Gareth Evans (Welsh footballer)

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Personal information
Full name Gareth Evans
Date of birth January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10) (age 21)
Place of birth    Wrexham, Wales
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Wrexham
Number 24
Youth clubs
1997–2001
2001–2003		 Brickfield Rangers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2004
2004–
2007
2008		 NEWI Cefn Druids
Wrexham
→ Northwich Victoria (loan)
→ Tamworth (loan)		 31 (0)
25 (0)
01 (0)
00 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Gareth Evans (born January 10, 1987 in Wrexham, Wales) is a professional footballer, who plays for National Conference side Wrexham as a defender.

[edit] Career

Evans is a former Newi Cefn Druids player, who made 31 appearances, 25 as substitute, for the club in the Welsh Premier League during the 2003–04 season.[1] He joined Wrexham in 2004 and signed a professional contract in summer 2006, after initially being told that the club could not afford to give him one.[2] He broke into the first-team in the 2006–07 season, making 14 league and cup appearances.[3] Manager Denis Smith praised Evans and fellow centre-back, Mike Williams, after a 1–0 win over Darlington in December 2006, saying, "It's possibly the youngest centre-back pairing the club's ever put out and I think they did tremendously well. I'm delighted with the way they played and I think the lads applied themselves well in difficult circumstances."[4] Evans signed a new two-year contract in May 2007.[5] He was loaned to Northwich Victoria and Tamworth during the 2007–08 season but also made another 14 league and cup appearances for Wrexham[6] as the club unsuccessfully battled against relegation from the Football League.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Welsh Premier career details for Gareth Evans. Welsh Premier League Football. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  2. ^ "Evans' unexpected Wrexham chance", BBC Sport, 2006-08-02. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  3. ^ Games played by Gareth Evans in 2006/2007. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  4. ^ "Smith hails rookie centre-backs", BBC Sport, 2006-12-23. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  5. ^ "Wrexham re-sign youngster Evans", BBC Sport, 2007-05-31. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  6. ^ Games played by Gareth Evans in 2007/2008. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  7. ^ "Wrexham go out of Football League", BBC Sport, 2008-04-22. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 

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1 T. Williams • 2 Spender • 4 Pejic • 5 S. Evans • 6 Hope • 10 Proctor • 12 Ward • 15 Mike Williams • 18 Mackin • 19 Fleming • 20 Done • 21 Marc Williams • 22 Murtagh • 24 G. Evans • 25 Taylor • 29 Aiston • 31 Baynes • 36 Tremarco • 38 Whelan •  Carden • Manager: Little