William Edjenguélé

William Edjenguélé
Edjenguélé in November 2021
Personal information
Full name William Emery Edjenguélé[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bedworth United
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)
2016–2019 Dundee United 37 (2)
2019 → Falkirk (loan) 8 (1)
2019–2020 Wealdstone 8 (0)
2020–2021 Nuneaton Borough 8 (1)
2021–2022 Barwell 30 (0)
2022–2023 Bedworth United 25 (1)
2023–2024 Coventry Sphinx 26 (0)
2024– Bedworth United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

William Emery Edjenguélé (born 7 May 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Bedworth United, where he plays as a centre-back.

Career

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Born in Paris, Edjenguélé began his career 1993 with CFF Paris and joined 2005 in the reserve team of Le Mans Union Club 72.[4] 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.[5]

On 30 July 2010, he signed with Panetolikos F.C.[6] 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.[7]

At the start of the 2012–13 season, Edjenguélé joined Coventry City on trial[8] 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.[9] Edjenguélé scored his first goal, with a header, in a 3–1 win over Colchester United.[10]

On 20 August 2013, Edjenguélé had his contract at Coventry City terminated by mutual consent.[11] 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.[12] On the same day it was reported that he had signed for Bury.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] This was a successful season finishing one place off the playoffs which is the highest position in the club's 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 Championship club Dundee United in August 2016.[16] During his third season with United, Edjenguélé moved on loan to Falkirk in January 2019.[17]

In November 2019 Edjenguélé joined Wealdstone of the National League South division in England. In June 2020 he left Wealdstone to join Southern League club Nuneaton Borough.[18]

Edjenguélé signed for Southern League Premier Central rivals Barwell on 24 September 2021.[19] Edjenguélé made his debut the following day in an away Southern League Premier Central fixture against Rushall Olympic, he played the full match in a 2–0 defeat.[20]

On 7 June 2022, William signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Bedworth United.[21]

In September 2023, Edjenguélé signed for newly promoted Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Coventry Sphinx.[22] Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, he announced his retirement from football.[23]

Personal life

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Edjenguélé is married to the daughter of former Coventry City goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic.[24] He is a 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.[25]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2023–24 season [26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Mans B 2005–08 CFA 58 1 — — — 58 1
Total 58 1 — — — 58 1
Neuchâtel Xamax 2008–09 Swiss Super League 24 0 0 0 — 0 0 24 0
2009–10 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 15 1
Total 39 1 0 0 — 0 0 39 1
Panetolikos 2010–11 Greek Football League 27 1 0 0 — 0 0 27 1
2011–12 Greek Superleague 19 2 1 0 — 0 0 20 2
Total 46 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 3
Coventry City 2012–13[27] League One 33 1 3 0 1 0 3[a] 0 40 1
Total 33 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 40 1
Bury 2013–14[28] League Two 19 2 2 0 1 1 1[a] 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 24 1
Total 21 1 3 0 — 0 0 24 1
Veria 2015–16 Greek Superleague 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
Dundee United 2016–17[29] Championship 29 2 1 0 1 0 10[b] 0 41 2
2017–18[30] 8 0 0 0 5 0 1[c] 0 14 0
Total 37 2 1 0 6 0 11 0 55 2
Barwell 2021–22[31] Southern League Premier Division Central 30 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 31 0
Bedworth United 2022–23[32] Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 23 1 3 1 — 1[d] 0 27 2
2023–24[33] Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 25 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 29 2
Coventry Sphinx 2023–24[34] Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 26 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 27 0
Career totals 346 12 15 1 8 1 18 0 387 14
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and six in the Premiership play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

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Panetolikos

  • Greek Second Division: 2010–11

Dundee United

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ William Edjenguele – Football.ch
  3. ^ William Edjenguele – Fussballdaten – Die Fussballdatenbank
  4. ^ William Edjenguélé : ‘’ Faire de bons matches avec Neuchâtel’’
  5. ^ Vier Spieler müssen Xamax verlassen
  6. ^ Edjenguélé signs with Panetolikos
  7. ^ Mutual termination with Akalé and Edjenguélé
  8. ^ Andy Thorn considers second Frenchman William Edjenguele after signing Kevin Malaga
  9. ^ "Edjenguele completes City move". CCFC Official Site. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Colchester United 1 - 3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Edjenguele leaves Sky Blues". CCFC Official Site. 20 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Bury sign William Edjenguele following Coventry City departure". bbc.com. 22 August 2013.
  13. ^ "William Edjenguele leaves Coventry City for Bury". Coventry Telegraph. 20 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Edjenguele leaves Bury". Bury FC. 29 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Former Coventry City defender William Edjenguele moves back to Greece". coventrytelegraph.net. 10 July 2014.
  16. ^ "UNITED IN DOUBLE SWOOP". Dundee United FC. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Scottish Championship January ins and outs". BBC Sport.
  18. ^ Clapson, Sarah (15 June 2020). "'Exciting times' - Former City defender signs for non-league side". CoventryLive. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Second Frenchman Joins Barwell". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Rushall Olympic 2–0 Barwell". Pitchero.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  21. ^ "New Arrival at the OVAL". BedworthUnitedFC.co.uk. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  22. ^ @CoventrySphinx (9 September 2023). "TEAM NEWS | A new face in defence as we welcome Will Edjenguele to the side against @QuornAFC in the Isuzu FA Trophy" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ @CoventrySphinx (19 June 2024). "Our pre-season squad news begins with some departures. Will Edjenguele joined in 2023/24 and was a defensive mainstay and an exemplary leader. He is hanging up his boots. Thanks for everything, Will 💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Turner, Andy (26 April 2019). "Sky Blues legend reflects on illustrious career". CoventryLive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  25. ^ "'Twitter has brought me closer to fans'". CCFC Official Site. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  26. ^ William Edjenguélé at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by William Edjenguélé in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by William Edjenguélé in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by William Edjenguélé in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by William Edjenguélé in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  31. ^ "Player profiles: William Edjenguélé". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Bedworth United – Appearances – William Edjenguele – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Bedworth United – Appearances – William Edjenguele – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Coventry Sphinx – Appearances – William Edjenguele – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  35. ^ Young, Chick (25 March 2017). "Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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