Julien Edwards

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Julien Edwards

| image =

| fullname = Julien Edwards

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| collegeyears1 = 2006–2009

| college1 = Drake Bulldogs

| years1 = 2008

| clubs1 = Ottawa Fury

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Des Moines Menace

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = Capital City

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Alpha United FC

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2012

| clubs5 = Kingston FC

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2013–2016

| clubs6 = FC Gatineau

| caps6 = 51

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = Toronto Skillz FC

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Guyana

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Julien Edwards (born July 30, 1988) is a former footballer. Born in Canada, he represented the Guyana national team.

Playing career

Edwards began playing at the college level with Drake Bulldogs in 2006, where he appeared in a total of 50 matches, and earned All-Missouri Valley Conference first team and was selected for the NSCAA All-Region team in 2009.{{Cite web|title = Julien Edwards Biography|url = http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=71192&SPID=8125&DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=866022&Q_SEASON=2009|accessdate = 2015-09-04}} During the college off season he played in the USL Premier Development League originally with Ottawa Fury, and later with Des Moines Menace.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/julien-edwards/|title=Julien Edwards {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2020-01-15}}

In 2011, he signed his first professional contract with expansion franchise Capital City F.C. in the Canadian Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/where-are-they-now/|title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW? – Canadian Soccer League|last=Adamson|first=Stan|date=January 10, 2019|website=|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/3814699-capital-city-fc-roster-taking-shape-as-season-opener-draws-near/|title=Capital CIty FC roster taking shape as season opener draws near|last=Jay|first=Matthew|date=2011-04-20|website=Toronto.com|publisher=Ottawa East News|language=en-CA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-15}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitalcityfc.com/club/teamstats/|title=capitalcityfc.com: Team Stats|last=|first=|date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928032405/http://www.capitalcityfc.com/club/teamstats/|archive-date=September 28, 2011|access-date=2020-01-16}} During his tenure with Ottawa he reached the CSL Championship against Toronto Croatia, where the match concluded in a 1-0 victory for Croatia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/12/20/sports/julien-edwards-wants-to-show-he’s-a-good-player-and-belongs-here/|title=Julien Edwards wants to show he's a good player and belongs here|last=Benjamin|first=Colin|date=2011-12-20|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-19}} He later played in the GFF Elite League with Alpha United FC.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/julien-j-edwards/239303/|title=Guyana - J. Edwards - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com|access-date=2020-01-15}} Throughout his tenure with Alpha he featured in the 2011 CFU Club Championship. In 2012, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Kingston FC.{{Cite web|url=http://kingstonfc.ca/new-look-kingston-fc-announces-major-changes/|title=New look Kingston FC announces major changes - Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club|last=|first=|date=June 29, 2012|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305185141/http://kingstonfc.ca/new-look-kingston-fc-announces-major-changes/|archive-date=March 5, 2016|accessdate=2015-09-04}}

In 2013, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC Gatineau.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountroyalsoccer.com/2015/3/24/8209659/previewing-the-plsq|title=Un avant-goût: nos équipes dans la PLSQ|last=Ralph|first=C.|date=2015-03-24|website=Mount Royal Soccer|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}} In 2017, he played in League1 Ontario with Toronto Skillz FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/786696-match-preview-toronto-skillz-v-north-toronto-nitros|title=Match Preview: Toronto Skillz v North Toronto Nitros|last=staff|first=League1 Ontario|date=2017-04-29|website=League1 Ontario|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-15}}

International career

In 2010, he was called to a Canada men's national under-23 soccer team camp organized by head coach Tony Fonseca.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=1062&t=profile&|title=Julien Edwards - Canadasoccer.com|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} Edwards instead made his debut for the Guyana national football team on March 31, 2012 in a friendly match against French Guiana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47557/Julien_Edwards.html|title=Julien Edwards|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}} He featured in the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In total he has earned six caps for Guyana.{{Cite web|title = Julien Edwards - Guyana - Caribbean Football|url = http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/guyana/players/julienedwards.html|website = caribbeanfootballdatabase.com|accessdate = 2015-09-04}}