Marcus Edwards

Marcus Edwards (born 3 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães.

For the rapper of the same name, see Lil' Keke.

Marcus Edwards
Personal information
Full name Marcus Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vitória de Guimarães
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2018 → Norwich City (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Excelsior (loan) 25 (2)
2019– Vitória de Guimarães 37 (8)
National team‡
2013–2014 England U16 6 (1)
2014–2015 England U17 23 (6)
2015–2016 England U18 5 (4)
2016–2017 England U19 7 (2)
2017–2018 England U20 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:49, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

He has represented England up to under-20 level.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Edwards joined the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur at the age of eight and progressed through the ranks.[3][4] On 2 August 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Tottenham after a protracted period 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 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 low centre of gravity and ability to beat a man.[10] The next day Edwards made his competitive Tottenham debut in the EFL Cup against Gillingham, coming on as a substitute for the final 15 minutes where he forced a save 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 win over Borussia Dortmund on 13 September 2017.[14] He went on to make five appearances and scoring two more goals throughout the group stage.[15]

Loan spells

In January 2018, Edwards moved on loan to Championship side Norwich City for the remainder 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 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 club 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 game, with 3.3, ahead of PSV's Steven Bergwijn (3.2).[22]

Vitória de Guimarães

On 2 September 2019, Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória S.C. signed Edwards on a four-year deal. The club will receive only 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 club's rivals, Arsenal.[24]

On 7 January 2021 Edwards got his contract renewed until 2024 with a release clause of 50 million euros.[25]

International career

Edwards is eligible to play for England and Cyprus through his mother.[26]

In November 2013, Edwards made his England U16 debut, 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 side.

At the England under-17 side, Edwards scored three times throughout 2014, including a brace on his debut in a 5–1 win 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 appearance, 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 also 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 also went on to score a brace 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 squad, making his debut in a 3–1 win over Croatia U19 before scoring in a follow-up match with a 2–1 win over Bulgaria U19.[35] Edwards was included in the England under-19 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[36] In the semi-final, Edwards came off the bench to provide the assist for Lukas Nmecha to score the only goal of the game against the Czech Republic.[37] Edwards was also 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 squad in August 2017 and scored on his U20 debut, in a 3–0 win over Netherlands U20.[39]

Personal life

Edwards is of Greek Cypriot descent through his mother.[26]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17[40] Premier League 0000100010
2017–18[41] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[42] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000100010
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[41] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Norwich City (loan) 2017–18[41] Championship 10———10
Excelsior (loan) 2018–19[43] Eredivisie 25210—2[lower-alpha 2]0282
Vitória de Guimarães 2019–20[43] Primeira Liga 24600405[lower-alpha 3]2338
2020–21 91200000 111
Career total 5993050827511
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in Eredivisie Promotion/relegation play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

England U19

References
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