William Edjenguélé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Emery Edjenguélé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dundee United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2005 | CFF Paris | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Le Mans UC 72 B | 58 | (1[2]) |
| 2008–2010 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 39 | (1[3]) |
| 2010–2012 | Panetolikos | 46 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Coventry City | 33 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bury | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Panetolikos | 22 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Veria | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Dundee United | 11 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:42, 3 December 2016. | |||
William Emery Edjenguélé (born 7 May 1987 in Paris[4]) is a French football defender who plays for Scottish Championship club Dundee United.
Career
Edjenguélé began his career 1993 with CFF Paris and joined 2005 in the reserve team of Le Mans Union Club 72.[5] After three years with Le Mans UC 72 B who scored one goal in 58 appearances joined on 18 July 2008 to Neuchâtel Xamax. On 27 April 2010 his club confirmed his contract will not renewed and he left the club.[6]
On 30 July 2010, he signed with Panetolikos F.C..[7] He was an integral part of the squad that became 2010–11 Football League champions and led Panetolikos F.C. to the Greek Superleague. However, he could not help Panetolikos avoid relegation after the end of the 2011–12 Superleague Greece . Panetolikos and Edjenguélé parted ways on 2 May 2012.[8]
At the start of the 2012–13 season, Edjenguélé joined Coventry City on trial[9] and started in the 8–0 victory over Hinckley United on 14 July 2012. He later signed for the club on 17 July on a three-year contract.[10] Edjenguélé scored his first goal, with a header, in a 3–1 win over Colchester United.[11] He is affectionately known as 'Billy Edge' to Coventry City fans.
On 20 August 2013, Edjenguélé had is contract at Coventry City terminated by mutual consent.[12] He had made a big impression in his one season with the club, playing 40 games after joining on a free transfer from Greek side Panetolikos. But he was one of several players made available for transfer in the summer as they battled financial problems.[13] On the same day it was reported that he had signed for Bury.[14]
On 29 January 2014, Edjenguélé cancelled his contract at Bury on mutual terms. He made 23 appearances for Football League Two side Bury after joining on a free transfer from the Sky Blues.[15] William Edjenguele then re-signed for his former club Panetolikos in Greece Super League. The 26-year-old returned on a one-year contract to the Greek team where he previously played for two seasons before he moved to the Ricoh Arena in 2012.[16] This was a successful season finishing one place off the play offs which is the highest position in the clubs history.
In June 2015, after a successful season, Edjenguélé earned a two-year contract with the Greek Super League club Veria.
He signed a one-year contract with Scottish club Dundee United in August 2016.[17]
Career statistics
Stats according to Soccerbase
- As of 18 April 2015
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Mans B | 2005–08 | Championnat de France amateur | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2008–10 | 2. Liga Interregional | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Panetolikos | 2010–11 | Greek Football League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Greek Superleague | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Coventry City | 2012–13 | League One | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Bury | 2013–14 | League Two | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Panetolikos | 2014–15 | Greek Superleague | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Veria | 2015–16 | Greek Superleague | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 228 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 244 | 10 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the Football League Trophy.
Personal life
Edjenguele is user of Twitter, so he can be closer to the fans by running regular competitions for his worn match-shirts and sharing his thoughts on his performances.[18]
Honours
- Greek Second Division – Champions
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2014 and 31/01/2014" (PDF). The Football League. January 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ William Edjenguele – Football.ch
- ↑ William Edjenguele – Fussballdaten – Die Fussballdatenbank
- ↑ Player profile at lequipe.fr
- ↑ William Edjenguélé : ‘’ Faire de bons matches avec Neuchâtel’’
- ↑ Vier Spieler müssen Xamax verlassen
- ↑ Edjenguélé signs with Panetolikos
- ↑ Mutual termination with Akalé and Edjenguélé
- ↑ Andy Thorn considers second Frenchman William Edjenguele after signing Kevin Malaga
- ↑ "Edjenguele completes City move". CCFC Official Site. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester United 1 - 3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Edjenguele leaves Sky Blues". CCFC Official Site. 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bury sign William Edjenguele following Coventry City departure". bbc.com. 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "William Edjenguele leaves Coventry City for Bury". Coventry Telegraph. 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Edjenguele leaves Bury". Bury FC. 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Former Coventry City defender William Edjenguele moves back to Greece". coventrytelegraph.net. 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "UNITED IN DOUBLE SWOOP". Dundee United FC. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "'Twitter has brought me closer to fans'". CCFC Official Site. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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