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Full nameJoshua Edwards
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age26
Date of birth27 May 2000
BirthplaceKilmarnock
Height183 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubCharlton
Centre-backalso played MID
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
553
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Injury-affected season

Missed 38 of Charlton's ~46 games this season through 38 injury absences (ankle, injury). He still appeared 7 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship7005536.93

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Edwards is a 26-year-old central defender at Charlton, rated 50 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Edwards.

On the season, Edwards graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.441 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 12).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 26 Edwards is in his prime years, and a market index of 23 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Edwards missed 38 games through injury (ankle, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 7 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

50
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
12.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.7%
Minutes
limited game time
2.44
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Charlton finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.44
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
2
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 7 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 50 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.