Opi Edwards
{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Opi Edwards
| image = Opi Edwards for Bath City.jpg
| fullname = Opanin Osafo-Adjei Edwards{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City |publisher=English Football League |page=9 |access-date=16 June 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|4|30}}
| birth_place = Ghana
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = Bristol City
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = Bristol City
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = → Bath City (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → Solihull Moors (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Bath City (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = → Torquay United (loan)
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = → Torquay United (loan)
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Forest Green Rovers
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022
| clubs8 = → Torquay United (loan)
| caps8 = 6
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022
| clubs9 = Rochester New York
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023
| clubs10 = Bath City
| caps10 = 4
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2023–2024
| clubs11 = Weston-super-Mare
| caps11 = 12
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2023
| clubs12 = → Bath City (loan)
| caps12 = 4
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2024
| clubs13 = → FC Sholing (loan)
| caps13 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2024
| clubs14 = Gloucester City (loan)
| caps14 = 1
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2024
| clubs15 = Taunton Town
| caps15 = 8
| goals15 = 0
| club-update = 16 June 2024
}}
Opanin "Opi" Osafo-Adjei Edwards (born 30 April 1999) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Taunton Town
Club career
=Bristol City=
Edwards made his senior debut for Bristol City playing 90 minutes in a 3–0 loss at Watford in the FA Cup.{{cite news|title= Watford 3–0 Bristol City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42519697|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 January 2018}}
Edwards made his league debut for the club on 28 November 2020, coming off of the bench in the 86 minute of a 3–1 away defeat at Reading.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55025703|title=Reading 3–1 Bristol City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 November 2020|accessdate=21 June 2021}}
=Forest Green Rovers=
On 21 June 2021, Edwards agreed a deal to join Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on a one-year deal following his release from Bristol City.{{cite web|url=https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/edwards-checks-into-nailsworth|title=Edwards checks into Nailsworth|website=www.fgr.co.uk|date=21 June 2021}}
=Rochester New York FC=
On 2 September 2022, Edwards signed a deal to join MLS Next Pro club Rochester New York FC.{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/rnyfcofficial/status/1565786214271258630 | title=Rochester New York FC on Twitter |website=Twitter |date=2 September 2022 |access-date=23 September 2022}} Two days later, he made his debut for the club, coming off the bench in a 2-1 win against Philadelphia Union II.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro/2022/matches/phivsroc-09-04-2022/ | title=Philadelphia Union II vs RNY FC |website=MLS Next Pro |access-date=23 September 2022}}
=Return to England=
In March 2023, Edwards returned to England when he joined Bath City on a short-term deal having previously had two previous loan spells with the National League South club.{{cite web|url=https://www.bathcityfc.com/player-news-opi-edwards/|title=Player News – Opi Edwards|website=www.bathcityfc.com|date=18 March 2023|accessdate=1 August 2023}}
On 28 July 2023, Edwards signed for National League South newcomers Weston-super-Mare following a successful trial period.{{cite web|url=https://www.westonsmareafc.co.uk/edwards-arrives-in-bs24/|title=EDWARDS ARRIVES IN BS24|website=www.westonsmareafc.co.uk|date=28 July 2023|accessdate=1 August 2023}} On 17 February 2024, Edwards joined National League North side Gloucester City on a short-term loan.
In September 2024, Edwards Joined Taunton Town on a short term deal.
Personal life
He is the older brother of fellow footballer Owura Edwards.{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Daniel |date=5 September 2019 |title=It runs in the family as Bath City loan Bristol City youngster |work=Somerset Live |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/runs-family-bath-city-loan-3289194 |access-date=6 September 2020}}
Career statistics
{{updated|June 16, 2024}}
| 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=5|Bristol City
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|108655|2017|accessdate=30 July 2020}} | rowspan="4" |Championship |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|108655|2018|accessdate=30 July 2020}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|108655|2019|accessdate=30 July 2020}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|108655|2020|accessdate=8 December 2020}}
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!4||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||5||0 | ||||||||||
| Bath City (loan)
|2017–18{{Soccerway|opanin-edwards/518645|accessdate=30 July 2020}} |17 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4{{efn|Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup}} | 0 | 21 | 4 | |||
| Solihull Moors (loan)
|5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Torquay United (loan)
|National League South |13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20
|National League |7 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 2 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!20||5||3||0||colspan=2|—||1||0||24||5 | ||||||||||
| Forest Green Rovers
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|108655|2021|accessdate=29 August 2021}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{Efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan)
|National League |6 |0 |— |— |— |— |— |— |6 |0 | ||||||||||
| Rochester New York
|2022 |3 |0 |— |— |— |— |1{{Efn|Appearance in MLS Next Pro Playoffs}} |0 |4 |0 | ||||||||||
| Bath City
|National League South |4 |1 |— |— |— |— |— |— |4 |1 | ||||||||||
| Weston-super-Mare
|National League South |12 |0 |2 |0 |— |— |1{{Efn|name=FAT}} |0 |15 |0 | ||||||||||
| Gloucester City (loan)
|1 |0 |— |— |— |— |— |— |1 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!72||10||6||0||1||0||10||0||89||10 |
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Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian emigrants to England
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Bath City F.C. players
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:Torquay United F.C. players
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:Rochester New York FC players
Category:Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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