Owura Edwards

Owura Nsiah Edwards (born 10 April 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Colchester United.

Owura Edwards
Personal information
Full name Owura Nsiah Edwards[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2019 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Newport County 0 (0)
2019 → Mangotsfield United (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2023 Bristol City 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Bath City (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Grimsby Town (loan) 17 (1)
2021–2022 → Exeter City (loan) 10 (0)
2022 → Colchester United (loan) 13 (3)
2022–2023 → Ross County (loan) 28 (3)
2023– Colchester United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Edwards started his career at Newport County and had a loan spell at Mangotsfield United prior to joining Bristol City in summer 2019. Following loan spells at Bath City and Grimsby Town, he made his first-team debut for Bristol City in January 2021. He joined Exeter City on loan for the 2021–22 season, but was recalled in January and spent the second half of the season on loan at Colchester United. In June 2022 he was signed on loan to Ross County.

Career

Early career

Edwards started his career at Newport County, and joined Mangotsfield United on a work experience loan in February 2019.[4] In summer 2019, Edwards joined Bristol City after they agreed a compensation fee with his previous youth team Newport County, and joined Bath City on a season-long loan.[5][6] Edwards made his debut for Bath City on 3 September 2019 in a 3–0 victory over Hampton & Richmond Borough.[6][3] He made 3 appearances across the 2019–20 season for Bath City.[3]

Bristol City

On 5 September 2020, Edwards signed for League Two side Grimsby Town on a season-long loan deal.[7][8] He made his professional debut for Grimsby Town the same day as a substitute in a 1–1 EFL Cup defeat to Morecambe, in which Grimsby lost 4–3 on penalties.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 October 2020 in a 3–0 League Two victory over Cheltenham Town.[10] On 31 December 2020, following the departure of manager Ian Holloway, Edwards and fellow Bristol City team mate James Morton were recalled from their loan spells at Grimsby. Edwards made 11 starts during his time at Blundell Park, scoring 1 goal.[11] Edwards made his debut for Bristol City on 23 January 2021 as an 80th-minute substitute for Zak Vyner in a 3–0 FA Cup win over Millwall.[12] He made his Championship debut in a 1–0 defeat to Derby County a week later and two further Championship appearances before the end of the 2020–21 season.[13] In May 2021, he signed a two-year contract with the option of a further year.[14]

On 20 August 2021, Edwards joined League Two side Exeter City on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[15] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 4–1 win over Bristol Rovers.[16] After 10 league appearances,[16] Edwards' was recalled from his loan spell with the Grecians on 14 January 2022,[17] and three days later, he moved on loan to their divisional rivals Colchester United.[18] He scored on his debut for Colchester in the third minute of a 3–2 defeat to Sutton United with a "right-foot shot from 25 yards".[19] He made 12 appearances and scored three goals before suffering a knee injury in a 1–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers on 15 March, which saw him return to his parent club for treatment.[20] He made 1 further appearance as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Bradford City.[16]

On 26 June 2022, he joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan for the 2022–23 season.[21]

Colchester United

On 1 September 2023, Edwards re-joined Colchester United on a permanent deal.[22]

Personal life

Born in England, Edwards is of Ghanaian descent.[23] He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Opi Edwards.[5]

Career statistics
As of 20 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2018–19[24] League Two 0000000000
Mangotsfield United (loan) 2018–19[24] Southern League Division One South 3000—0030
Bristol City 2019–20[25] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[13] Championship 301000—40
2021–22[16] Championship 000000—00
Total 3010000040
Bath City (loan) 2019–20[24] National League South 3010—0040
Grimsby Town (loan) 2020–21[13] League Two 17100102[lower-alpha 1]0201
Exeter City (loan) 2021–22[16] League Two 10030004[lower-alpha 1]0170
Colchester United (loan) 2021–22[16] League Two 133000000133
Ross County (loan) 2022–23[26] Scottish Premiership 2831052—345
Career total 777606260959
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Bristol City" (PDF). efl.com. English Football League. 23 June 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Owura Edwards at Soccerbase
  3. Owura Edwards at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. Fahey, Kevin (22 February 2019). "Southern League Yate sign Rovers' Andre in loan deal to ease goalkeeper problems". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via PressReader.
  5. Evans, Daniel (5 September 2019). "It runs in the family as Bath City loan Bristol City youngster". Somerset Live. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. Piercy, James (5 September 2019). "'Massive impact' - Bristol City starlet earns rave reviews for his debut". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. Findlater, James (5 September 2020). "Grimsby Town sign promising Bristol City forward on loan". Grimsby Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. "Grimsby sign Bristol City's Edwards". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. "Match Report: Grimsby Town 1–1 Morecambe (3–4 on penalties)". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town F.C. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. Findlater, James (14 October 2020). "How Grimsby Town's players rated in first win over Cheltenham". Grimsby Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  11. MacGregor, Gregor (1 January 2021). "Bristol City continue recall loan talks as James Morton and Owura Edwards return". BristolLive. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. "Owura Edwards reflects on City debut". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. "Games played by Owura Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  14. Piercy, James (18 May 2021). "Future's bright for Bristol City as four young Robins sign new contracts". BristolLive. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  15. "Owura Edwards: Exeter City bring in Bristol City winger on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. "Games played by Owura Edwards in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  17. "📝 Owura Edwards recalled by Bristol City". exetercityfc.co.uk. Exeter City F.C. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  18. "U's Swoop for Edwards". cu-fc.com. Colchester United F.C. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  19. Waldron, Jonathan (18 January 2022). "Colchester United suffer fifth straight league defeat". Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  20. Waldron, Jonathan (8 April 2022). "Colchester United loanee Owura Edwards returns to Bristol City for treatment". Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  21. "Bristol City confirm season-long loan deal for winger Owura Edwards". 26 June 2022.
  22. Gregory, David. "U's Return For Edwards". cu-fc.com. Colchester United. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  23. Bonaventure, Kolog Yenwonah. "Owura Edwards Complete Move To Grimsby Town". Ghana Sports Center.
  24. "Owura Edwards Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  25. "Games played by Owura Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  26. "Games played by Owura Edwards in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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