Owen Bevan

Owen Bevan

Personal information
Full name	Owen Lucas Bevan[1]
Date of birth	(2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Winchester, England
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AFC Bournemouth
Number	35
Youth career
2013–2022	AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	AFC Bournemouth	1	(0)
2022	→ Truro City (loan)	19	(1)
2022–2023	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	31	(1)
2023–2024	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	13	(0)
2024	→ Hibernian (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Wales U17	2	(0)
2021–	Wales U19	3	(0)
2022–	Wales U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:20, 1 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Owen Lucas Bevan (born 26 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. He is a Wales under-21 international.

Personal life

Born in Winchester, and raised in Fair Oak, Hampshire Bevan qualifies for Wales through his mother, Katie. His father, Lester Bevan, is a boxing coach. Owen's brother Taylor Bevan is a Welsh former amateur boxing champion who represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in the men's light heavyweight event.[2][3]

Club career

Bevan joined the youth academy at AFC Bournemouth when he was nine years old. He did play as a central midfielder but moved to defence aged 14. He was appointed as the captain of Bournemouth under-18s for the 2021–22 season. He joined Truro City on loan in January 2022.[4] Having initially signed a professional contract for the first time in March 2021,[5] Bevan was offered a new contact with Bournemouth in May 2022.[6]

Bevan was given the number 35 shirt ahead of the 2022–23 season,[7] and featured for the Bournemouth first team for the first time during a pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad.[8] On 23 August 2022, Bevan made his professional debut for AFC Bournemouth during a win on penalties over Norwich City in the League Cup.[9][10]

On 2 September 2022, Bevan joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11]

On 25 August 2023, Bevan joined League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal.[12] On 2 January 2024, Bevan returned to his parent club AFC Bournemouth due to injury.[13]

On 1 February 2024, Bevan joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[14] Due to a setback in rehabilitation from injury, Bevan was unable to play for Hibs and he returned to Bournemouth for treatment.[15]

International career

Bevan was called up to the Wales national under-19 football team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Group 10 qualifying matches in Norway against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo on 6, 9 and 12 October 2021.[16] In September 2022 Bevan made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in the 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023

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
AFC Bournemouth	2021–22[19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23[20]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2023–24[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
Truro City (loan)	2021–22[22]	Southern League Premier Division South	19	1	—		—		—		19	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2022–23[23]	National League	31	1	1	0	—		2[a]	0	34	1
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2023–24[21]	League One	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			64	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	69	2

1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

References

1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
2. "Owen Bevan". afcb.co.uk.
3. "Taylor Bevan reveals dad is racking up the miles following his Commonwealth quest". sport.uk.yahoo.
4. "DEFENDER OWEN BEVAN SIGNS FOR CITY". trurocity.fc.
5. "POLLOCK & BEVAN AGREE PRO DEALS". adcb.co.uk.
6. "Gary Cahill heads list of 14 players to leave Cherries". Bournemouth Echo.
7. "Bournemouth confirm season's squad numbers". Dorset Live. 5 August 2022.
8. "Bevan brothers' weekend to remember as Owen makes Cherries debut whilst Taylor boxes at the Commonwealth Games". Bournemouth Echo.
9. "Bournemouth beat Norwich in late penalty drama". BBC Sport.
10. "NORWICH VS. BOURNEMOUTH 2–2". Soccerway.
11. "Signing | Owen Bevan arrives on loan for the season". Yeovil Town F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
12. "Owen Bevan joins Robins on loan". www.ctfc.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
13. "Six loan players return to parent clubs". www.ctfc.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
14. "Hibernian sign Owen Bevan & Nectarios Triantis on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
15. Banks, Ben (23 February 2024). "Hibs suffer blow as January signing leaves club after injury". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
16. Wales Under 19 squad
17. James Wales under 21 call up
18. Bevan Wales under-21 debut
19. "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
20. "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
21. "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
22. "Owen Bevan Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
23. "O. Bevan: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links

• Owen Bevan at Soccerway