Kieron Thomas Evans (born 19 December 2001) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from

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side

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

Club career

Evans began his career as a youth player at

joining the academy at under 10s level. In the 2019–20 season Evans was the top scorer for Cardiff's under 18s which brought him to the attention of first team manager Neil Harris. Subsequently, he was selected in the first team squad for a

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first round match against

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but was an unused substitute. He was selected for his first league squad in December 2020 but was again an unused substitute. Evans made his first team debut on 12 September 2021 as an 87th minute substitute for fellow Cardiff City academy graduate Mark Harris in a 2–1 victory over

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. On 31 January 2022 Evans joined Linfield on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. On 30 June 2022 Evans joined Torquay United on loan for the 2022-23 season.Evans Torquay loan
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Kieron 2001 births Living people People from New Tredegar Sportspeople from Caerphilly County Borough Welsh footballers Wales youth international footballers Wales under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Cardiff City F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players NIFL Premiership players National League (English football) players