Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a

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or wing-back for

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Club career

League1 Ontario

In 2014, Edwards joined the new

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signing with

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and then joined

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midway through the season after Internacional was expelled from the league.

Toronto FC II

In 2015, Edwards signed his first professional contract with

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's reserve team. He made his debut as a substitute on March 28 against FC Montreal. Edwards played two full seasons with the USL side, scoring eight goals and assisting on five occasions.

Toronto FC

In June 2016, Edwards signed a short-term agreement which allowed him to play in cup games with the first team. On June 29, 2016, Edwards made his first team debut during the

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, coming on for

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in the second half of the second leg of the final. Raheem made his Major League Soccer debut when he entered in the 88th minute TFC's 1–1 draw at home to

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on July 2, 2016. In March 2017, Edwards signed a full first team contract with Toronto FC prior to the 2017 season.

Montreal Impact

On December 12, 2017, Edwards was selected by

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in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft. He was then immediately traded with fellow expansion draftee Jukka Raitala to Montreal Impact on exchange for defender

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. Edwards would make his Impact debut against the

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during the 2018 season opener, and would score his first goal for the Impact in the following game against the

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Chicago Fire

On July 17, 2018, Edwards was traded to the Chicago Fire in exchange for $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money. He made his debut four days later on July 21, assisting on a Nemanja Nikolić goal in a 2–1 defeat to his former club

Minnesota United

On February 11, 2020, Edwards was again traded within Major League Soccer, this time to Minnesota United in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg. He made his debut on March 7 against the

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Los Angeles FC

On December 17, 2020, Edwards was selected by

in the first stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Upon completion of the 2021 season, Edwards' option for the 2022 season would not be picked up by Los Angeles, making him a free agent.

LA Galaxy

On January 7, 2022, Edwards signed a three-year deal with

. With this transfer, Edwards became the first LAFC player to join rivals LA Galaxy immediately after a season with LAFC. He made his debut in the Galaxy's season opener against

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on February 27, where he assisted Chicharito's winning goal in a 1-0 victory.

International career

Youth

Born in Canada, Edwards is of Jamaican descent. He made his debut for the Canadian program with the U23 side at the

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. He appeared in his first match against Brazil's U23 side as a substitute. In May 2016, Edwards was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada. He scored in both games, and received Man of the Match honors with a goal and three assists in the U23's 5–1 victory against Guyana's full national team on May 15, 2016.

Senior

Edwards made his debut for the Canadian senior team against

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on June 13, 2017. On June 27, he was named to the

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squad.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Toronto FC *

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: 2016,

* Eastern Conference (Playoffs): 2016,

* Trillium Cup: 2016, 2017

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Raheem 1995 births Living people 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Association football midfielders Black Canadian soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Canadian soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Chicago Fire FC players Minnesota United FC players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Major League Soccer players CF Montréal players Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players USL Championship players Pan American Games competitors for Canada ANB Futbol players Los Angeles FC players LA Galaxy players Las Vegas Lights FC players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Sheridan College alumni University and college soccer players in Canada