Ed Turns

Edward James Turns (born 18 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion and the Wales under-21 national team.

Ed Turns
Personal information
Full name Edward James Turns[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Youth career
2014–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2023 → Leyton Orient (loan) 16 (2)
International career‡
2022– Wales U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 26 March 2023

Club career

Turns debuted for the Brighton first-team in a 2–0 EFL Cup win over Swansea City on 22 September 2021.[3] He was involved in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 15 December, remaining as an unused substitute in the 1–0 home loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4]

On 13 January 2023, Turns signed for EFL League Two club Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut for The O's the next day, playing in his first ever professional league game where he picked up a yellow card in the 0–0 home draw against Barrow.[6] Turns scored his first professional goal on 7 February, opening the scoreline in the 2–0 away win over Crewe.[7] Four days later, he scored again, scoring the equaliser, earning Leyton Orient a point in the 1–1 away draw at Walsall.[8] Turns helped Orient to promotion to League One, being confirmed during their 2–0 defeat at Gillingham on 18 April.[9] Four days later, Turns played in the 2–0 home win over Crewe, securing the league title.[10]

International career

Turns was called up to the Wales under-21 squad in March 2022 for the 2023 European under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Switzerland and Bulgaria.[11] He made his debut for the Young Dragons almost three months later on 11 June, playing the whole match of the 1–0 home defeat against the Netherlands in a Euro qualifier.[12]

Career statistics
As of end of 2022–23 season[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 000010—10
2022–23 000010—10
Total 0000200020
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2021–22 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2022–23 ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ———5050
Leyton Orient (loan) 2022–23 EFL League Two 162———162
Career total 162002050232
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Leyton Orient

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "Ed Turns".
  3. "Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Swansea City - 22 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Brighton 0-1 Wolves: Romain Saïss goal takes visitors up to eighth in Premier League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. "Leyton Orient sign Brighton defender Turns on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. "Leyton Orient - Match Report : Leyton Orient 0-0 Barrow". Leyton Orient. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. "Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. "Walsall 1-1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. "Gillingham 2-0 Leyton Orient: O's win promotion to League One". BBC Sport. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Orient clinch League Two title". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. "Wales Under-21's hand first call-ups to defenders Oliver Denham and Ed Turns - BBC Sport". BBC Sport Sport. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  12. "Wales-Netherlands - Under-21 2023 - UEFA.com". UEFA. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. Marc Leonard at Soccerbase
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