Gareth Evans (footballer, born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth David Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Oklahoma City Energy | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Brickfield Rangers | ||
| 2001–2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Cefn Druids | 31 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Wrexham | 26 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Tamworth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Austin Aztex FC | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Vauxhall Motors | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Chester (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 20 | (0) |
| 2011 | Carolina RailHawks | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 48 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Oklahoma City Energy | 54 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:12, 11 December 2015 (UTC). |
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Gareth David Evans (born 10 January 1987 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Oklahoma City Energy in USL Pro.
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. 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.
He broke into the first-team in the 2006–07 season, making 14 league and cup appearances. 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." Evans signed a new two-year contract in May 2007.
Evans was loaned to Northwich Victoria and Tamworth during the 2007–08 season but also made another 14 league and cup appearances for Wrexham as the club unsuccessfully battled against relegation from the Football League.
Evans left Wrexham in January 2009 to continue his footballing career in the United States, and joined USL First Division club Austin Aztex FC in February 2009. He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season.
After a brief stint back home with Conference North side Vauxhall Motors in late 2009, Evans signed with USL Second Division side Real Maryland Monarchs in 2010.
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