Christian Edwards
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| Christian Edwards | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 November 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Caerphilly, Wales | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aberystwyth Town F.C. | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994 - 1998 1998 - 2003 1998 - 1999 2000 2001 - 2002 2002 2003 2003-2006 2005 2006-2007 2007-present |
Swansea City Nottingham Forest → Bristol City (loan) → Oxford United (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) → Tranmere Rovers (loan) → Oxford United (loan) Bristol Rovers → Swansea City (loan) Forest Green Rovers Aberystwyth Town |
112 (4) 54 (3) 3 (0) 5 (1) 9 (0) 12 (0) 6 (0) 99 (3) 2 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Wales U21 Wales |
7 (0) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Christian 'Swanny' Edwards (born 23 November 1975 in Caerphilly, Wales) is a Welsh professional football player. He plays in the centre of defence and has also played on the right. He is currently playing for Aberystwyth Town.
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[edit] International career
Edwards has one full Welsh cap, two 'B' caps and seven under-21 caps to his name.
[edit] Swansea City (1994-1998)
He began his professional career at Swansea City (where he got his nickname 'Swanny') he made 112 appearances for the Swans before he moved to Nottingham Forest.
[edit] Nottingham Forest (1998-2003)
He cost Forest £275,000 when he arrived there in March 1998 but it was not long until he was on the move again this time on loan to Bristol City where he made 3 appearances. In 2000/2001 he went out on loan twice, first to Oxford United and then to Crystal Palace where he played 9 games for the Londoners. A year later (2002) he went out on loan again this time to Tranmere Rovers where he played 12 games before joining Bristol Rovers. He made 54 appearances for Forest.
[edit] Bristol Rovers (2003-2006)
His first season as a Rovers player saw him partnering captain Adam Barrett in the centre of the defence. In March, Edwards was placed on to the transfer list following a dip in form. It got worst for him, when he fractured his arm on the last day of the 2004/05 season and took all summer to recover. In the summer of 2006 first team coach Paul Trollope announced that Edwards' contract would not be renewed, he was released soon afterwards. In July 2006 Edwards announced he would retire from professional football. He changed his mind and signed for Forest Green Rovers.
However, on 4 January 2007, it was announced that Christian had joined League of Wales club Aberystwyth Town
