Falkirk Football Club is pleased to announce the signing of defender Ryan Edwards on a short term deal until January, subject to international clearance.Ryan comes with plenty of Premiership experience, having featured for Dundee United 86 times between 2020 and 2023.
The 32-year-old has spent the last two seasons in India, where he made 42 appearances for Indian Super League side, Chennaiyin.
He joined up with his new teammates this morning after signing his deal.
John McGlynn commented on The Bairns’ new signing:
“Ryan is a player who we’ve brought in as a replacement, more or less, for Lewis Neilson. Lewis picked up an injury against Motherwell and has gone through an operation, so we’re looking at him being out for around another ten weeks from now.
“When you’re looking around and trying to find centre backs who can come in and do a job in the short term, it’s not easy to find someone to help with our current situation, where if we picked up any more injuries to centre backs we would be struggling. We all know we’ve got Coll Donaldson, Tom Lang, and obviously Lewis Neilson out. We’re trying to make sure we get through this busy spell and have enough players.
“Ryan is 32, and he’s played in this league before with Dundee United. That experience will stand him in good stead for playing here. He’s a no nonsense centre back, who is 6’5″. He’s going to head the ball in both boxes, he’s going to be a threat at the other end, and he’s going to be able to win headers in our box too, so he’ll add that experience that is invaluable in this division. We look forward to working with Ryan over the next few months.”
Welcome to Falkirk, Ryan!
