Tom Edwards (footballer, born 1999)


Thomas Adam Edwards is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a right back.

Early life

Edwards was born in Stafford and attended Blessed William Howard Catholic School. Edwards completed his final GCSE year at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy in Blurton due to its links with the Stoke City Academy.

Career

Edwards joined Stoke City's academy at the age of 8 and progressed through the ranks to win the under-18 player of the year twice. He became involved in first team duties in 2017–18 and signed a four-year contract with the club in September 2017. Edwards made his Premier League debut on 14 October 2017 against Manchester City and he provided the cross for Stoke's second goal but was stretchered off after picking up an ankle injury. Edwards made his home debut on 23 December 2017 against West Bromwich Albion where he was named as man of the match in a 3–1 victory. He signed another improved four-year contract with Stoke in February 2018. Edwards featured seven times for Stoke under Mark Hughes but didn't feature in the second half of the campaign under Paul Lambert as Stoke suffered relegation to the EFL Championship.
Edwards became a regular member of the team in 2018–19 playing 29 times as Stoke ultimately had a forgettable campaign, finishing in 16th place. Edwards was one of Stoke's better performers during the season and earned the praise of manager Nathan Jones. Edwards scored his first goal for Stoke on 22 April 2019 in a 2–2 draw against Norwich City.
Edwards signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke in October 2019. Edwards competed with Tommy Smith for the right-back position at Stoke in 2019–20 and whilst he featured 15 times in the first half of the campaign, manager Michael O'Neill went with Smith until the end of the season.

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