english football player
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Marcus Edwards ( bear 3 December 1998 ) is an english football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Primeira Liga golf club Vitória de Guimarães.

Club career [edit ]

Tottenham Hotspur [edit ]

Edwards joined the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur at the old age of eight and progressed through the ranks. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On 2 August 2016, he signed his inaugural professional shrink with Tottenham after a prolong menstruation of negotiations amidst interest from other clubs. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Edwards joined the Tottenham first team in the summer of 2016 for their pre-season tour [ 7 ] and produced some impressive performances in pre-season matches. [ 8 ] He was given a police squad number of 48 ahead of the 2016–17 season. [ 9 ] On 20 September 2016, Mauricio Pochettino likened Edwards to a young Lionel Messi due to his broken center of graveness and ability to beat a valet. [ 10 ] The following day Edwards made his competitive Tottenham introduction in the EFL Cup against Gillingham, coming on as a substitute for the concluding 15 minutes where he forced a write from Gills keeper Stuart Nelson. however, he injured his ankle in October 2016 which required surgery, and was sidelined for a long period to recover from the injury. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] On 29 July 2017, Edwards signed a new contract at Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2020. [ 13 ] In the UEFA Youth League, Edwards scored twice in a 4–0 succeed over Borussia Dortmund on 13 September 2017. [ 14 ] He went on to make five appearances and scoring two more goals throughout the group phase. [ 15 ]

loanword spells [edit ]

In January 2018, Edwards moved on loanword to Championship side Norwich City for the end of the 2017–18 season. [ 16 ] He made his Norwich City debut on 30 March 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Mario Vrančić, in a 2–0 loss against Fulham. [ 17 ] This turned out to be Edwards ‘ only appearance for the golf club as he returned to Tottenham on 10 April for “ personal reasons ”. [ 18 ] In August 2018, he joined Dutch side Excelsior on a season-long loan. [ 19 ] He scored two goals in 25 appearances for cabaret with four assists, [ 20 ] and although he scored a goal in the relegation play-offs, Excelsior was relegated. [ 21 ] Edwards led the Eredivisie table at the end of the season in dribbles per crippled, with 3.3, ahead of PSV ‘s Steven Bergwijn ( 3.2 ). [ 22 ]

Vitória de Guimarães [edit ]

On 2 September 2019, Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória S.C. signed Edwards on a four-year bargain. The club will receive merely 50 % of any future transfer fees. [ 23 ] He scored his first goal on 24 October in the UEFA Europa League group stage, opening a 3–2 loss at his former baseball club ‘s rivals, Arsenal. [ 24 ] On 7 January 2021 Edwards got his contract renewed until 2024 with a release clause of 50 million euro. [ 25 ]

International career [edit ]

Edwards is eligible to play for England and Cyprus through his mother. [ 26 ] In November 2013, Edwards made his England U16 introduction, where he played 80 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Northern Ireland U16. [ 27 ] He went on to make six appearances and scoring once for the U16 english. At the England under-17 side, Edwards scored three times throughout 2014, including a brace on his debut in a 5–1 gain over Iceland U17. [ 28 ] Edwards was selected to represent England under-17 at the 2015 UEFA european Under-17 Championship. [ 29 ] During the tournament, he went on to make five appearances, as he scored two goals against Italy U17 and Republic of Ireland U17. [ 30 ] He was subsequently included in the team of the tournament. [ 31 ] Edwards besides appeared at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [ 32 ] In September 2015, Edwards was called up to the England U18 squad, making his debut for the side, in a 2–0 win over Netherlands U18, in which he set up one of the goals. [ 33 ] He besides went on to score a pair on two occasions against Austria U18 and Republic of Ireland U18 in March 2016. [ 34 ] Edwards went on to make five appearances and scoring four times at England U18. In October 2016, Edwards was called up to the England under-19 team, making his debut in a 3–1 win over Croatia U19 before scoring in a follow-up match with a 2–1 succeed over Bulgaria U19. [ 35 ] Edwards was included in the England under-19 police squad for the 2017 UEFA european Under-19 Championship. [ 36 ] In the semi-final, Edwards came off the bench to provide the aid for Lukas Nmecha to score the only goal of the game against the Czech Republic. [ 37 ] Edwards was besides a second-half substitute during the victory against Portugal in the final. [ 38 ] After the end of the tournament, Edwards was called up to the England U20 police squad in August 2017 and scored on his U20 debut, in a 3–0 gain over Netherlands U20. [ 39 ]

personal life [edit ]

Edwards is of greek Cypriot descent through his beget. [ 26 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 19:24, 04 April 2021 (UTC).

Honours [edit ]

Individual

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England U19

References [edit ]