Owen Bevan

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Owen Bevan
Personal information
Full name Owen Lucas Bevan [1]
Date of birth (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Winchester, England
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AFC Bournemouth
Number 35
Youth career
2013–2022 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
2022Truro City (loan) 19 (1)
2022–2023Yeovil Town (loan) 31 (1)
2023–2024Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 (0)
2024Hibernian (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Wales U17 2 (0)
2021– Wales U19 3 (0)
2022– Wales U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:20, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Owen Lucas Bevan (born 26 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. He is a Wales under-21 international.

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Personal life

Born in Winchester, and raised in Fair Oak, Hampshire Bevan qualifies for Wales through his mother, Katie. His father, Lester Bevan, is a boxing coach. Owen's brother Taylor Bevan is an English former amateur boxing champion who represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in the men's light heavyweight event. [2] [3]

Club career

Bevan joined the youth academy at AFC Bournemouth when he was nine years old. He did play as a central midfielder but moved to defence aged 14. He was appointed as the captain of Bournemouth under-18s for the 2021–22 season. He joined Truro City on loan in January 2022. [4] Having initially signed a professional contract for the first time in March 2021, [5] Bevan was offered a new contact with Bournemouth in May 2022. [6]

Bevan was given the number 35 shirt ahead of the 2022–23 season, [7] and featured for the Bournemouth first team for the first time during a pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad. [8] On 23 August 2022, Bevan made his professional debut for AFC Bournemouth during a win on penalties over Norwich City in the League Cup. [9] [10]

On 2 September 2022, Bevan joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [11]

On 25 August 2023, Bevan joined League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal. [12] On 2 January 2024, Bevan returned to his parent club AFC Bournemouth due to injury. [13]

On 1 February 2024, Bevan joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. [14] Due to a setback in rehabilitation from injury, Bevan was unable to play for Hibs and he returned to Bournemouth for treatment. [15]

International career

Bevan was called up to the Wales national under-19 football team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Group 10 qualifying matches in Norway against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo on 6, 9 and 12 October 2021. [16] In September 2022 Bevan made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in the 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21. [17] [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2021–22 [19] Championship 00000000
2022–23 [20] Premier League 10001020
2023–24 [21] Premier League00000000
Total10001020
Truro City (loan) 2021–22 [22] Southern League
Premier Division South
191191
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23 [23] National League 311102 [lower-alpha 1] 0341
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2023–24 [21] League One 130100000140
Career total642201020692
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

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  17. James Wales under 21 call up
  18. Bevan Wales under-21 debut
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