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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Edwin Vanspaul
| image = Edwin Sydney Vanspaul.png
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Neyveli]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| currentclub = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| clubnumber = 8
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Defensive Midfield]]/[[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
| youthyears1 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs1 = [[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank RC]]
| years1 = 2010–2013
| clubs1 = [[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank RC]]
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = Chennai FC
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2016–2019
| clubs3 = [[Chennai City]]
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2019–
| clubs4 = [[Chennaiyin]]
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 23 February 2021
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Edwin Sydney Vanspaul''' is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder|Defensive Midfield]] or [[Wing-back (association football)|full back]] for [[Chennaiyin F.C.|Chennaiyin]] in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Early career==
Son of a sports enthusiast, Edwin Sydney grew up watching his father play one or the another game daily. But football attracted him the most, and since his 5th grade, he started playing football. Unfortunately, Edwin failed to clear his 12th exam and joined Loyola College, [[Chennai]]. Chennai Football Association (CFA) senior division team Indian Bank used to train at Loyola College, and Edwin got an opportunity to train with the team, soon they signed him for CFA senior division league.

==Career==

===Indian Bank===
Edwin made his debut in CFA senior division in 2010 when he started and played as a striker against Central Excise. Indian Bank won the game three goals to nil. The Neyveli born footballer went on to score 3 goals in 28 appearance for Indian Bank during 2010-2013, before he moved to Chennai FC.

===Chennai FC===
Edwin shifted to central midfield at Chennai FC, and debuted in the game against [[Indian Arrows]] which Chennai FC went on to win 3–0. The midfielder went on to score 6 goals in 22 appearance for Chennai FC during 2014–2015 season.

===Chennai City===
Edwin joined [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]] in 2016, where he played as a winger primarily. He scored 8 goals in 22 appearance in the CFA Senior Division league between 2016 and 2017.

In 2016 Chennai City entered [[I-league]] as direct entrants, and signed Edwin soon after. On 21 January 2017 Vanspaul made his professional debut in the I-League for Chennai City against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. He started and played 68 minutes as Chennai City lost 2–1. Edwin went on to play 12 games during the season in total. In [[2017-18 I-League]] season, under [[V. Soundararajan]], Edwin's position was constantly shifted from central midfield to left back or right wing. Despite the poor performance of the team, Edwin caught the eye with his accurate passing ability.

In 2018-19 season, he was integral in helping [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] win their maiden [[I-League]] title. Edwins's performance was highly praised and helped him gain interest from many [[Indian Super League|ISL]] clubs.

===Chennaiyin===
In the 2019 Summer Transfer Window, former [[Indian Super League]] champions and his home state club [[Chennaiyin F.C.|Chennaiyin]] signed him permanently. He would play 20 times during the season, primarily as a right back and in center midfield later in the season due to the emergence of [[Laldinliana Renthlei]].

==Career statistics==
{{updated|27 March 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|raegan-albarnas-edwin-sydney-vanspaul/472243}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|rowspan="3"|[[I-League]]||12||0||3||0||—||—||—||—||15||0
|-
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
||18||0||1||0||—||—||—||—||19||0
|-
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
||20||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||20||0
|-
!colspan=2|Chennai City total
!50!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!54!!0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Indian Super League]]||20||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||20||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League|2020–21]]
||14||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||14||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22]]
||1||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||1||0
|-
!colspan=2|Chennaiyin total
!35!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!35!!0
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!85!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!89!!0
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Chennai City<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/chennai-city-fc-i-league-2018-19-champions-manzi-east-bengal-gokulam-kerala-1474250-2019-03-09|access-date=9 March 2019|work=Indiatoday.in|date=9 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[I-League]]: [[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
;Chennaiyin
*[[Indian Super League]]: runner-up [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennaiyin FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanspaul, Edwin Sydney}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Cuddalore district]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Chennai City FC players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Chennaiyin FC players]]

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->EthanGaming7640 at 15:33, 13 December 2021