| Intro | English association football player | |||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | United Kingdom | |||||
| Type | Sports | |||||
| Gender | male | |||||
| Birth | 31 August 1997, Timperley, Trafford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | |||||
| Age: | 22 years | |||||
| Star sign | Virgo | |||||
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Samuel George Alan Edmundson (born 31 August 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Rangers.
Career
Oldham Athletic
Edmundson signed for Oldham Athletic on a scholarship on 14 July 2013, and signed a one-year professional contract on 13 May 2015. He was first included in a senior matchday squad on 22 August of that year, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 League One draw against Shrewsbury Town at Boundary Park. Nine days later, away to the same opposition, he made his debut in the first round of the Football League Trophy, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 defeat at the New Meadow.
On 13 October 2017, Edmundson joined National League side AFC Fylde on a one-month loan deal along with teammate Jamie Stott.
After impressing in his loan spell at AFC Fylde, Edmundson returned to Oldham Athletic.
During the 2018–19 season, Edmundson formed an impressive partnership with veteran defender Peter Clarke, and was named in the EFL League Two team of the season
Rangers
Edmundson signed for Rangers on 21 June 2019, for an undisclosed transfer fee, where he claimed the number 4 shirt he wore at Oldham. He made his European competition debut, starting against St. Joseph’s of Gibraltar, in a 6–0 Rangers victory in the second leg of the Europa League first qualifying round. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win at Ibrox against Hibernian.
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 August 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2015–16 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | EFL League Two | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | EFL League Two | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| Total | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
| Ramsbottom United (loan) | 2015–16 | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 102 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 5 | ||