Owen Evans (footballer)

Owen Evans
Personal information
Full name Owen Rhys Evans[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sutton United
(on loan from Wigan Athletic)
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2014 Hereford United
2014–2015 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2016 → Witton Albion (loan)
2016 → Rhyl (loan) 20 (0)
2017 → North Ferriby United (loan) 6 (0)
2018– → Sutton United (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U19 4 (0)
2018– Wales U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:24, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Owen Rhys Evans (born 28 November 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Evans made his professional debut in a 2–1 victory against Blackpool in the second round of the 2017–18 EFL Cup.[3]

International career

Evans was named in Wales Under-21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group 8 matches against Switzerland on 1 September 2017 and Portugal on 5 September 2017.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rhyl (loan) 2016–17[5] Welsh Premier League 200002000220
North Ferriby United (loan) 2016–17[5] National League 6000—0060
Wigan Athletic 2017–18[6] League One 0000100010
Career total 260003000290

    References

    1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
    2. 1 2 "Owen Evans". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
    3. ↑ "Wigan 2 Blackpool 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
    4. ↑ "WALES U21 SQUAD NAMED FOR EURO QUALIFIERS". faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
    5. 1 2 Owen Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
    6. ↑ "Games played by Owen Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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