Anthony James Edgar (born 30 September 1990) is an English

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who plays as a winger for Ashford United.

Career

Edgar is a product of West Ham's

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and scored his first career goal for West Ham United on 14 July 2010 in a pre-season friendly against

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. Replacing

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as an 88th-minute substitute, Edgar made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to

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in the

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third round. Edgar signed for

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on 1 October 2009 on a one-month loan from West Ham. He made his professional, Bournemouth and Football League debut on 3 October 2009 in a 0–0 away draw against

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. Although Bournemouth wanted to extend his loan for a second month the

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blocked their request and Edgar returned to West Ham at the end of October after only four appearances. Edgar was released by West Ham in June 2011. In July 2011 he signed for

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on a two-year contract. Edgar made his debut against

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in the 2–0 loss, and scored his first goal against

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in the 4–3 loss. He was released at the end of the 2011–12 season. After a successful trial, Edgar signed for

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in July 2012. He made his debut against

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on 14 August in the

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, playing the full 90 minutes. His first goal for the Bees came in a 4–0 win over

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on 19 October. His contract at Barnet was terminated by mutual consent on 12 April 2013, having not played for the club since November. On 14 November 2013, Edgar signed for

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on non-contract terms. After making seven appearances for Dagenham, all as a substitute, Edgar was released in January 2014. Edgar signed for Italian

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side

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on 17 July 2014, but did not make any appearances during his time in Italy due to complications with his contract. Edgar joined

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on a contract until the end of the season, in August 2015. On 5 August 2016, Anthony went on to sign for

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, agreeing a one-year contract just in time for the start of the season. On 13 August 2016, Edgar made his Woking debut in a 2–1 away defeat against

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, replacing Zak Ansah with eight minutes remaining. A week later, Edgar scored his first Woking goal in a 3–1 home defeat against

, netting in the 48th minute. On 7 January 2017, in a post-match interview, manager

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confirmed Edgar had been released. Preceding his release from Woking, Edgar joined

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side

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

. On 29 January 2017, Edgar made his Hayes & Yeading United debut in a 2–1 home defeat against

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. A month later, Edgar scored his first goal for Hayes & Yeading in their Southern League Cup semi-final tie against

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, featuring for 88 minutes before being replaced by Matt Sinclair in the 4–0 victory. On 7 March 2017, Edgar scored the equaliser in Hayes & Yeading's 2–1 defeat against Dorchester Town, however, he was later sent off in the 56th minute. For the 2018–19 season, Edgar signed for Cray Valley Paper Mills. On 22 January 2020, the club announced Edgar's departure. Edgar joined

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later that month, scoring on his debut. Edgar joined

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for the 2021–22 season and scored on his debut. Later in the season he re-joined Cray Valley PM. In September 2023, Edgar joined Ashford United.

Personal life

He is a cousin of

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, and his brother, Ryan is a

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international who plays

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar, Anthony 1990 births Living people People educated at St Bonaventure's Catholic School English people of Dominica descent Footballers from the London Borough of Newham Black British sportsmen English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players West Ham United F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Yeovil Town F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Woking F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. players Herne Bay F.C. players F.C. Romania players Ashford United F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy English expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century English sportsmen