David Edgar

David Edward Edgar... soccer family (father Eddie)... both of his parents Eddie and Christine were born in Newcastle, ENG... grew up participating in soccer, hockey, running... he was three years old when he started playing soccer for Kitchener Minor SA... he was 14 years old when he moved overseas to play in England (he lived with his grandmother in Newcastle)... favourites have included Alan Shearer, David Beckham...

honoured by the Waterloo Region Hall of Fame...

represented Canada in three cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, two editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, and one edition of Concacaf Nations League Qualifying... career 42 international "A" appearances across 13 years from 2007 to 2019 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team, including five starts as Canada captain... represented Canada at three FIFA youth tournaments (U-20 Quarter-Finals at UAE 2003 as well as U-20 at Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007)...

club career in Canada, England, USA and Wales, including appearances in Concacaf Champions League and Concacaf League... with Forge FC Hamilton, a two-time Canadian Premier League Championship winner (North Star Shield in 2019 and 2020)... he was the seventh Canadian to feature in England’s Premier League...

in 2007, he was one of six player ambassadors on Canada’s road to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007... was part of Canada Soccer’s post-match Guard of Honour on 27 March 2022 to celebrate Canada’s qualification to the men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup (along with nine other former players)...

as a youth player in 2005, was noted by the FIFA World Youth Championship Technical Study Group (”defensive midfielder with good tactical knowledge, aerial ability and positional sense”)... as a youth player in 2007, was noted by the FIFA U-20 World Cup Technical Study Group (”competitive and aerially dominant central defender, good positional play”)... from the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group for being “disciplined, good marking skills”...

growing up, “what really stands out for me was going over to England in 1992 and watching Newcastle United play at old St. James Park. I got to meet the players and get my picture taken with them”... with Kitchener SC, “my favourite moment was going over to play in a tournament in Manchester and London with my U-10 team”...

said Edgar in 2018, “when I broke in as a teenager, I remember players like Kevin McKenna, Paul Stalteri, and Ante Jazic looking out for me; hopefully (in my 30s) I can be a leader to the young players the same way those veterans were leaders for me”... said Edgar in 2018, “I’m a big talker, both on and off the field”...