Evans warming-up for Southend United in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rhys Karl Evans | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Hereford (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2000 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2002 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Swindon Town | 118 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Blackpool | 32 | (0) |
2007 | → Bradford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2008 | Millwall | 21 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Bradford City | 45 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Southend United | 13 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Staines Town | 11 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Exeter City | 5 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Hereford United | 20 | (0) |
Total | 294 | (0) | |
National team‡ | |||
2003 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:34, 2 March 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC) |
Rhys Karl Evans (born 27 January 1982) is an English professional footballer currently signed with Hereford F.C as a coach. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps.
Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, he began his career with Chelsea, where he stayed five years without playing a game, but had loan spells at three other clubs. In 2003, he moved to his hometown club Swindon Town, where he ended up playing more than 100 games in three seasons. In his final season at Swindon, he won all the club's player of the season awards, but following their relegation to Football League Two, he turned down a new contract offer and instead signed for Blackpool. However, he fell out of favour after less than a year with Blackpool, and initially moved to Bradford City on loan, before he returned to London, with Millwall on a short-term contract. After his contract was not extended, he returned to Bradford City. Despite keeping 17 clean sheets, he left at the end of his first season and moved on to Bristol Rovers and Southend United.
Evans started his career in 1998 at Chelsea, with whom he stayed until he was released 2003, having never played a single game. During his time at the club he was sent out on loan to Bristol Rovers in February 2000, with whom he played four games; Queens Park Rangers from November 2001 to April 2002, making eleven appearances; and Leyton Orient from August to November 2002, playing seven games. He also had a spell on trial with Bournemouth before the start of the 2002–03 season, where he impressed, but instead opted to join Leyton Orient.