Full name Brian Edwards Role Soccer player Siblings Jessica Edwards Name Brian Edwards Position Goalkeeper | Years Team Weight 88 kg Playing position Height 1.91 m | |
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Date of birth (1984-10-06) October 6, 1984 (age 31) Place of birth Summit, New Jersey, United States 2003–2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Parents Mark Edwards, Kathy Edwards Education Providence High School, Wake Forest University | ||
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Brian Edwards (born October 6, 1984) is an American former soccer player who last played for Degerfors IF.
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- Brian edwards
- Youth and College
- Professional
- Honors
- References
He announced his retirement on March 2, 2013.
Brian edwards
Youth and College
Edwards attended Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, played club soccer for the Charlotte Soccer Club, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University. In his four-year playing career at Wake Forest, Edwards put up a career 0.78 GA average, 44 career shutouts, and led the Demon Deacons to victory in the 2007 Division I Men's College Cup, defeating Ohio State University in the final. Edwards was named the Final Four's defensive MVP. During his college years he also played with Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Edwards was drafted in the second round (twenty-eighth overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC, which intended to use Edwards as a back-up goalkeeper behind Greg Sutton. He made his MLS debut on March 29, 2008, in a 2–0 defeat to Columbus Crew. On March 25, 2010 Toronto FC released the American goalkeeper by mutual consent, the 25-year-old became a free agent. After a trial at Seattle Sounders FC in April 2010, he signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division.
In September 2010 he signed with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer for the remainder of the season. Being after the roster freeze date he was activated only on game days and served as the backup for Jon Busch. He was waived by San Jose on March 1, 2011.
As of March 2011 Edwards is playing for Degerfors IF in the Swedish Second Division. During his first season at the club he had the fourth highest save percentage in the league. He is now retired and is an assistant coach at Hofstra University. In 2015, Edwards helped coach Hofstra soccer to the 2015 CAA championship and the second round of the NCAA tournament.