Gwion Edwards

He made his professional debut by coming off the bench in the 72nd minute in a 2–0 defeat to St Mirren in the Scottish Cup.

Edwards made his SPL debut by coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw with Celtic on 19 February.

Gwion Dafydd Rhys Edwards (born 1 March 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Morecambe.

He is a former Wales Under-21 international.

Edwards joined the Swansea City academy in 2007, having previously spent three years at Aberystwyth Town.

He spent seven years at Swansea, having graduated from the club's academy.

Rising up through the Swansea youth system, Edwards signed his first professional contract, a 3-year deal, with Swansea City after a successful 2010–11 season.

He went on to help Swansea win the FAW Welsh Youth Cup and was a permanent fixture in Swansea Reserve team, winning Reserve Team Player of the Year in 2011–12.

On 9 May 2012, Edwards signed a new three-year contract with Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2015.

He featured on the bench for the first team on 13 May 2012, in a 1–0 win over Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium.

He was called by Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers to be subbed on during stoppage time but did not make it onto the field due to the ball not going out of play before the final whistle.

On 31 January 2013, Edwards moved to Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.

Edwards made a return to St Johnstone in July 2013, joining on loan until January 2014.

Edwards made his Europa League debut in St Johnstone's 1–0 victory away vs Rosenborg on 18 July 2013 coming on in the 66th minute.

In the third round of the second leg of the Europa League against Minsk, Edwards was among two players to see their penalty successfully converted, which Minsk won, eliminating St Johnstone from the competition.

Edwards then scored his first professional goal in a 3–0 win for St Johnstone against Hamilton Academical in the Scottish League Cup.

By the end of his second loan spell with St Johnstone, Edwards had made a total of 24 appearances in all competitions, scoring 1 goal.

After impressing Crawley manager John Gregory, Edwards' loan was extended to the end of the 2013–14 season.

During his time at Swansea he spent two spells out on loan at Scottish side St Johnstone and one with English side Crawley Town, before joining the later permanently in 2014.

He has been called up to the senior Wales squad in 2014 and 2018.

After spells with clubs including Aberystwyth Town and Cardiff City, Edwards joined Swansea City Football Club as an U15.

On 27 March 2014, Edwards joined League One side Crawley Town on a one-month loan.

On 15 April 2014, Edwards enjoyed a goalscoring-debut for Crawley as a 76th-minute substitute in their 2–0 win against Tranmere Rovers.

In his second appearance, Edwards scored again for Crawley in their 2–1 victory against Leyton Orient.

On 11 July 2014, Edwards signed for Crawley Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Edwards' first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came in the opening game of the season, as Crawley Town beat Barnsley 1–0.

He went on to make 93 appearances in all competitions over three seasons at the Broadfield Stadium, scoring 15 goals.

He spent two years at Crawley before joining Peterborough United in 2016, where he spent two seasons.

On 24 June 2016, Edwards joined League One side Peterborough United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

He scored the winner on his debut in a 3–2 win over Rochdale on 6 August 2016.

He won the club's goal of the season award for the 2016–17 season for an individual effort in a 2–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 17 December.

Edwards made 74 appearances for Peterborough during two seasons at the club, scoring 16 goals,

In 2018, Edwards signed for Ipswich Town.

He has represented Wales at youth level, winning caps at U19 and U21 levels.

On 17 July 2018, he signed a two-year deal (plus an option for a further year) with Ipswich Town, for a reported fee of £700,000.

Edwards scored his first goal for the club on his debut in a 2–2 draw with Blackburn Rovers at Portman Road, on the opening day of the season.

Edwards went on to score 6 goals in 34 appearances in his debut season at Portman Road, including scoring in the East Anglian Derby at Portman Road on 2 September 2018.

He scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season on 24 August, netting the second goal in a 0–5 away win against Bolton Wanderers at the University of Bolton Stadium.

He featured regularly throughout the season, often filling in at right wing-back and right-back due to an injury to Kane Vincent-Young.

On 18 May 2020, Ipswich took up the one-year option in his contract, extending his stay at the club until 2021.