David Edgar (soccer, born 1987)

David Edgar
Edgar in 2015
Personal information
Full name David Edward Edgar[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-19) May 19, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Forge FC (assistant coach)
Youth career
Kitchener SC
London City
2001–2005 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 London City
2005–2009 Newcastle United 19 (2)
2009–2014 Burnley 99 (4)
2010Swansea City (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2016 Birmingham City 16 (1)
2015Huddersfield Town (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016Sheffield United (loan) 36 (2)
2016–2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8 (0)
2016Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2018 Nashville SC 5 (0)
2018 Ottawa Fury 7 (0)
2019 Hartlepool United 9 (0)
2019–2020 Forge FC 18 (1)
Total 235 (11)
International career
2003 Canada U17 2 (0)
2003–2008 Canada U20 24 (2)
2011–2018 Canada 42 (4)
Managerial career
2021– Forge FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Edward Edgar (born May 19, 1987) is a Canadian soccer coach and former professional player, he serves as assistant coach of Forge FC.

As a player he was a centre-back who began his professional career in England with Premier League side Newcastle United, before also going on to feature in the top flight for Burnley. He went on to feature in the Football League for Swansea City, Birmingham City, Sheffield United later having a stint with non-league Hartlepool United. He also played in Major League Soccer with Vancouver Whitecaps FC before finishing his career with spells at Nashville SC, Ottawa Fury and Forge FC.

Edgar represented Canada at various levels having made his debut for the Canadian senior team on February 9, 2011, and was a member of the Canadian U-20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. July 5, 2007. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "David Edgar". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved August 2, 2019.