Carlos Edwards
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Edwards
Date of birth	24 October 1978 (1978-10-24) (age 34)
Place of birth	Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right winger
Club information
Current club	Ipswich town
Number	7
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1998 1998 1999–2000 2000–2005 2005–2007 2007–2009	Patna United Queen's Park Defence Force Wrexham Luton Town Sunderland Ipswich Town	00? 0(?) 00? 0(?) 00? 0(?) 165 (23) 068 0(8) 020 0(5)
National team2
1999–	Trinidad and Tobago	057 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 5 January 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Edwards (born on 24 October 1978 in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago) is a professional footballer who currently plays in The Football League Championship for Ipswich Town F.C. He plays primarily as a right winger. Edwards played for Sunderland A.F.C. from 2007-2009, and is most known for scoring a wondergoal against Burnley F.C. in a 3-2 home win, a match that confirmed Sunderland's promotion from The Football League Championship in The 2006/2007 Season.

Sunderland HistoryEdit

The 2006/2007 Season

Carlos Edwards signed for Sunderland in The January Transfer Window 2007 by then-manager Roy Keane from Luton Town for £1.5 million. At the time Sunderland were fighting for promotion in The Football League Championship. Edwards was given the number 7 shirt, traditionally the number of the first choice right winger, and had previously been worn that season by Liam Lawrence, who had been sold to Stoke City F.C. in that same January Transfer Window. Edwards had previously played in the 2006 F.I.F.A. World Cup for Trinidad and Tobago, where he gained a Man Of The Match award against Sweden. In The 2006/2007 Season Edwards played 15 times in the league, scoring 5 times. He came on as substitute once in The F.A. Cup, and didn't score.

The 2007/2008 Season

The next season, The 2007/2008 Season, Sunderland were playing in The F.A. Premier League. Big things were expected of Carlos Edwards, as he had been a star of the promotion campaign, but things went wrong for him. In only Sunderland's second game of the season he injured his hamstring, and upon his return he suffered a leg fracture. Almost his entire season was disrupted by injury, but he managed to return in March 2008, to play in the final few games of the season, that saw Sunderland retain their F.A. Premier League status. Many noted that his form had suffered considerably because of his injuries.

The 2008/2009 Season

More injuries and a lack of starting opportunites saw Edwards loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on 2 October 2008. He was re-called by Sunderland on 20 November 2008. He didn't feature much the rest of that season, as he again struggled with injury and poor form.

On 1 September 2009, Edwards and team-mate Grant Leadbitter were sold to Ipswich Town in a joint move for £4 million, both of them linking up with former manager and then-Ipswich manager Roy Keane.

Edwards will be remembered as a vital part of the promotion winning team of The 2006/2007 Season, but overall he failed to make the impact in the top flight that many Sunderland fans had hoped for.