External links
- Dion Kelly-Evans player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- Dion Kelly-Evans at Soccerbase
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dion Jermaine Kelly-Evans [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1996 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Coventry City | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kettering Town | 39 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Notts County | 79 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Boreham Wood | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Banbury United | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Woking | 42 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chester | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 5 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dion Jermaine Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is a footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Chester.
On 21 May 2015, Kelly-Evans signed his first professional contract with Coventry City on a one-year deal which would begin 1 July 2015. [3]
He made his professional début on 8 May 2016, the last game of the 2015–16 season, against Oldham Athletic coming on for Andy Rose at Half-time. [4] He came on as a substitute as Coventry won the 2017 EFL Trophy final. [5]
He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season after helping them gain promotion back to EFL League One. [6]
In August 2018 he signed for Kettering Town winning the Evo-Stik League South Premier Central. Also named Chiefs Executive Player Of The Season. [7]
On 1 August 2019, Kelly-Evans signed for Notts County helping them qualify for the play-offs in each of his three seasons on County's quest back to the EFL League Two. [8] Kelly-Evans was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. [9]
On 1 July 2022, Kelly-Evans joined Boreham Wood. [10]
Following a spell with Banbury United, Kelly-Evans returned to the National League, to join Woking on a deal until the end of the 2023–24 campaign. [11] On 17 August 2024, Kelly-Evans received a red card in the 13th minute of a match against Gateshead after a tackle which broke the leg of Greg Olley, ruling him out for the season. [12] On 6 May 2025, it was announced that Kelly-Evans would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract in June. [13] He departed having scored 3 goals in 48 appearances.
On 3 July 2025, Kelly-Evans joined National League North side Chester on a one-year deal. [14]
Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of fellow former Coventry City player Devon Kelly-Evans. [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2015–16 [16] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 [17] | League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 [18] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Kettering Town | 2018–19 [19] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| Notts County | 2019–20 [20] | National League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [21] | National League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [d] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 [22] | National League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 97 | 1 | ||
| Boreham Wood | 2022–23 [23] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [f] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Banbury United | 2023–24 [24] | National League North | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Woking | 2023–24 [25] | National League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 [26] | National League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [g] | 2 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 48 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 210 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 252 | 7 | ||
Coventry City
