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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Maurice Edu
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 19
- Date of birth: 18 April, 1986 (24 years old)
- Height: 6'0" (183cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Maurice Edu | 0|0 Maurice Edu |
| 2 As substitute | 32|27 Total United States |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 4 Total United States | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Maurice Edu | 0 Maurice Edu |
| 5 Total United States | 3 Total United States |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 2|3 Maurice Edu | 0|0 Maurice Edu |
| 38|51 Total United States | 9|0 Total United States |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
United States games played
- England 1-1 United States
Saturday, 12 June Match report - Slovenia 2-2 United States
Friday, 18 June Match report - United States 1-0 Algeria
Wednesday, 23 June Match report - United States 1-2 Ghana
Saturday, 26 June Match report
Player Profile
The muscular midfielder has forced his way back into contention for club and country following a seven-month lay-off with a torn cruciate knee ligament.
Edu returned for Rangers after Christmas but only played four games before being sidelined for another month with an ankle problem.
The turnaround in his fortunes began when he came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner against Old Firm rivals Celtic at the end of February.
He describes that moment as the highlight of his career. The following week he earned his first international cap for a year, and he went on to make seven starts for Rangers from April.
Edu made only one brief appearance for the USA in 2009, as a stoppage-time substitute in a World Cup qualifier against El Salvador. That was his solitary game in the final stage of qualifying for South Africa.
He cut short his time at university to join Major League Soccer club Toronto in 2007, and ended his debut season by winning the league’s Rookie of the Year award and earning his first senior USA cap.
He deputised creditably at centre-back during the 2008 Olympics before joining Rangers for £2.6m.
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