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With the international transfer window closing, Ottawa Fury FC added veteran Canadian defender David Edgar to its roster Wednesday.

Edgar, 31, a Canadian international with extensive experience in the top leagues of the world and with the national team, will bring more depth and versatility to the Fury FC’s backline.

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A steady centre back also capable of playing right back and defensive midfield, Edgar left at age 14 to join Newcastle United’s academy. He went on to play more than a decade in the English leagues, with the likes of Newcastle United, Burnley FC, Swansea City, Birmingham City and Sheffield United, with 211 appearances and nine goals in England’s top divisions.

A free agent after parting ways with Birmingham City at the conclusion of the 2015-16 English Championship season, he joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2016 summer transfer window. He made eight regular-season appearances — all starts — in his first season, but missed the 2017 season due to injury. The 6-4 defender, now fully back to health, most recently spent time with Nashville SC in the USL, before being released at the end of May.