Earl Edwards, Jr.

Earl Edwards, Jr.

Personal information
Full name	Earl William Edwards, Jr.
Date of birth	(1992-01-24) January 24, 1992
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Orlando City
Number	36
Youth career
2007–2009	IMG Academy
2009–2010	Nomads SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	UCLA Bruins	61	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Ventura County Fusion	6	(0)
2013	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	8	(0)
2014	Ventura County Fusion	1	(0)
2015–	Orlando City	0	(0)
2016	→ Orlando City B (loan)	2	(0)
International career‡
2007–2009	United States U17	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 8, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 19, 2015

Earl William Edwards, Jr. (born January 24, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Edwards spent his entire college career at UCLA, including a red-shirted year in 2010. He made a total of 61 appearances for the Bruins and finished with 19 shutouts and a 1.07 Goals Against Average. He was named first team All-Pac-12 in 2013 and 2014.

Edwards also played in the Premier Development League for Ventura County Fusion and Seattle Sounders FC U-23.

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Edwards was selected in the third round (43rd overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City and signed a professional contract with the club a month later. He made his professional debut on June 17 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Charleston Battery. Orlando went on to advance on penalties.

He was loaned to Orlando City B in March 2016.

International

Edwards was a member of the United States under-17 squad that competed at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile
• UCLA Bruins bio
• Earl Edwards, Jr. – FIFA competition record