Phil Evans (born 12 July 1980 in

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

) is a retired

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

defender and

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

. Evans last played for

Thanda Royal Zulu Thanda Royal Zulu was a South African football club based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. History The club started after a Swedish consortium that included Sven-Goran Eriksson bought the franchise from Benoni Premier United at the end of the 2 ...

. Evans, playing for

Supersport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

, scored the only goal in their win over

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...

in the

SAA Supa 8 2004 The SAA Supa 8 2004 was the 30th edition of the competition featuring the top 8-placed teams at the conclusion of the 2003–04 Premier Soccer League season and the 2nd under its then sponsored name, the SAA Supa 8. It was won by SuperSport Unit ...

final.

International goals

Honours

Individual

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup () is an association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for men's senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held every two ...

Best XI (Honorable Mention):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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* 1980 births Living people British emigrants to South Africa Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Naturalised citizens of South Africa Footballers from Cardiff South Africa men's international soccer players South African men's soccer players South African people of Welsh descent Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Welsh expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub