Charley Edge

Charley Edge
Personal information
Full name Charley Joseph Edge[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Aberystwyth, Wales
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gresford Athletic
Youth career
Swansea City
0000–2013 Stoke City
2013–2015 Everton
2015–2016 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Colchester United 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 8 (5)
2017 → Leamington (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Needham Market (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 Marine 27 (1)
2019–2022 Cefn Druids 60 (4)
2022–2023 Aberystwyth Town 15 (0)
2023– Gresford Athletic 25 (8)
International career‡
Wales U16
2014 Wales U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Charley Joseph Edge (born 14 May 1997) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru North club Gresford Athletic.

Edge joined the Colchester United Academy from Everton in 2015 after completing his two-year scholarship. He had previously been on the books of Swansea City and Stoke City. He has also represented Maldon & Tiptree on loan from Colchester, prior to making his professional debut in February 2017. He joined Leamington on loan in September 2017, and Needham Market in March 2018. He was released by Colchester at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Club career

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Born in Aberystwyth,[4] Welsh youth international Edge was with Swansea City and Stoke City before moving to Everton for his scholarship in 2013.[5][6] Joining in June 2013,[2] he completed his two-year scholarship with Everton, before moving on to Colchester United's Academy in August 2015, where he signed a one-year professional development contract.[7] He signed a one-year contract extension in May 2016.[8]

Edge joined Isthmian League Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree for an initial one-month loan on 20 November 2015.[9] He scored a brace on his debut in a 3–0 win against Soham Town Rangers on 21 November,[10] going on to score five goals in eight league appearances.[11]

On 14 February 2017, Edge made his professional debut for Colchester as an 84th-minute substitute in their 3–2 home defeat by Crawley Town.[12]

On 3 July 2017, Edge signed a new one-year contract with Colchester United.[13]

On 9 September 2017, Edge moved on loan to National League North side Leamington for one month.[14] He made his debut the same day in Leamington's 0–0 draw at Darlington.[15] He made two league appearances.[16]

On 16 March 2018, Isthmian League Premier Division side Needham Market signed Edge on loan until the end of the season.[17] He made his debut on 21 March in a 1–0 win at Leatherhead.[18]

On 18 May 2018, Colchester announced Edge was one of seven under-23 players being released at the end of their contracts.[19]

International career

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Edge has represented Wales at under-16 and under-17 levels.[2] He scored for the under-17s in a 3–1 friendly win against Czech Republic in February 2014.[20] He played in two games of the 2014 elite round qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in March 2014, where he played one minute against Switzerland in a 1–0 defeat, and 76-minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Spain two days later.[21]

Personal life

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Edge attended The Marches School in Oswestry, where he grew up.[6]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colchester United 2015–16[22] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[23] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[24] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2015–16[11] Isthmian League Division One North 8 5 0 0 – 0 0 8 5
Leamington (loan) 2017–18[16] National League North 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Needham Market (loan) 2017–18[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 10 0 – – 0 0 10 0
Marine 2018-19 Northern Premier League 25 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 1
Cefn Druids 2019–20 Cymru Premier 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
2020–21 Cymru Premier 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
2021-22 Cymru Premier 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 2
Total 60 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 63 5
Aberystwyth Town 2022–23 Cymru Premier 15 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 1
Gresford Athletic 2023–24 Cymru North 25 8 3 1 2 1 2 1 32 11
Career total 146 19 7 1 4 2 4 0 161 23
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Cup and Welsh Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in League Cup and Welsh League Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Charley Edge". Everton FC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Colchester United - 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Oswestry pupil Charley Edge wins two-year Everton scholarship". Shropshire Star. Telford. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Charley Edge". EVOfootball. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Shropshire's Charley Edge joins Colchester". Shropshire Star. Telford. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ Hudson, Matt (7 August 2015). "Duo Join U's U21s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ Gregory, David (6 May 2016). "Young Trio Sign Up". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. ^ Hudson, Matt (20 November 2015). "Charley Heads To Maldon". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ^ Garwood, Dave (21 November 2015). "Debutant Charley Edge hits winning double". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Charley Edge". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Colchester United 2–3 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  13. ^ Waldron, Jonathan (3 July 2017). "Colchester United youngsters agree contracts to stay". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  14. ^ "New Signing on Board". Leamington FC. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Darlington 0 Leamington 0". Leamington FC. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. ^ a b "C. Edge". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  17. ^ Easlea, Mark (16 March 2018). "New Signing". Needham Market FC. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  18. ^ Easlea, Mark (21 March 2018). "Great Away Win". Needham Market FC. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  19. ^ Hudson, Matt (18 May 2018). "Seven Move On From U23s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  20. ^ "WALES WIN OPENING FRIENDLY". FAW. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Charley Edge". UEFA. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Games played by Charley Edge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Charley Edge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Charley Edge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Charley Edge". Needham Market FC. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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