Anthony Edgar

Anthony Edgar
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990[1]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Woking
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2009 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 West Ham United 0 (0)
2009Bournemouth (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2012 Yeovil Town 10 (1)
2012–2013 Barnet 11 (1)
2013–2014 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 (0)
2014–2015 Triestina 0 (0)
2015 Bishop's Stortford 7 (3)
2015–2016 Braintree Town 21 (2)
2016– Woking 15 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2016 (UTC).


Anthony James Edgar (born 30 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Woking.

Career

West Ham United

Edgar is a product of West Ham's youth team and scored his first career goal for West Ham United on 14 July 2010 in a pre-season friendly against Peterborough United.[2] Replacing Junior Stanislas as an 88th-minute substitute, Edgar made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.[3]

Bournemouth loan

Edgar signed for Bournemouth on 1 October 2009 on a one-month loan from West Ham.[4] He made his professional, Bournemouth and Football League debut on 3 October 2009 in a 0–0 away draw against Port Vale.[5] Although Bournemouth wanted to extend his loan for a second month the Football League blocked their request and Edgar returned to West Ham at the end of October after only four appearances.[6]

Yeovil Town

Edgar was released by West Ham in June 2011.[7] In July 2011 he signed for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[8][9] Edgar made his debut against Exeter City in the 2–0 loss,[10] and scored his first goal against Preston North End in the 4–3 loss.[11] He was released at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Barnet

After a successful trial, Edgar signed for Barnet in July 2012. He made his debut against Birmingham City on 14 August in the Football League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes.[12] His first goal for the Bees came in a 4–0 win over Northampton Town on 19 October.[13] His contract at Barnet was terminated by mutual consent on 12 April 2013,[14] having not played for the club since November.

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 14 November 2013, Edgar signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on non-contract terms.[15] After making seven appearances for Dagenham, all as a substitute, Edgar was released in January 2014.[16]

Triestina

Edgar signed for Italian Serie D side Triestina on 17 July 2014,[17] but did not make any appearances during his time in Italy due to complications with contract.

Braintree Town

Edgar joined Braintree Town on a contract till end of season in August 2015.[18]

Woking

On 5 August 2016, Anthony went on to sign for Woking. Agreeing a one-year contract just in time for the start of the season.[19] On 13 August 2016, Edgar made his Woking debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Southport, replacing Zak Ansah with eight minutes remaining.[20] A week later, Edgar scored his first Woking goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge, netting in the 48th minute.[21]

Personal life

He is a cousin of Jermain Defoe,[22] and his brother, Ryan is a Dominica international who plays non-League football.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2009–10[23] Premier League 00100010
2010–11[24] Premier League 00100010
Total 00200020
Bournemouth (loan) 2009–10[23] League Two 301[lower-alpha 1]040
Yeovil Town 2011–12[25] League One 10100101[lower-alpha 1]0121
Barnet 2012–13[26] League Two 11100101[lower-alpha 1]0131
Dagenham & Redbridge 2013–14[27] League Two 7070
Bishop's Stortford 2014–15[28] Conference South 7373
Braintree Town 2015–16[28] National League 212001[lower-alpha 2]0222
Woking 2016–17 National League 1513100182
Career total 748512040859
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "Anthony Edgar". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. "Winning start for Grant | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. "West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal FT". Whufc.com. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. "Cherries bolstered by Edgar loan". BBC Sport. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  5. "Port Vale 0–0 Bournemouth". BBC News. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  6. "Cherries: Edgar loan extension is blocked, leaving Howe short of options". Bournemouthecho.co.uk. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  7. "Players released from 2010/11 Premier League clubs". The Guardian. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  8. "Anthony Edgar earns permanent Yeovil Town contract". BBC Sport. 15 July 2011.
  9. "Yeovil Town Confirm Signing No. 5". Ciderspace. 15 July 2011.
  10. "Match Report:Exeter City 2 – 0 Yeovil Town". YTFC Official Website. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  11. "Match Report:Preston North End 4 – 3 Yeovil Town". YTFC Official Website. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  12. "Birmingham 5 – 1 Barnet". Bbc.co.uk. 14 August 2012.
  13. "Barnet 4 – 0 Northampton". Bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Barnet: Anthony Edgar leaves club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  15. "Daggers Add To Squad". www.daggers.co.uk. 14 November 2013.
  16. "Antony Edgar: Dagenham & Redbridge release winger". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  17. Triestina, la rosa cresce In arrivo Edgar e Guerain
  18. "Triple signing for the Cards". Woking F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  19. "Southport 2-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016.
  20. "Woking 1-3 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  21. "Edgar bound for Bournemouth". www.whufc.com. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Anthony Edgar in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  23. "Games played by Anthony Edgar in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  24. "Games played by Anthony Edgar in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  25. "Games played by Anthony Edgar in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  26. "Games played by Anthony Edgar in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  27. 1 2 "Anthony Edgar - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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