Curtis Garry Edwards (born 12 Jan 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Early Career in England Born in Middlesbrough, England, Edwards started his football career at Thornaby before joining the Middlesbrough academy when he was twelve. Soon after, Edwards signed a scholarship and a three–year professional contract. However, in March 2013, he was released by the academy system.
Following his release by the club, Edwards went on a trial at Birmingham City, Bristol City, Hartlepool United and Hibernian but were unsuccessful, leading him to drift away from football. In September 2013, he joined Darlington. He made his Darlington debut on 19 September 2013, in a 3–1 win over Harton & Westoe in the Durham Challenge Cup. By the end of October, he made ten appearances for the side. Despite performing well for the side in a number of matches, Edwards soon lost his first team place.
Despite signing an 18 months contract with Darlington, Edwards joined Thornaby in late–December, where his father, Paul, was the club's assistant manager. He quickly impressed on his debut on 29 December 2013, in a 4–0 win over Seaham Red Star. Edwards then scored his first goal for the club on 11 January 2014, in a 6–3 win over Tow Law Town.
In February 2014, Edwards joined Spennymoor Town. Two months later, he re–joined Thornaby. A few days later, he quickly scored on his return for the side, in a 5–3 win over Brandon United. He started well in the 2014–15 season, scoring against Seaham Red Star, Heaton Stannington, Billingham Town (three times), Team Northumbria, Stokesley Sports Club and Chester-le-Street Town. He went on to help the side seventh place in the league, as he scored eight times in the 2014–15 season.
Throughout his early career at England, Edwards acknowledged that he didn't really give it his all at Darlington and Spennymoor and became distracted by going to night clubs and parties.
