‘00 Central Defender Michael Edwards has signed a contract with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg. Edwards was with DC United Academy prior to joining Uly Llanez at the German side #usynt pic.twitter.com/b66h1VZPHH— Joey (@USAprospects) October 9, 2018 USSDA profile: MICHAEL EDWARDS #14 PLAYER PROFILE Year of Birth: 2000 Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbridge , VA Nationality: United States EDUCATION Graduation Year: 2018 Video profile from DCU: https://www.dcunited.com/post/2017/12/06/academy-profile-michael-edwards
This says his birthday is on November 27, 2000. If he's already signed, must have a passport. If he hasn't, then he's probably heading over there to get settled, train a bit, etc. before officially signing. https://cmstest.ussoccer.com/players/e/michael-edwards#tab-1
Not necessarily. Sometimes it's reported that a player has signed, but really it means that there is an agreement to officially register the player at the next transfer window. I don't think this tidbit should be taken as proof he has a second passport.
There's been some chatter before about Edwards. He played in a preseason friendly vs Malmo back in February. He's the "Unknown Academy Player' in this link. https://www.blackandredunited.com/2...d-malmo-ff-preseason-friendly-darren-mattocks
I’m not saying he does have a passport. While it is a possibility that must at least be brought up, I’m simply saying it’s most likely nothing is legal yet since he’s not 18 until next month. So, we agree. It’s most likely he does not have a passport because, and I think you would agree with me here, he would already be over there and have been registered if he did.
officially joined the U19, https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/start-fuer-die-u19/ Personnel at the U19 Injured are missing for the training kick-off on Thursday Tom Kinitz and Maximilian Janke. However, it is pleasing that there is a new entry from the USA with Michael Edwards. The defensive player is to further fuel the competition in the rear area and bring his strengths to the team in the future. there is only 12 games in U19 left for the 2nd half of the season.
‘00 CB Michael Edwards is training with VfL Wolfsburg 1st team. I could see Edwards forcing his way into US U20 picture. Super athletic defender who reads game well. Game translates well in Germany pic.twitter.com/uXQsRET6fR— Joey (@USAprospects) January 24, 2019
Training with the 1st team? This is the first time I've ever even heard of this guy, and I scroll through Yanks Abroad every day. What a time to be alive when it seems like every week some new prospect pops up with a good Euro team.
What a time to be a fan, circa late 14 early 15 it was dreary around here. I was stuck watching Stoke and Sunderland (ugh). Then Pulisic, Mckennie, Sargent, Weah, Adams, Brooks, Wood, etc. so much to do.
Don’t remind me...gives me the shudders. That was before fox match pass, espn +, or BR live. It was rough out there you’d have to work 3x as hard to see it for nothing but table scraps.
Started for U19s yesterday: Former @DCUyouth defender @Edwardsmichael8 started for @VfLWolfsburg_EN’s U19’s yesterday as they won 5-3 against Lech Posen!Edwards has been training with the Wolfsburg 1st team 👀#RepDMV pic.twitter.com/Ec9WpFR1pU— DMV Soccer (@DMVSoccer96) January 30, 2019
Fantastic accomplishment by @Edwardsmichael8 on signing with @VfL_Wolfsburg! The best is yet to come! @octagonsoccer #OctagonFamily pic.twitter.com/MFGdxbJpCm— Eddie Pope (@EddiePope23) February 6, 2019
Goes 90 in 2-0 win over Magdeburg. Wolfsburg are top of their division. Would like to see him called up to next U-20 camp in Spain
Michael Edwards with another start in a 2-0 victory for Wolfsburg U19s.— Travis Clark (@travismclark) March 30, 2019
Wolfsburg U19 won the Nord/Nordost and thus will participate in the U19 championship run. seems like the only American or German-American participating this season.
On the bench: #MATCHDAY: Unsere #U23 empfängt Spitzenreiter @VfL_Wolfsburg! Um 13 Uhr geht’s los! ☝️ Hier die Aufstellungen! 👇#96Akademie #H96 #NiemalsAllein ⚫️⚪️💚 pic.twitter.com/vwFTbDj7Nx— 96-Akademie (@96Akademie) May 4, 2019
Interview: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/clu...ael-edwards-trending-up-at-wolfsburg_aid46175 Stepping into a locker room where you don’t know any of your teammates, trying to win a starting spot, not to mention not speaking a word of the language, is a daunting task. But Edwards said his teammates were welcoming, offering him a spot to sit in the locker room and bringing him into conversations. While he’s been taking German classes, teammates helped translate for him when he was new to the country. Only one game is left in the A-Junioren season, along with Cup games slated for the end of May. After that, he’ll get a few weeks off in the summer, and head back home to Woodbridge to spend some time with his family – his older brothers Max and Jordan play college soccer at Radford and George Mason respectively – unless he’s a late call-up to the U.S. U20 MNT World Cup squad, which is set to be announced later this week. Part of the Under-17 player pool, as a 2000, Edwards is eligible to play for the U.S. at this year’s U20 World Cup. It’s something of a longshot at this point, as he hasn’t earned a call-up to a U20 camp at any point this cycle.