Devon Kelly-Evans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leamington | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2024 | Kettering | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kettering Town FC.
Career
[edit]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]
He joined Kettering Town FC before the 24/25 season.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2016–17[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[14] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Coventry City | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Nuneaton Town (loans) | 2016–17[15] | National League North | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Career totals | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Personal life
[edit]Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of Notts County player Dion Kelly-Evans.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Norwich City 6–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Young midfielder Devon Kelly-Evans loaned out to Nuneaton Town". Coventry Observer. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Coventry City 2-0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Coventry City 2-0 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Michael Doyle: Coventry City captain triggers contract extension". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "TRANSFER NEWS: Devon Kelly-Evans joins the Boro' - News - Nuneaton Town FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Kelly-Evans signs for Brakes". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "TRANSFER NEWS | Experienced Trio Commit to Quorn". www.quornfc.co.uk. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Devon Kelly-Evans returns". leamingtonfc.co.uk. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Kettering Town First Team".
- ^ "Games played by Devon Kelly-Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Devon Kelly-Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Devon Kelly-Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "'Too good to turn down' - released Coventry City man has already found a new club". coventrytelegraph.net. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Devon Kelly-Evans player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- Devon Kelly-Evans at Soccerbase
- Devon Kelly-Evans at Soccerway
- N.b. The Press Association has mis-attributed an appearance made on 10 September 2016 by Dion Kelly-Evans to Devon Kelly-Evans.[1]
- ^ "Millwall vs Coventry City". Coventry City Football Club. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Coventry
- Men's association football midfielders
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Leamington F.C. players
- Quorn F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Southern Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century English sportsmen