Ronnie Edwards (footballer)
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| Full name | Ronnie Lee Edwards | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2019 | Barnet | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Barnet | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Peterborough United | 121 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Southampton | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | England U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | England U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | England U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:12, 4 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:43, 21 April 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ronnie Lee Edwards (born 28 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Southampton and the England U21 national team.
Edwards began his career with Barnet before earning a move to Peterborough United in 2020. In his first season, Peterborough won promotion to the Championship. In the following season, Edwards became a regular starter for the club, winning the Player of the Season award. In the 2023–24 season, Edwards was a member of the Peterborough team that won the EFL Trophy as well as winning the League One Young Player of the Season award. His form earned him a £3 million move to Premier League side Southampton. He joined Queens Park Rangers on loan in January 2025.
Edwards has represented England at youth level, winning the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2022. He has also played for England at under-20 level.