Owen Rhys Evans (born 28 November 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for club

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 ...

as a

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Club career

Wigan Athletic

Evans made his professional debut for Wigan in a 2–1 victory against

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in the second round of the

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. On 25 July 2019, Evans went out on loan again, this time joining

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side

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

on a season-long loan deal. After his spell at Macclesfield was cut short, Evans signed for

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on 9 January 2020 on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.

Walsall

In June 2022 Evans signed for

on a two year contract.

International career

Evans was named in Wales Under-21 squad for the

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Group 8 matches against

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on 1 September 2017 and

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on 5 September 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Owen 1996 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Wigan Athletic F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Cymru Premier players National League (English football) players