Kieron Evans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kieron Thomas Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Brithdir, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Newport County (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2020 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Cardiff City | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Linfield (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Torquay United (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Gateshead (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2024– | → Newport County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Wales U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 22 October 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 EFL League Two club Newport County, on loan from EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
Career
[edit]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]
On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said it had offered the player a new contract.[7] In August 2024, he joined League Two club Newport County on a season-long loan deal.[8] Evans made his debut for Newport on 24 August 2024 in the 3-1 League Two win against Accrington Stanley.[9] He scored his first goal for Newport on 3 September 2024 in the 2-1 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 February 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2021–22[11] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Linfield (loan) | 2021–22[12] | NIFL Premiership | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Gateshead
References
[edit]- ^ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Irish Premiership: Linfield bring in Hall and Evans on deadline day". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Evans Torquay loan
- ^ "Kieron Evans joins on loan from Cardiff City". gateshead-fc.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Newport County complete loan signing of Kieron Evans". www.newport-county.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Evans Newport debut
- ^ Evans first Newport goal
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Evans in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Soccerway – Kieron Evans". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from New Tredegar
- Sportspeople from Caerphilly County Borough
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- National League (English football) players
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century British sportsmen