Connor Lemonheigh-Evans

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans

Personal information
Full name	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans [1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2012	Llanelli
2012–2015	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Bristol City	0	(0)
2017	→ Bath City (loan)	9	(3)
2018-2020	→ Torquay United (loan)	67	(5)
2020–2022	Torquay United	81	(21)
2022–2024	Stockport County	44	(9)
2023	→ Notts County (loan)	5	(0)
2023–2024	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	14	(1)
2024–	Milton Keynes Dons	13	(2)
International career‡
2012	Wales U16
2013–2014	Wales U17	6	(1)
2015	Wales U18	1	(0)
2018	Wales U21	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:30, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (born 24 January 1997) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

He is a Wales under-21 international. He started his career at Bristol City and had loans at Bath City and Torquay United, before joining Torquay United for an undisclosed fee in August 2020.

Early career

Lemonheigh-Evans was born in Swansea. ^[4]

Club career

Having been with Bristol City since 2012, ^[5] Lemonheigh-Evans signed a professional contract with the club in May 2016. ^[6] He joined Bath City on loan in January 2017, making his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Hampton & Richmond Borough on 7 January. ^{[7] [8]} He made three appearances for Bath, but returned to Bristol City after suffering an injury. ^[7] He signed an extension to his contract in summer 2017. ^{[9] [10]}

On 28 July 2017, Lemonheigh-Evans joined Bath City on a two-month loan. ^[11] He scored his first goal for the club in their first game of the season; a late penalty in a 5–2 home defeat to Chippenham Town. ^[12] He scored three goals in 6 league matches for Bath City. ^[3] In January 2018, Lemonheigh-Evans made his senior debut for Bristol City playing 90 minutes in the 3–0 loss at Watford in the FA Cup. ^{[13] [14]} On 31 January 2018, he joined National League side Torquay United on loan until the end of the season. ^[15] He made his debut for Torquay United on 3 February 2018 as a 76th minute substitute in a 3–1 victory over Barrow. ^{[16] [17]} He scored his first goal for the club on 2 April 2018 with a 25-yard strike after 68 minutes in a 2–1 victory at home to Woking. ^{[18] [19]} Across the 2017–18 season, he appeared in 15 league matches, scoring once, ^[3] as Torquay were relegated to the National League South. ^[20]

On 29 September 2018, he returned to Torquay United on loan until January 2020. ^{[21] [22]} He extended his loan until the end of the season on 31 December 2018. ^[23] In January 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with Bristol City, keeping him at the club until summer 2021. ^{[24] [25]} He appeared in 30 league matches for Torquay, scoring three goals, ^[3] as they were promoted back to the National League. ^[26]

On 2 August 2019, he again returned to Torquay United on a loan deal until January 2020. ^[27] In January 2020, his loan was extended to the end of the season. ^[28] He appeared in 22 league matches, scoring once. ^[3]

He joined Torquay United permanently for an undisclosed fee in August 2020. ^{[5] [29]}

On 14 June 2022, Lemonheigh-Evans joined newly promoted League Two club Stockport County on a two-year deal. ^[30] On 23 February 2023, Lemonheigh-Evans returned to the National League with league leaders Notts County on loan until end of season. ^[31]

In September 2023 he joined AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan. ^[32] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon against Walsall on 23 September 2023. ^[33]

On 24 May 2024, Lemonheigh-Evans agreed to join Milton Keynes Dons upon the expiration of his contract with Stockport County. ^[34] On 1 October 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 away win over Harrogate Town. ^[35]

International career

Lemonheigh-Evans has represented Wales at youth and under 21 levels. ^{[36] [37]}

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	2017–18 [38]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2018–19 [39]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [40]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bath City (loan)	2016–17 [3]	National League South	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2017–18 [3]	National League South	6	3	—		—		0	0	6	3
Torquay United (loan)	2017–18 [3]	National League	15	1	—		—		0	0	15	1
	2018–19 [3] [41]	National League South	30	3	3	2	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	35	5
	2019–20 [3]	National League	22	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	23	2
Torquay United	2020–21 [3]	National League	42	10	2	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 2]	1	50	11
	2021–22 [3]	National League	39	11	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	43	11
	Total		148	26	7	2	—		11	2	166	30
Stockport County	2022–23 [42]	League Two	19	3	3	0	2	0	6 [lower-alpha 3]	0	30	3
	2023–24 [43]	League Two	22	6	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	24	6
	Total		41	9	3	0	3	0	7	0	54	9
Notts County (loan)	2022–23 [3]	National League	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2023–24 [43]	League Two	14	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	17	3
Milton Keynes Dons	2024–25 [44]	League Two	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	2
Career total			212	35	14	4	3	0	19	2	248	41

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
3. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, three in the EFL League Two play-offs
4. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Torquay United

• National League South: 2018–19 ^[45]

Stockport County

• EFL League Two: 2023–24 ^[46]

Individual

• National League Team of the Year: 2020–21 ^[47]
• Torquay United Player of the Year: 2020–21 ^[48]

References

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44. "Games played by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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46. "Join us in League One next season". 7 May 2024.
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External links

• Connor Lemonheigh-Evans at Soccerway
• Connor Lemonheigh-Evans at WorldFootball.net