Owen Evans (footballer)
Owen Rhys Evans (born 28 November 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town on loan from Wigan Athletic as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Rhys Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | → North Ferriby United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sutton United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Wales U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 23 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:54, 16 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
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] On 25 July 2019, Evans went out on loan again, this time joining League Two side Macclesfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[4]
After his spell at Macclesfield was cut short, Evans signed for Cheltenham Town on 9 January 2020 for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[5]
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.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rhyl (loan) | 2016–17[7] | Welsh Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| North Ferriby United (loan) | 2016–17[7] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2017–18[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
References
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Owen Evans". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Wigan 2 Blackpool 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Owen Evans: Wigan Athletic keeper joins Macclesfield Town on loan". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Owen Evans: Cheltenham Town sign goalkeeper on loan from Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "WALES U21 SQUAD NAMED FOR EURO QUALIFIERS". faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- Owen Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Games played by Owen Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- Owen Evans at Soccerway
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