Charley Joseph Edge (born 14 May 1997) is a Welsh

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who plays as a winger for Cymru North club Gresford Athletic. Edge joined the Colchester United Academy from Everton in 2015 after completing his two-year scholarship. He had previously been on the books of

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and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

. He has also represented Maldon & Tiptree on loan from Colchester, prior to making his professional debut in February 2017. He joined Leamington on loan in September 2017, and

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in March 2018. He was released by Colchester at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Club career

Born in

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youth international Edge was with

and

before moving to Everton for his scholarship in 2013. Joining in June 2013, he completed his two-year scholarship with Everton, before moving on to Colchester United's Academy in August 2015, where he signed a one-year professional development contract. He signed a one-year contract extension in May 2016. Edge joined

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Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree for an initial one-month loan on 20 November 2015. He scored a brace on his debut in a 3–0 win against

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on 21 November, going on to score five goals in eight league appearances. On 14 February 2017, Edge made his professional debut for Colchester as an 84th-minute substitute in their 3–2 home defeat by Crawley Town. On 3 July 2017, Edge signed a new one-year contract with Colchester United. On 9 September 2017, Edge moved on loan to

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side Leamington for one month. He made his debut the same day in Leamington's 0–0 draw at

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. He made two league appearances. On 16 March 2018, Isthmian League Premier Division side

signed Edge on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut on 21 March in a 1–0 win at

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. On 18 May 2018, Colchester announced Edge was one of seven under-23 players being released at the end of their contracts.

International career

Edge has represented

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at under-16 and under-17 levels. He scored for the under-17s in a 3–1

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win against

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in February 2014. He played in two games of the 2014 elite round qualification for the

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in March 2014, where he played one minute against

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in a 1–0 defeat, and 76-minutes of a 1–0 defeat to

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two days later.

Personal life

Edge attended The Marches School in

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, where he grew up.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edge, Charley 1997 births Living people Footballers from Aberystwyth Welsh men's footballers Men's association football wingers Wales men's youth international footballers Swansea City A.F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Everton F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Needham Market F.C. players Isthmian League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cefn Druids A.F.C. players Cymru Premier players