| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Rhys Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Hereford United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Witton Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Rhyl (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2017 | → North Ferriby United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sutton United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | Walsall | 64 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Wales U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 4 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:54, 16 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Owen Rhys Evans (born 28 November 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Walsall as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Wigan Athletic
Evans made his professional debut for Wigan in a 2–1 victory against Blackpool in the second round of the 2017–18 EFL Cup.[3] On 25 July 2019, Evans went out on loan again, this time joining League Two side Macclesfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[4]
After his spell at Macclesfield was cut short, Evans signed for Cheltenham Town on 9 January 2020 on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[5]
Walsall
In June 2022 Evans signed for Walsall on a two year contract.[6]
International career
Evans was named in Wales Under-21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group 8 matches against Switzerland on 1 September 2017 and Portugal on 5 September 2017.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 January 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2015–16[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[13] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Witton Albion (loan) | 2015–16[14] | Northern Premier League Division One North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Rhyl (loan) | 2016–17[15] | Welsh Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| North Ferriby United (loan) | 2016–17[15] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Sutton United (loan) | 2017–18[15] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2019–20[12] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2019–20[12] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in League Two playoffs
References
- ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Owen Evans". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wigan 2 Blackpool 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Owen Evans: Wigan Athletic keeper joins Macclesfield Town on loan". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ "Owen Evans: Cheltenham Town sign goalkeeper on loan from Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ↑ Evans joins Walsall
- ↑ "WALES U21 SQUAD NAMED FOR EURO QUALIFIERS". faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Owen Evans in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Owen Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Owen Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Owen Evans in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Owen Evans in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Owen Evans in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Witton Albion | Fixtures and Results | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages".
- 1 2 3 Owen Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- Owen Evans at Soccerway
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