Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder for
Leamington.
Career
Kelly-Evans made his professional debut as a substitute on 23 August 2016 in a 6-1
Football League Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
defeat to
Norwich City, coming on to replace
Ben Stevenson after 67 minutes. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, Devon Kelly-Evans was sent out on loan to
Nuneaton Town, where he made 11 appearances and scored two goals.
On 12 September 2017, Devon Kelly-Evans made his league debut for Coventry City, replacing
Stuart Beavon in the 87th minute of a 2–0 win over Carlisle United. He then scored his first senior goal for the Sky Blues in a 2–0 over Exeter City on 23 September 2017.
He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season.
He signed for
Nuneaton Borough
Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football.
In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...
on 15 June 2018 on a two-year deal. In August 2021 he moved up a league to local Warwickshire side
Leamington. On 4 May 2022 Kelly-Evans scored the first goal for Leamington as they won the
Birmingham Senior Cup 3-1 against
Stourbridge.
In November 2023, Kelly-Evans joined
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...
Midlands Division club
Quorn. He returned to Leamington in March 2024.
Career statistics
Club
Personal life
Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of
Notts County player
Dion Kelly-Evans.
References
External links
Devon Kelly-Evans player profileat ccfc.co.uk
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* N.b. The Press Association has mis-attributed an appearance made on 10 September 2016 by Dion Kelly-Evans to Devon Kelly-Evans.
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1996 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Footballers from Coventry
Men's association football midfielders
Coventry City F.C. players
Nuneaton Town F.C. players
Leamington F.C. players
Quorn F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Southern Football League players
Northern Premier League players
Black British sportsmen