Candace Edwards

Candace Migail Edwards (born 16 November 1988) is a Tobagonian footballer who played as a midfielder and a forward. She has been a member of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team, and is record holding, two-time All-American collegiate player.

Candace Edwards
Personal information
Full name Candace Migail Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-16) 16 November 1988[1]
Place of birth Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Young Harris Mountain Lions 34 (39)
2009 Shorter Hawks[2] ? (16)
2013 Young Harris Mountain Lions 17 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Tobago FC
International career‡
2010–2014 Trinidad and Tobago 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2013.
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2014.[3]

Early life

Edwards was raised in Mount Saint George, a suburb in Scarborough, Tobago.[1]

College career

Edwards has attended the Young Harris College and the Shorter University in the United States.[1]

Club career

Edwards has played for Tobago FC in Trinidad and Tobago.[4]

International career

Edwards capped for Trinidad and Tobago at senior level during the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying, the 2011 Pan American Games, the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago' goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
110 May 2010Marvin Lee Stadium, Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Lucia1–06–12010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification[5]
23–0
32 November 2010Estadio Beto Ávila, Cancún, México Guyana4–12010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying[6]
45 July 2011Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Barbados3–15–12012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification[7]

Subsequent Activities

Candace Edwards formed a band , "THE PACES", in 2018 with her husband Eric Pace.[8] They have released two albums: "Parfait" in 2019 and "S.P.T" in 2020.[9] In 2021 the duo was featured on Radiolab's "The Vanishing of Harry Pace" podcast episode 3.[10] Edwards husband Eric is the Great-Grandson of musical pioneer Harry Pace.[11]


References
  1. "Candace Edwards - Women's Soccer". Young Harris College Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. "Shorter University Women's Soccer Record Book". Shorter Hawks. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. Candace Edwards at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "World Cup Qualifying Women 2010". ISSUU. CONCACAF. 18 December 2013. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Trinidad and Tobago vs. St. Lucia". Women Soccerway. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. "Guyana vs. Trinidad and Tobago". Women Soccerway. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. "Trinidad and Tobago vs. Bermuda". Women Soccerway. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. "THE PACES BIOGRAPHY". THE PACES. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. "THE PACES BIOGRAPHY". THE PACES. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. "The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 3 | Radiolab". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. "The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 1 | Radiolab". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 1 October 2021.


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