James Edmondson (footballer)
{{Short description|English association football player (born 2005)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = James Edmondson
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = James Stephen Edmondson{{cite web | access-date=12 November 2023 | url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-legacy-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/contentassets/c02ddd0e1d174a679c4cce8983aef204/efl-professional-retain-list---2022-23.pdf | title=EFL Professional Retain List 2022/23 | date=20 May 2023 | url-status=live | website=EFL | archive-date=19 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019135244/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-legacy-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/contentassets/c02ddd0e1d174a679c4cce8983aef204/efl-professional-retain-list---2022-23.pdf}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|11|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = England
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Blackburn Rovers
| clubnumber = 36
| youthyears1 = 2012–2023
| youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–2025
| clubs2 = → Macclesfield (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| club-update = 11:46, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
}}
James Stephen Edmondson (born 1 November 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|BlackbuR}} club Blackburn Rovers.
Career
Edmondson joined the youth academy of Blackburn Rovers at the age of 6, and worked his way up all their youth categories, debuting with their U21s at the age of 15.
On 17 November 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club until June 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23133205.blackburn-rovers-secure-teen-midfield-starlet-professional-contract/|title=Rovers move to secure professional deal for teenage midfield starlet|date=17 November 2022|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}
He started training with the senior team in the preseason in the summer of 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23668726.blackburn-rovers-edmondson-keen-build-austria-camp/|title=Rovers youngster eager to push on from Austria experience|date=20 July 2023|website=Lancashire Telegraph}} On 30 August 2023, Edmondson made his professional debut for Blackburn Rovers in the club's 8–0 EFL Cup win over Harrogate Town at Wetherby Road. Replacing Andrew Moran in the 63rd minute, Edmondson scored the club's 8th goal of the game and the first of his professional career in the 75th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23757331.blackburn-rovers-hit-harrogate-town-eight-carabao-cup/|title=Rovers hit Harrogate for eight to book place in Carabao Cup third round|date=30 August 2023|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}
On 21 October 2024, Edmondson joined Macclesfield on loan.{{cite news |title=Edo makes Macc move |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/october/21/edo-makes-macc-move/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC |date=21 October 2024}}
Personal life
Edmondson is of American descent through his grandfather from Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/|title=James Edmondson|first=Blackburn Rovers|last=FC|website=Blackburn Rovers FC}} His brother Stephen also plays in the Blackburn Rovers academy setup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23647559.jon-dahl-tomasson-really-happy-blackburn-rovers-academy-options/|title=Jon Dahl Tomasson 'really happy' with Rovers' Academy options|date=13 July 2023|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}
Career Statistics
{{updated|match played 11 September 2023.}}{{Soccerway|james-edmondson/698297}}
| 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"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3" |Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||
| 2023-24{{Soccerbase season|id=181972|season=2023}}
| rowspan="1" |Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
;Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|james-edmondson/698297}}
{{Blackburn Rovers F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of American descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders