the 2–0 home win over Crewe,
securing the league title.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65283687|title=Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Orient clinch League Two title|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 April 2023 |access-date=22 April 2023}}
==Signing new Brighton contract==
On 3 July 2023, Turns signed a new contract with Brighton & Hove Albion that runs until June 2025, with a club option for an extra year.{{Cite news|date=3 July 2023|title=Ed Turns signs new contract|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3565503/ed-turns-signs-new-contract|access-date=3 July 2023}}
==Second loan spell with Leyton Orient==
On 1 August 2023, Turns returned to Leyton Orient, this time on a season-long loan.{{Cite news|date=1 August 2023|title=Brighton defender Ed Turns rejoins Leyton Orient on loan|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23694348.brighton-defender-ed-turns-rejoins-leyton-orient-loan/|access-date=1 August 2023}}
==Loan to Crewe Alexandra==
On 1 February 2024, after being recalled early from his loan at Leyton Orient, Turns went on loan to League Two side Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Ed Turns: Crewe Alexandra sign Brighton defender after his Leyton Orient stay is ended |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68175647 |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2024}} He made his Crewe debut two days later in their goal-less draw at Tranmere Rovers.{{cite news |title=Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68114993 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=3 February 2024}} In his third appearance, he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 3–1 win at Stockport County on 13 February 2024.{{cite news |title=Stockport County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68213070 |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=13 February 2024}}
International career
Turns was called up to the Wales under-21 squad in March 2022 for the 2023 European under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Switzerland and Bulgaria.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60767697|title=Wales Under-21's hand first call-ups to defenders Oliver Denham and Ed Turns - BBC Sport|publisher=BBC Sport Sport|date=16 March 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}} He made his debut for the Young Dragons almost three months later on 11 June, playing the whole match of the 1–0 home defeat against the Netherlands in a Euro qualifier.{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2031818--wales-vs-netherlands/|title=Wales-Netherlands - Under-21 2023 - UEFA.com|publisher=UEFA|date=11 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|13 March 2024}}{{soccerbase|114413|name=Ed Turns}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Brighton & Hove Albion
| rowspan="2" |Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Brighton & Hove Albion U23
|2021–22 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Leyton Orient (loan)
|16 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24
|13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2023–24
|League Two |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Exeter City
|League One |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |1 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
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Honours
Leyton Orient
References
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External links
- {{Premier League player|49173}}
- {{Soccerway|ed-turns/545146}}
{{Exeter City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turns, Ed}}
Category:Footballers from Brighton
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's under-21 international footballers
Category:English people of Welsh descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players
Category:Exeter City F.C. players