Ryan Marc Edwards (born 17 November 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club SD Amorebieta. Born in Singapore, Edwards played youth soccer at the

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and for Reading before making his professional debut for

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on loan in 2013. In 2015, Edwards left Reading to join Scottish Premiership club

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. Edwards left Thistle after they were relegated in 2018, and signed for Hearts. He has represented Australia at

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and under-23 level. In March 2017 Edwards was called up to the senior Australian national team.

Early life

Edwards was born in Singapore. Despite having been in the country for around 10 days after his birth, Edwards was called up for national service for Singapore on his 18th birthday. He was able to wait until age 21 and have his citizenship renounced, therefore avoiding conscription. His father, Alistair, is a former Australian international and his mother is a Singaporean national, and his older brother

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is also a professional footballer.

Club career

Reading

On 29 April 2011, it was announced he had signed with Championship side Reading along with his older brother

Perth Glory (loan)

On 16 July 2013, Edwards left Reading on a season long loan to

, then managed by his father Alistair and featuring his brother

. Edwards made his debut for Perth Glory on 13 October 2013 in their first game of the 2013–14 season, a 3–1 away defeat to Adelaide United.

2014–15 season

In April 2015, Edwards announced he'd been informed by Reading that they would not be renewing his contract, which expired that summer, with his release from Reading confirmed on 21 May.

Partick Thistle

Following his release from Reading, Edwards' went on trial with Crawley Town. and trained with

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in the lead up to Australia U-23's matches in September 2015. On 24 September 2015, Edwards signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side

. Edwards made his Partick Thistle debut in a 3–0 win over Dundee United coming on as a substitute Edwards scored his first goal for

in a 2–1 victory against Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on 19 March 2016. On 1 April 2016, Edwards extended his contract with Partick Thistle, until the end of the 2016–17 season. Edwards contract was again extended, this time until the end of the 2017/18 season, on 17 November 2016, after the midfielder had triggered an extension. On 30 June 2016 Edwards signed a contract extension to stay at

until summer 2020. Thistle were relegated via the playoffs at the end of the 2017/18 season. Following that relegation, Edwards invoked a clause in his contract which allowed him to leave Thistle immediately.

Heart of Midlothian

On 6 June 2018, Edwards signed a two-year contract with Hearts. At the end of August 2018, Edwards was loaned to St Mirren. Ryan Edwards returned to Hearts in January 2019 after stating his desire to return and play for the club. Edwards made his debut in the Edinburgh Derby against Hibernian, helping them to a 1-1 draw. He made his first start the following week against Kilmarnock. Edwards scored in the

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to give Hearts the lead in an eventual 2–1 defeat to Celtic.

Busan IPark

On 5 July 2021, Edwards joined

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of K League 2.

Amorebieta

On 7 March 2023, Edwards signed for

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club SD Amorebieta. He featured in 13 league matches as the club achieved promotion to

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International career

Edwards has captained the Australia national under-20 association football team, and was a member of the Australian squad that went to the

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. He was part of the U-23 squad that took part in the

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in Oman, and the

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in Qatar. In March 2017 Edwards was called up to the senior Australian national team.

Career statistics

Honours

Heart of Midlothian * Scottish Cup: runner-up: 2018–19 Individual * Burton Albion Player of the Year:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Ryan 1993 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australia men's youth international soccer players Australian people of Singaporean descent Sportsmen from New South Wales Men's association football midfielders Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Reading F.C. players Perth Glory FC players Partick Thistle F.C. players English Football League players A-League Men players Scottish Professional Football League players Soccer players from Sydney Heart of Midlothian F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Segunda División players Primera Federación players SD Amorebieta footballers Australian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain