Becky Edwards (soccer)
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Full name | Rebecca Edwards | ||||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 22, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Orlando Pride | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||
West Chester Predators | |||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
2006 | New Jersey Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Jersey Sky Blue | ||||||||||||||
2008 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Washington Freedom Reserves | ||||||||||||||
2010 | FC Gold Pride | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||
2011 | Western New York Flash | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||
2011 | Hammarby IF DFF | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||
2012 | Kristianstads DFF | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||
2013 | Portland Thorns FC | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||
2014 | Houston Dash | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||
2015 | Western New York Flash | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||
2016– | Orlando Pride | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||
2005 | United States U-17 | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | United States U-20 | 22 | |||||||||||||
2011 | United States U-23 | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 28, 2016 |
Rebecca "Becky" Edwards (born May 22, 1988) is an American soccer player from Downingtown, Pennsylvania. She currently plays for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League.
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Early life
Edwards played collegiately for the Florida State Seminoles. Among her teammates at FSU were Australian international Selin Kuralay and Japanese international Mami Yamaguchi.
Career
Club
FC Gold Pride
Edwards was selected as the 12th overall pick in the 2010 WPS Draft by the FC Gold Pride. During her time with the FC Gold Pride she made 25 appearances (21 starts) as a rookie, helping to lead the team to a WPS Championship. Played with Thorns FC teammates Christine Sinclair and Rachel Buehler with FC Gold Pride.[1]
Western New York Flash
Appeared in 19 matches, scoring 3 goals, helped the team to the 2011 WPS Championship.[2]
Hammarby IF
Kristianstads DFF
In 2012 Edwards played for Swedish team Kristianstads DFF where she recorded two goals in 18 matches and 17 starts, helping the team to the quarterfinal of the Swedish Cup.
Portland Thorns FC
Edwards was signed as a Free Agent with the Portland Thorns ahead of the inaugural season of the NWSL.
Houston Dash, 2014
On January 10, 2014, it was announced that Edwards had been selected by the Houston Dash with the eighth pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.[3]
Western New York Flash, 2015
On October 16, 2014, Edwards was traded to the Western New York Flash in exchange for Carli Lloyd, along with Whitney Engen and a third-round pick in the 2016 NWSL Draft.[4]
International
Edwards has extensive experience at the youth level for the United States. Edwards captained the team that won the 2008 U-20 Women's World Championship team, playing alongside current club teammates Alex Morgan, Nikki Marshall, and Nikki Washington. Played for the U-23 Women’s National Team in 2011, helping the side win the championship of the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. Edwards was called into her first full United States women's national soccer team training camp in 2011.
References
External links
- Becky Edwards – FIFA competition record
- Florida State player page
- Portland Thorns FC Player Profile
- Use mdy dates from November 2015
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- FC Gold Pride players
- Western New York Flash (WPS) players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- American women's soccer players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- Kristianstads DFF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- People from Downingtown, Pennsylvania
- Association football midfielders
- Association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football defenders
- Western New York Flash (NWSL) players
- Houston Dash players
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- Orlando Pride players