{{short description|Guyanese former footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> During the college off season he played in the USL Premier Development League originally with Ottawa Fury, and later with Des Moines Menace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/julien-edwards/|title=Julien Edwards {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>
In 2011, he signed his first professional contract with expansion franchise Capital City F.C. in the Canadian Soccer League.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> During his tenure with Ottawa he reached the CSL Championship against Toronto Croatia, where the match concluded in a 1-0 victory for Croatia.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> He later played in the GFF Elite League with Alpha United FC.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Throughout his tenure with Alpha he featured in the 2011 CFU Club Championship.<ref name=":0" /> In 2012, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Kingston FC.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In 2013, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC Gatineau.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2017, he played in League1 Ontario with Toronto Skillz FC.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== International career == In 2010, he was called to a Canada men's national under-23 soccer team camp organized by head coach Tony Fonseca.<ref>{{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=}}</ref> Edwards instead made his debut for the Guyana national football team on March 31, 2012 in a friendly match against French Guiana.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He featured in the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In total he has earned six caps for Guyana.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Julien Edwards - Guyana - Caribbean Football|url = http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/guyana/players/julienedwards.html|website = caribbeanfootballdatabase.com|accessdate = 2015-09-04}}</ref>
== Honors == '''Alpha United FC'''
* GFF National Super League: 2012
== References == {{Reflist}}
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