Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gemma Jayne Evans [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Gelli, Rhondda, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ton & Gelli | |||
Ferndale Fillies/Cambrian/Valleys United | |||
Port Talbot Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Cardiff City | 52 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Yeovil Town | 22 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Bristol City | 51 | (2) |
2021– | Reading | 21 | (0) |
National team | |||
2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
2016– | Wales | 30 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 5 May 2022 (UTC) |
Gemma Jayne Evans (born 1 August 1996) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender and forward for the Wales national team. She currently plays for Reading F.C. Women in the FA WSL. [2]
Evans was born and raised in Gelli, Rhondda. [3] [4] She starting playing football at age 10 for a local team named Ton & Gelli. [5] At 13, she switched to playing for an all-girls team, Ferndale Fillies which was later renamed Cambrian and then subsequently changed to Valleys United. She then went on to play for Port Talbot Town Ladies for two years [5]
Evans played for Cardiff City L.F.C. from 2015–2017. She joined FA WSL 1 side Yeovil Town on 6 September 2017, alongside Welsh international teammate Chloe Lloyd. [6] [7]
She signed for FA WSL side Bristol City on 20 July 2018. [8] [9]
She signed for FA WSL side Reading F.C. Women on 5 July 2021.
Evans competed for Wales in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Women's Euro 2016. [10] In 2017, she played in Wales' 1–0 wins over Kazakhstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina in UEFA Group 1 of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification. [10]
Evans holds a degree from the University of South Wales. [11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Yeovil Town | 2017–18 | FA Women's Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Bristol City | 2018–19 | FA Women's Super League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||||
Total | 51 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 71 | 2 | ||
Reading | 2021–22 | FA Women's Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 72 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 97 | 3 |
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