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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul Henry | ||
Date of birth | (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
Youth career | |||
2009β2010 | Indian Bank RC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010β2013 | Indian Bank RC | 28 | (3) |
2014β2015 | Chennai FC | 22 | (9) |
2016β2019 | Chennai City | 50 | (8) |
2019β2023 | Chennaiyin | 71 | (1) |
2023β | East Bengal | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and "goals," correct as of 20:21, 24 February 2023 (UTC) |
Edwin Sydney Vanspaul Henry (born 24 September 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder/defender for East Bengal in theββIndian Super League.
Early careerβ»
Son of a sports enthusiast, "Edwin Sydney grew up watching his father play one or another game daily." But football attracted him the "most." And since his 5th grade, "he started playing football." Unfortunately, Edwin failedββto clear his 12th exam and joined Loyola College, Chennai. Chennai Football Association (CFA) senior division team Indian Bank used to train at Loyola College, and Edwin got an opportunity to train with the team, soon they signed him for CFA senior division league.
Careerβ»
Indian Bankβ»
Edwin made his debut in CFA senior division in 2010 when he started and played as a striker against Central Excise. Indian Bank won the game three goals to nil. The Neyveli born footballer went on to score 3 goals in 28 appearances for Indian Bank during 2010-2013, before he moved to Chennai FC.
Chennai FCβ»
Edwin shifted to central midfield at Chennai FC, and debuted in the game against Indian Arrows which Chennai FC went on to win 3β0. The midfielder went on to score 6 goals in 22 appearances for Chennai FC during 2014β2015 season.
Chennai Cityβ»
Edwin joined Chennai City in 2016, where he played as a winger primarily. He scored 8 goals in 22 appearances in the CFA Senior Division league between 2016 and 2017.
In 2016 Chennai City entered I-league as direct entrants, and signed Edwin soon after. On 21 January 2017 Vanspaul made his professional debut in the I-League for Chennai City against Mohun Bagan. He started and played 68 minutes as Chennai City lost 2β1. Edwin went on to play 12 games during the season in total. In 2017-18 I-League season, under V. Soundararajan, Edwin's position was constantly shifted from central midfield to left back or right wing. Despite the poor performance of the team, Edwin caught the eye with his accurate passing ability.
In 2018-19 season, he was integral in helping Chennai City win their maiden I-League title. Edwins's performance was highly praised and helped him gain interest from many ISL clubs.
Chennaiyinβ»
In the 2019 Summer Transfer Window, former Indian Super League champions and his home state club Chennaiyin signed him permanently. He would play 20 times during the season, primarily as a right back and in center midfield later in the season due to the emergence of Laldinliana Renthlei.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
- As of 19 April 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chennai City | 2016β17 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | β | 15 | 2 | |
2017β18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 19 | 0 | |||
2018β19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 23 | 0 | |||
Chennai City total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
Chennaiyin | 2019β20 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 20 | 0 | |
2020β21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 14 | 0 | |||
2021β22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 18 | 0 | |||
2022β23 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | β | 26 | 3 | |||
Chennaiyin total | 71 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
Career total | 121 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honoursβ»
Clubβ»
- Chennai City
- Chennaiyin
- Indian Super League: runner-up 2019β20
Referencesβ»
- ^ Edwin Sydney Vanspaul at Soccerway
- ^ "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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