Kieron Evans

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Kieron Evans
Personal information
Full name Kieron Thomas Evans [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Brithdir, Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gateshead
(on loan from Cardiff City)
Number 12
Youth career
2007–2020 Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Cardiff City 5 (0)
2022 → Linfield (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Torquay United (loan) 36 (2)
2024– → Gateshead (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2020 Wales U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Kieron Thomas Evans (born 19 December 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gateshead on loan from EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

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Club career

Evans began his career as a youth player at Cardiff City joining the academy at under 10s level. In the 2019–20 season Evans was the top scorer for Cardiff's under 18s which brought him to the attention of first team manager Neil Harris. Subsequently, he was selected in the first team squad for a EFL Cup first round match against Northampton Town but was an unused substitute. He was selected for his first league squad in December 2020 but was again an unused substitute. [2] Evans made his first team debut on 12 September 2021 as an 87th minute substitute for fellow Cardiff City academy graduate Mark Harris in a 2–1 victory over Nottingham Forest. [3]

On 31 January 2022 Evans joined Linfield on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [4]

On 30 June 2022 Evans joined Torquay United on loan for the 2022-23 season. [5]

On 17 January 2024, Evans joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the season. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2021–22 [7] Championship 501000—60
Linfield (loan) 2021–22 [8] NIFL Premiership 2010000030
Career total7020000090

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Williams, Glen (16 December 2020). "Who are Kieron Evans, Chanka Zimba and Keenan Patten, the Cardiff City kids just selected to face Birmingham City". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Irish Premiership: Linfield bring in Hall and Evans on deadline day". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Evans Torquay loan
  6. ↑ "Kieron Evans joins on loan from Cardiff City". gateshead-fc.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Kieron Evans in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Soccerway – Kieron Evans". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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