Kieron Evans

Not to be confused with Welsh film director Kieran Evans.

Kieron Evans
Personal information
Full name Kieron Thomas Evans[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Brithdir, Wales
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
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) 21 (1)
International career‡
2020 Wales U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 2 January 2025 (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

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.[3] 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.[4]

On 31 January 2022 Evans joined Linfield on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[5]

On 30 June 2022 Evans joined Torquay United on loan for the 2022-23 season.[6]

On 17 January 2024, Evans joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said it had offered the player a new contract.[8] In August 2024, he joined League Two club Newport County on a season-long loan deal.[9] Evans made his debut for Newport on 24 August 2024 in the 3-1 League Two win against Accrington Stanley.[10] He scored his first goal for Newport on 3 September 2024 in the 2-1 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2021–22[12] Championship 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
2022–23[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[14] Championship 0 0 1 0 3 0 — 4 0
2024–25[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 11 0
Linfield (loan) 2021–22[16] NIFL Premiership 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23[13] National League 36 2 0 0 0 0 3[a] 1 39 3
Gateshead (loan) 2023–24[14] National League 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Newport County (loan) 2024–25[15] League Two 20 1 1 0 0 0 3[b] 1 24 2
Career total 82 6 4 0 4 0 6 2 96 8
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Gateshead

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ Newport County profile
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Irish Premiership: Linfield bring in Hall and Evans on deadline day". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ Evans Torquay loan
  7. ^ "Kieron Evans joins on loan from Cardiff City". gateshead-fc.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Newport County complete loan signing of Kieron Evans". www.newport-county.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ Evans Newport debut
  11. ^ Evans first Newport goal
  12. ^ "Games played by Kieron Evans in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Kieron Evans in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Kieron Evans in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Kieron Evans in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Soccerway – Kieron Evans". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.