Dion Kelly-Evans

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Dion Kelly-Evans
Personal information
Full name Dion Jermaine Kelly-Evans[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Coventry City 40 (0)
2018–2019 Kettering Town 46 (3)
2019– Notts County 63 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dion Jermaine Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Notts County.

Career[]

On 21 May 2015, Kelly-Evans signed his first professional contract with Coventry City on a one-year deal which would begin 1 July 2015.[3]

He made his professional début on 8 May 2016, the last game of the 2015–16 season, against Oldham Athletic coming on for Andy Rose at Half-time.[4] He came on as a substitute as Coventry won the 2017 EFL Trophy Final.[5]

He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

In August 2018 he signed for Kettering Town[7]

On 1 August 2019, Kelly-Evans signed for Notts County.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on 10 February 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2015–16[9] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[10] League One 26 0 1 0 1 0 6[a] 0 33 0
2017–18[11] League Two 2 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
Career total 28 0 2 0 1 0 9 0 40 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Personal life[]

Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of fellow former Coventry City player Devon Kelly-Evans.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Dion Kelly-Evans". 11v11. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Coventry City Academy defender Dion Kelly-Evans agrees terms to sign his first professional contract". Coventry City FC. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Oldham Athletic 0–2 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Coventry 2-1 Oxford". BBC. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Michael Doyle: Coventry City captain triggers contract extension". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Marcus adds to the squad". Kettering Town FC. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Full-backs earn deals".
  9. ^ "Games played by Dion Kelly-Evans in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Games played by Dion Kelly-Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Games played by Dion Kelly-Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  12. ^ "'Too good to turn down' - released Coventry City man has already found a new club". coventrytelegraph.net. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

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