Devon Kelly-Evans

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Devon Kelly-Evans
Personal information
Full name Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans [1]
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leamington
Youth career
0000–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Coventry City 14 (1)
2017 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 7 (2)
2018–2021 Nuneaton Borough 19 (0)
2021–2023 Leamington 85 (8)
2023–2024 Quorn 18 (2)
2024– Leamington 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is an English football who plays as a midfielder for Leamington.

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Career

Kelly-Evans made his professional debut as a substitute on 23 August 2016 in a 6-1 Football League Cup defeat to Norwich City, coming on to replace Ben Stevenson after 67 minutes. [3] Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, Devon Kelly-Evans was sent out on loan to Nuneaton Town, where he made 11 appearances and scored two goals. [4]

On 12 September 2017, Devon Kelly-Evans made his league debut for Coventry City, replacing Stuart Beavon in the 87th minute of a 2–0 win over Carlisle United. [5] He then scored his first senior goal for the Sky Blues in a 2–0 over Exeter City on 23 September 2017. [6]

He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season. [7]

He signed for Nuneaton Borough on 15 June 2018 on a two-year deal. [8] In August 2021 he moved up a league to local Warwickshire side Leamington. [9] On 4 May 2022 Kelly-Evans scored the first goal for Leamington as they won the Birmingham Senior Cup 3-1 against Stourbridge.

In November 2023, Kelly-Evans joined Northern Premier League Midlands Division club Quorn. [10] He returned to Leamington in March 2024. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2016–17 [12] League One 0000100010
2017–18 [13] League Two 14110101 [lower-alpha 1] 0171
Coventry City141102010181
Nuneaton Town (loans) 2016–17 [14] National League North 11200~~00112
Career totals253102010293
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of Notts County player Dion Kelly-Evans. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Norwich City 6–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Young midfielder Devon Kelly-Evans loaned out to Nuneaton Town". Coventry Observer. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Coventry City 2-0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Coventry City 2-0 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Michael Doyle: Coventry City captain triggers contract extension". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "TRANSFER NEWS: Devon Kelly-Evans joins the Boro' - News - Nuneaton Town FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kelly-Evans signs for Brakes". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "TRANSFER NEWS | Experienced Trio Commit to Quorn". www.quornfc.co.uk. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Devon Kelly-Evans returns". leamingtonfc.co.uk. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Devon Kelly-Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Devon Kelly-Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Devon Kelly-Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "'Too good to turn down' - released Coventry City man has already found a new club". coventrytelegraph.net. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  1. ↑ "Millwall vs Coventry City". Coventry City Football Club. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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