Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left winger or wing-back for CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.
 Edwards with Toronto FC in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 17, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | Erin Mills SC | ||
| 2014 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Sheridan Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Internacional de Toronto | ||
| 2014 | ANB Futbol | ||
| 2015–2017 | Toronto FC II | 42 | (8) |
| 2016 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Toronto FC | 21 | (1) |
| 2018 | Montreal Impact | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Chicago Fire | 17 | (2) |
| 2020 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Los Angeles FC | 27 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | LA Galaxy | 60 | (3) |
| 2024– | CF Montréal | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Canada U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017– | Canada | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022 | |||
Club career
editLeague1 Ontario
editIn 2014, Edwards joined the new League1 Ontario signing with Internacional de Toronto and then joined ANB Futbol midway through the season after Internacional was expelled from the league.[3]
Toronto FC II
editIn 2015, Edwards signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II, Toronto FC's reserve team. He made his debut as a substitute on March 28 against FC Montreal.[4] Edwards played two full seasons with the USL side, scoring eight goals and assisting on five occasions.[5]
Toronto FC
editIn June 2016, Edwards signed a short-term agreement which allowed him to play in cup games with the first team.[6] On June 29, 2016, Edwards made his first team debut during the 2016 Canadian Championship, coming on for Jonathan Osorio in the second half of the second leg of the final. Raheem made his Major League Soccer debut when he entered in the 88th minute TFC's 1–1 draw at home to Seattle Sounders FC on July 2, 2016. In March 2017, Edwards signed a full first team contract with Toronto FC prior to the 2017 season.[7]
Montreal Impact
editOn December 12, 2017, Edwards was selected by Los Angeles FC in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft.[8] He was then immediately traded with fellow expansion draftee Jukka Raitala to Montreal Impact on exchange for defender Laurent Ciman.[9] Edwards would make his Impact debut against Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the 2018 season opener,[10] and would score his first goal for the Impact in the following game against the Columbus Crew.[11]
Chicago Fire
editOn July 17, 2018, Edwards was traded to the Chicago Fire in exchange for $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.[12] He made his debut four days later on July 21, assisting on a Nemanja Nikolić goal in a 2–1 defeat to his former club Toronto FC.
Minnesota United
editOn February 11, 2020, Edwards was again traded within Major League Soccer, this time to Minnesota United FC in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg.[13] He made his debut on March 7 against the San Jose Earthquakes.
Los Angeles FC
editOn December 17, 2020, Edwards was selected by Los Angeles FC in the first stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[14] Upon completion of the 2021 season, Edwards' option for the 2022 season would not be picked up by Los Angeles, making him a free agent.[15]
LA Galaxy
editOn January 7, 2022, Edwards signed a three-year deal with LA Galaxy.[16] With this transfer, Edwards became the first LAFC player to join rivals LA Galaxy immediately after a season with LAFC. He made his debut in the Galaxy's season opener against New York City FC on February 27, where he assisted Chicharito's winning goal in a 1–0 victory.[17]
CF Montreal
editIn December 2023, Edwards was traded to his former club CF Montréal (previously known as the Montreal Impact), in exchange for $400,000 in general allocation money.[18]
International career
editYouth
editBorn in Canada, Edwards is of Jamaican descent.[19] He made his debut for the Canadian program with the U23 side at the 2015 Pan American Games. He appeared in his first match against Brazil's U23 side as a substitute.[20]
In May 2016, Edwards was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[21] He scored in both games, and received Man of the Match honors with a goal and three assists in the U23's 5–1 victory against Guyana's full national team on May 15, 2016.[22][23]
Senior
editEdwards made his debut for the Canadian senior team against Curaçao on June 13, 2017.[24] On June 27, he was named to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[25]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played October 22, 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2015 | USL | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | |||||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2016 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2018 | MLS | 14 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2018 | MLS | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Minnesota United FC | 2020 | MLS | 12[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles FC | 2021 | MLS | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| LA Galaxy | 2022 | MLS | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2024 | MLS | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Career total | 220 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 243 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
- ^ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
edit- As of match played November 11, 2022[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- Toronto FC
- MLS Cup: 2017[28]
- Supporters' Shield: 2017
- Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017
- Eastern Conference (Playoffs): 2016, 2017
- Trillium Cup: 2016, 2017
References
edit- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "Raheem Edwards". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Anthony Gallo (August 19, 2016). "The Toronto FC Pipeline: Academy To MLS". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Hylton, Kamal (March 28, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. FC Montreal".
- ^ "Raheem Edwards". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "Toronto FC Sign Raheem Edwards To Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC. June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Raheem Edwards". Toronto FC. March 2, 2017.
- ^ "LAFC select Tico striker, young prospects in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft". Major League Soccer. December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Impact acquires Jukka Raitala and Raheem Edwards". Montreal Impact. December 12, 2017.
- ^ Charles Boehm (March 4, 2018). "Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Montreal Impact 1 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". MLS.
- ^ Phil West (March 10, 2018). "Columbus Crew SC 3, Montreal Impact 2 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". MLS.
- ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Raheem Edwards". Chicago Fire FC. July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Wyatt Omsberg from Minnesota United FC". Chicago Fire FC. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (December 17, 2020). "Three players selected in Stage One of 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Major League Soccer.
- ^ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2022 Season". Los Angeles FC. December 1, 2021.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Raheem Edwards through 2024". Major League Soccer. January 7, 2022.
- ^ West, Phil (February 27, 2022). ""It was incredible": Chicharito leads LA Galaxy past reigning MLS Cup champs NYCFC".
- ^ "CF Montréal acquires Raheem Edwards from LA Galaxy". Montreal Gazette. December 11, 2023.
- ^ Grossi, James (September 2, 2017). "Canada's diversity creates family complications against Jamaica". Waking The Red.
- ^ Squizzato, Daniel (July 12, 2015). "Stylish Brazil makes Canadian men suffer in Pan Am football".
- ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Beacon, Bill (June 13, 2017). "Canada beats Curacao for first win under Zambrano". Toronto Star.
- ^ Zeitlin, Dave (June 27, 2017). "Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster".
- ^ "Raheem Edwards profile". Soccerway.
- ^ "Raheem Edwards profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". mlssoccer.com. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.