Owen Evans (Welsh footballer)

Owen Rhys Evans (born 28 November 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a goalkeeper.

Owen Evans

Personal information
Full name	Owen Rhys Evans[1]
Date of birth	28 November 1996[2]
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2014	Hereford United
2014–2015	Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	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)
National team^‡
2013–2014	Wales U19	4	(0)
2018–	Wales U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 16 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:54, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Evans made his professional debut 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 for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[5]

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.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wigan Athletic	2015–16[7]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[8]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[9]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19[10]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[12]	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[13]	Northern Premier League Division One North	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Rhyl (loan)	2016–17[14]	Welsh Premier League	20	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	0
North Ferriby United (loan)	2016–17[14]	National League	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Sutton United (loan)	2017–18[14]	National League	2	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2019–20[11]	League Two	24	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2019–20[11]	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

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Appearances in League Two playoffs

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Owen Evans". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "Wigan 2 Blackpool 1". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
4. "Owen Evans: Wigan Athletic keeper joins Macclesfield Town on loan". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
5. "Owen Evans: Cheltenham Town sign goalkeeper on loan from Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
6. "WALES U21 SQUAD NAMED FOR EURO QUALIFIERS". faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
7. "Games played by Owen Evans in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
8. "Games played by Owen Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
9. "Games played by Owen Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
10. "Games played by Owen Evans in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
11. "Games played by Owen Evans in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
12. "Games played by Owen Evans in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
14. Owen Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

External links

• Owen Evans at Soccerway