David Bevan (born 24 June 1989) is an Irish

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who most recently played for

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as a goalkeeper. He began his career with

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

in the

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, but left for

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side

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

without making a first-team appearance at

Villa Park Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations ...

. After a single season at Walsall, he dropped to non-league football. Bevan has also represented the

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at various youth levels.

Career

Aston Villa

Born in

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, Ireland, Bevan joined English football at the start of the 2004–2005 season when he joined Aston Villa's academy from

College Corinthians College Corinthians A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Douglas, County Cork. Their senior men's team play in the Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division. They also regularly compete in the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate C ...

. He joined up with

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on loan for part of the 2006–07 season, making a few youth team appearances for the club. After returning to Villa, Bevan found first and reserve team chances limited and was sent out on an initial month's loan to

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side Tamworth, on 23 September 2008 to gain some experience.

Tamworth (loan)

Bevan made his debut for the Lambs on 27 September 2008 in the

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2nd Qualifying Round tie away at

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, which ended in a 1–0 away win at St. George's Lane. The loan was eventually extended for an extra month. He made twelve first team appearances in all competitions during his loan spell, this included getting a red card in the

tie with Barrow. His final appearance for Tamworth came in the league in the 1–2 defeat to

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on 9 December.

Ilkeston Town (loan)

At the start of the 2009–10 season he was sent out on loan again this time to

side Ilkeston Town. His debut came on 8 August in the league away at

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, where the Robins lost 2–0 at the

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. His final appearance for Ilkeston came in the league tie with

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on 19 August, which ended 2–2 at Rockingham Triangle.

Solihull Moors (loan)

His final loan spell away from

came when he joined

side

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on a month's loan on 4 December 2009. He made his debut for the Moors against

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in a 3–0 away defeat at

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Walsall

His stay at Villa came to an end in the summer of 2010 when his contract expired and he was released. He was offered a contract by

side

, and completed the deal on 14 July 2010. He was persuaded to sign from the recently departed Saddler and Republic of Ireland U19 teammate and goalkeeper

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. He made his debut for the Saddlers on 8 January 2011 in the league clash away at

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, which ended in a 3–3 draw at

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. Over the course of the remainder of the season, Bevan made three more appearances for Walsall, but in spite of the fact that he had overtaken rival

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in the goalkeeping pecking order, he was released at the end of the campaign by ''Saddlers'' manager

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Non-League

Following his release from Walsall, Bevan joined up with

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, managed by former Aston Villa player

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. He remained there for three months, covering for regular Daventry goalkeeper Joe Mellings who was out with an injury. He moved on to Evesham United in November 2011, playing three games in total for the club. He soon moved on to play for Hinckley United, joining up with former Aston Villa teammate Calum Flanagan. He moved on once again in December, signing with Sutton Coldfield Town of the

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on loan. He was dual-registered, allowing him to play for both Sutton Coldfield Town and Hinckley United. In January 2012, Bevan signed for Rugby Town. He made 55 league appearances for Rugby before moving on to Boldmere St. Michaels ahead of the 2013–14 season. He joined

in November 2014 but only made one appearance.

References

External links

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David Bevan Ilkeston Town Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevan, David 1989 births Living people Association footballers from Cork (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Aston Villa F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players Solihull Moors F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Daventry Town F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players Boldmere St. Michaels F.C. players English Football League players College Corinthians A.F.C. players