Jesse Edge Explained

Jesse Edge
Fullname:Jesse Marshall Thompson Edge
Birth Date:26 February 1995
Birth Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Position:Defender
Currentclub:IFK Berga
Youthyears1:–2011
Youthclubs1:Melville United
Years1:2011–2013
Clubs1:WaiBOP United
Caps1:19
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Ole FA
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Vicenza Calcio
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Auckland City
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Písek
Caps5:15
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Achilles '29
Caps6:29
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Železiarne Podbrezová
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Years8:2019
Clubs8:Lokomotíva Košice (loan)
Caps8:9
Goals8:1
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Petržalka (loan)
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs10:DFS
Caps10:?
Goals10:2
Years11:2020–
Clubs11:IFK Berga
Caps11:2
Goals11:1
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalteam1:New Zealand U-17
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013–2015
Nationalteam2:New Zealand U-20
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:07:13, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Jesse Marshall Thompson Edge (born 26 February 1995) is an amateur New Zealand football player who plays in the Swedish amateur Division 1 Norra for IFK Berga. Besides New Zealand, he has played in Sweden, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Italy mainly as an amateur. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Achilles '29 on 20 January 2017 in a game against NAC Breda.[5]

He then moved in 2018 to the professional club Zeleziarne Podbrezova in the Slovakian Fortuna Liga.

Edge left Slovakia in August 2019 after he didn't receive his 300 euros per month salary. He then returned to the Netherlands and went on a trial with DFS, before signing with the club at the end of the month.[6]

In August 2020, he then joined Swedish amateur club IFK Berga in Division 1 Norra[7]

In January 2022, he then joined Swedish amateur club Lunds BK in Division 1 Sodra before moving to IFK Malmo in August until the end of the 2022 season as coach of their under 12 womens team.

Honours

Club

Waikato FC
Auckland City

International

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Personal

Jesse is a nephew of former New Zealand international Declan Edge.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jesse Edge: The New Zealander Living The Dream In Europe. worldfootballindex.com.
  2. Web site: Slovakia next stop on Jesse Edge's football odyssey. stuff.co.nz.
  3. Web site: Teen's pro dream comes true in Italy. nzherald.co.nz.
  4. Web site: The Edge project. nzherald.co.nz.
  5. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 20 January 2017.
  6. https://www.gelderlander.nl/voetbal-rivierenland/dfs-versterkt-zich-met-nieuw-zeelander-jesse-edge-een-absolute-knokker~a0d497c0/ DFS versterkt zich met Nieuw-Zeelander Jesse Edge: ‘Een absolute knokker’
  7. Web site: New Zealand duo sign for Swedish club. 6 August 2020.
  8. News: Kiwi teen Thomas signs with top Dutch club. stuff.co.nz. 6 July 2017. 5 September 2013.