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{{short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2021}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlos Edwards<br /><small>{{nobold|[[Chaconia Medal|CM]]}}</small>
| fullname = Akenhaton Carlos Edwards<ref name="PFA 188">{{cite book | last = Hugman | first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | year = 2005 | page = 188 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref>
| image = Carlos Edwards.jpg
| image_size  = 150
| caption = Edwards playing for [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Diego Martin]], Trinidad and Tobago
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]], [[right-back]]
| currentclub = [[Hadleigh United F.C.|Hadleigh United]] (player)
| clubnumber = 
| years1 = 1996–1998
| clubs1 = Patna United
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| clubs2 = [[Queen's Park Cricket Club|Queen's Park CC]]
| years2 = 1998
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| clubs3 = [[Defence Force F.C.|Defence Force]]
| years3 = 1999–2000
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| clubs4 = [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
| years4 = 2000–2005
| caps4 = 166 
| goals4 = 23
| clubs5 = [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
| years5 = 2005–2007
| caps5 = 68 
| goals5 = 8
| clubs6 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| years6 = 2007–2009
| caps6 = 50 
| goals6 = 5
| clubs7 = → [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan)
| years7 = 2008
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
| clubs8 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| years8 = 2009–2014
| caps8 = 176
| goals8 = 9
| clubs9 = → [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan)
| years9 = 2014
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 1
| clubs10 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| years10 = 2014–2016
| caps10 = 23
| goals10 = 0
| clubs11 = [[Ma Pau Stars S.C.|Ma Pau Stars]]
| years11 = 2016–2017
| clubs12 = [[Central F.C.|Central FC]]
| years12 = 2017
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| clubs13 = [[Woodbridge Town F.C.|Woodbridge Town]]
| years13 = 2017–2020
| years14 = 2020–2023
| clubs14 = [[Bury Town F.C.|Bury Town]]
| caps14 = 44
| goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2023-
| clubs15 = [[Hadleigh United F.C.|Hadleigh United]]
| caps15 = 0
| goals15 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2017
| nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1 = 92
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| manageryears1 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs1 = [[Woodbridge Town F.C.|Woodbridge Town]]
| club-update = 00:42, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
}}

'''Akenhaton Carlos Edwards''' (born 24 October 1978) is a Trinidadian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] or [[right-back]] for [[Hadleigh United F.C.|Hadleigh United]].

He started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] in 2000 for whom he made over 150 appearances. He went on to play for [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]. 

Edwards also made over 90 appearances for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team]], scoring four goals. As a member of [[Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|the squad]] that competed at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, he was awarded the [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal (Gold Class)]], the second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago|state decoration]] of Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Birchall and Bell up for award |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

==Club career==
Edwards, a [[winger (association football)|right-winger]] also adept at [[right-back]], started his professional career at [[Defence Force F.C.|Defence Force]] in his native Trinidad and Tobago, where he had attended the same school (St Anthony's College in Westmoorings) as future team-mate [[Kenwyne Jones]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Football- Soca Warriors 2005 |url=http://stanthonystt.info/content/football-soca-warriors-2005 |publisher=St Anthonys |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612011632/http://www.stanthonystt.info/content/football-soca-warriors-2005 |archive-date=12 June 2008}}</ref>

===Wrexham===
Edwards was later signed by [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] for [[Pound sterling|£]]250,000 in 2000, along with [[Dennis Lawrence]] and [[Hector Sam]], after a trial.

Edwards helped the club win promotion to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in [[2002–03 in English football#Football League Third Division|2002–03]], scoring 10 goals and winning Wrexham's Player of the Year award and being selected for the PFA Third Division Team of the Year along the way.<ref name="Carlos Edwards">{{cite news|title=Carlos Edwards |url=http://www.lutonfc.com/playerprofile.asp?PlayerID=144 |publisher=Lutonfc.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071106233548/http://www.lutonfc.com/playerprofile.asp?PlayerID=144 |archive-date= 6 November 2007}}</ref> He then added a further five goals the following season as the club finished mid-table, with Edwards again voted into the [[PFA Team of the Year#Second Division|PFA Team of the Year]].

However, Edwards suffered a knee injury while on international duty in 2004 that put him on the sidelines for most of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season. The campaign ended in relegation for the club but he won his first silverware in English football in the form of the 2005 [[Football League Trophy]].

===Luton Town===
With his Wrexham contract having expired, Edwards joined [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] in 2005 in a three-year deal on a [[Bosman ruling|Bosman transfer]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Edwards poised to sign for Luton | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/4556373.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 17 May 2005}}</ref> At Luton, he became popular with the fans with his flair and ability, winning the Young Members Player of the Season award in his first season with the club.<ref name="Carlos Edwards"/>

===Sunderland===
Edwards' form attracted a £1.5&nbsp;million bid from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] whom he joined on 2 January 2007, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Sunderland sign Edwards for £1.5m | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6226291.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2 January 2007}}</ref> Edwards began his Sunderland career brightly and scored five times in the remainder of the campaign.  It was his 80th-minute winner against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] that confirmed Sunderland's promotion to the [[Premier League]], after [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] failed to beat [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] the following day.

Edwards' first season in the top flight was ruined by injury problems though. He suffered a hamstring injury in only the second game and after returning, had a leg fracture that again put him on the sidelines. He managed to return for the final months of the campaign that saw Sunderland retain their Premier League status.

After a spree of summer signings left Edwards largely out of contention at his parent club, he joined [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on 2 October 2008 on a three-month loan.<ref>{{cite news | title = Wolves complete Edwards loan deal | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7648400.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2 October 2008}}</ref> However, he was recalled early by the Black Cats on 20 November after six appearances for Wolves.

===Ipswich Town===
On 1 September 2009, Edwards and [[Grant Leadbitter]] signed for [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] for a combined fee of £4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news | title = Black Cats pair seal switch | url = http://www.safc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10281~1784455,00.htm | publisher = Sunderland A.F.C. | date = 1 September 2009 | access-date = 1 September 2009}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 1–0 win at Sheffield Wednesday on 20 February 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8522241.stm|title=Sheff Wed 0 – 1 Ipswich|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 February 2010 |access-date=21 February 2010}}</ref> He quickly became a key player at Ipswich, making 30 appearances during his first season at the club.<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2009/2010"/>

He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season on 21 August, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. Edwards played purely as a right winger under [[Roy Keane]] but switched to right-back when [[Paul Jewell]] became manager in January 2011. He scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win over [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] on 22 January. He only missed one league game during the 2010–11, while also playing a key role as Ipswich made the semi-final of the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], starting in the 1–0 win over [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the first-leg at [[Portman Road]], while also starting in the second-leg at the [[Emirates Stadium]] as Ipswich exited the cup after a 3–0 loss.<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2010/2011"/>

He continued to be a regular starter in the 2011–12 season. Edwards became Ipswich [[Captain (association football)|captain]] in March 2012. He started all but one league game during the season, with his performances earning him the Players' Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season.<ref name="Edwards Players' Player of the Year"/>

He kept his place as captain the following season, playing a key part in the first-team during the 2012–13 season as Ipswich recovered from a poor start to the season resulting in the sacking of manager Paul Jewell, to pick-up in the second half of the season following the arrival of new manager [[Mick McCarthy]]. He scored late winners in 1–0 wins over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]. He made 46 appearances in all competitions during the season.<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2012/2013"/>

Edwards featured less regularly during the 2013–14 season, scoring once in 18 appearances up until January.<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2013/2014"/>

===Millwall===
On 27 March 2014, Edwards joined fellow [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] on loan until 3 May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In winger |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/carlos-edwards-in-1449566.aspx |work=Millwall FC |date=27 March 2014}}</ref> His first goal for Millwall on 8 April, netting the winning goal in a 1–0 away win over [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] at the [[DW Stadium]]. He made 8 appearances during his loan spell at Millwall.<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2013/2014"/>

On 21 May 2014, Edwards joined [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] permanently on a free transfer, signing a contract until June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Edwards: Millwall sign Ipswich midfielder on free transfer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27504346 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2014}}</ref> The veteran started the 2014–15 season in the first-team. On 22 September 2014, he suffered a serious knee injury during Millwall's 0–0 draw against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] ruling him out for the rest of the 2014–2015 campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Edwards: Millwall right-back suffers serious knee injury |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29312696 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2014}}</ref>

On 24 August 2015, Edwards re-joined Millwall on a short-term deal until January 2016, following his earlier release from the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edwards re-joins Millwall on short-term deal |url=http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/millwall-carlos-edwards-neil-harris-the-lions-2642708.aspx |work=Millwall FC |date=24 August 2015}}</ref> He made 22 appearances during the season, helping Millwall reach the [[2016 Football League One play-off final]], starting at right-back as Millwall lost out 1–3 to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]].<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2015/2016"/>

===Ma Pau===
In October 2016, Edwards joined [[Ma Pau Stars S.C.|Ma Pau Stars]].<ref>[http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,234109.html Carlos Edwards]‚ newsday.co.tt, 4 October 2016</ref>

===Central FC===
Edwards joined [[Central F.C.|Central FC]] in May 2017 for the [[Caribbean Cup]] on a three-week contract.<ref>[http://wired868.com/2017/05/11/foreign-legion-central-fc-fly-in-12-players-on-three-week-contracts-for-caribbean-cup/ Foreign legion: Central FC fly in 12 players on three-week contracts for Caribbean Cup]‚ wired868.com, 11 May 2017</ref>

===Woodbridge Town===
In December 2017 Edwards returned to Suffolk to play for non-League club [[Woodbridge Town F.C.|Woodbridge Town]]. He was appointed joint manager of the club in April 2019.<ref>[https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/edwards-is-joint-boss-at-woodbridge-1-5985912 'I see it as a natural progression' - Ex-Blues ace Edwards is new joint boss at Woodbridge] East Anglian Daily Times, 9 April 2019</ref> In January 2020 he signed dual registration terms with [[Bury Town F.C.|Bury Town]], allowing him to play for Bury when Woodbridge were not playing.<ref>[https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ex-ipswich-town-star-carlos-edwards-signs-for-bury-town-1-6492050 Ex-Ipswich Town star Carlos Edwards signs for Bury Town] East Anglian Daily Times, 31 January 2020</ref>

===Bury Town===
In September 2020, it was announced Edwards had joined Isthmian League side Bury Town full time for the 2020–21 season after leaving his position at Woodbridge Town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burytownfc.co.uk/news/experienced-ex-pro-carlos-edwards-signs-for-the-bl-2567180.html|title = StackPath}}</ref>

===Hadleigh United===
In June 2023, it was announced that Carlos Edwards would become [[Hadleigh United F.C.|Hadleigh United]]’s first signing of the summer after leaving Bury Town helping them to compete in the Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Premier Division, Step 5 of non-league (9th Tier of England) and the 1st tier of the [[Eastern Counties Football League]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/23622325.ipswich-town-carlos-edwards-signs-new-club-44/|title = Ipswich Star}}</ref>

==International career==
Edwards made his international debut for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]] on 5 June 1999 against [[Grenada national football team|Grenada]] in the [[1999 Caribbean Cup]], despite never having appeared at any youth level for his country before.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carlos Akenhaton Edwards  |url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/player-pool.html?view=playerprofile&id=131  |publisher=Socawarriors.net  |url-status=dead  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010205404/http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/player-pool.html?view=playerprofile&id=131  |archive-date=10 October 2008}}</ref>

After winning that tournament, Edwards went on to become an established international and was part of the team that reached the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup Finals]] for the first time in the country's history and was duly selected for the squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] in Germany. He played every minute of their participation during the competition, against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], [[England national football team|England]] and [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], respectively.

==Personal life==
Edwards' full name contains the name of [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth Dynasty]] Ancient Egyptian ruler [[Akhenaten]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 29 May 2016}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
|[[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2000/2001">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2000|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|36||4||1||0||2||0||0||0||39||4
|-
|[[2001–02 Wrexham F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2001/2002">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2001|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Second Division
|26||5||0||0||1||0||0||0||27||5
|-
|[[2002–03 Wrexham F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2002/2003">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2002|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|44||8||1||0||2||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT>Appearance(s) in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>||1||49||10
|-
|[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2003/2004">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2003|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Second Division
|42||5||1||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||45||5
|-
|[[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2004/2005">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2004|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|[[Football League One|League One]]
|18||1||0||0||0||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||21||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!166!!23!!3!!0!!6!!1!!6!!1!!181!!25
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] 
|[[2005–06 Luton Town F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2005/2006">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2005|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|42||2||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||45||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2006/2007">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2006|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|26||6||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||29||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!68!!8!!1!!0!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!74!!8
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] 
|[[2006–07 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2006/2007"/>
|Championship
|15||5||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||5
|-
|[[2007–08 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2007/2008">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2007|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|13||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2008/2009">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2008|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Premier League
|22||0||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||26||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2009/2010">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2009|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!5!!4!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!56!!5
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2008/2009"/>
|Championship
|6||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|[[2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2009/2010"/>
|Championship
|28||2||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||30||2
|-
|[[2010–11 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2010|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|45||3||1||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||51||4
|-
|[[2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2011/2012">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2011|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|45||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||46||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2012|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|43||3||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||46||3
|-
|[[2013–14 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2013|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|15||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||18||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!176!!9!!7!!0!!8!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!191!!10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] 
|[[2013–14 Millwall F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2013/2014"/>
|Championship
|8||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Millwall F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2014|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=5 May 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Millwall F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Carlos Edwards in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|20920|2015|name=Carlos Edwards|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
|League One
|15||0||1||0||0||0||6<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLTLOPO>Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]]</ref>||0||22||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0!!38!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!497!!46!!16!!0!!21!!2!!12!!1!!546!!49
|}

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6709/Carlos_Edwards.html|title=Edwards, Carlos|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=14|[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
|-
|1999||1||0
|-
|2000||12||0
|-
|2001||6||0
|-
|2003||8||0
|-
|2004||5||0
|-
|2005||13||1
|-
|2006||11||0
|-
|2008||11||1
|-
|2009||10||2
|-
|2011||4||0
|-
|2013||6||0
|-
|2016||2||0
|-
|2017||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!92!!4
|}

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Edwards goal.''<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Carlos Edwards
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 26 March 2005 || [[Estadio Mateo Flores]], [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala || {{fb|GUA}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–5 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 3 September 2008 || [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|GUY}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 11 February 2009 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], El Salvador || {{fb|ESA}} || align="center"| 1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 6 June 2009 || [[Dwight Yorke Stadium]], [[Scarborough, Tobago|Scarborough]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CRC}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–3 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''Wrexham'''
*[[FAW Premier Cup]]: [[2000–01 FAW Premier Cup|2000–01]], [[2002–03 FAW Premier Cup|2002–03]], [[2003–04 FAW Premier Cup|2003–04]]
*[[Football League Third Division]] promoted: [[2002–03 Football League#Third Division|2002–03]]
*[[Football League Trophy]]: [[2004–05 Football League Trophy|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4423417.stm |title=Southend 0–2 Wrexham |website=BBC Sport |date=10 April 2005 |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>

'''Sunderland'''
*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2006–07 Football League Championship|2006–07]]

'''Trinidad and Tobago'''
*[[Caribbean Cup]]: [[1999 Caribbean Cup|1999]], [[2001 Caribbean Cup|2001]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] Player of the Year: [[2002–03 Wrexham F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Carlos Edwards"/>
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#2002–03|2002–03 Third Division]],<ref name="Carlos Edwards"/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#2003–04|2003–04 Second Division]],<ref name="Carlos Edwards"/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#2006–07|2006–07 Championship]]<ref name="Carlos Edwards"/>
*[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] Players' Player of the Year: [[2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Edwards Players' Player of the Year">{{cite news|title=Edwards Players' Player of the Year |url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/20656/edwards-players-player-of-the-year |publisher=TWTD |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

'''Medals'''
*[[File:TTO_Chaconia_Medal.png|60px]] [[Chaconia Medal]] Gold Class: 2006

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010205404/http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/player-pool.html?view=playerprofile&id=131 Carlos Edwards Profile] on the Soca Warriors Online website

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