Gemma Evans (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gemma Jayne Evans[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Gelli, Rhondda, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ton & Gelli | |||
Ferndale Fillies/Cambrian/Valleys United | |||
Port Talbot Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Cardiff City | 52 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Yeovil Town | 22 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Bristol City | 51 | (2) |
2021– | Reading | 12 | (0) |
National team | |||
2014 | 3 | (1) | |
2016– | Wales | 30 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2022 (UTC) |
Gemma Jayne Evans (born 1 August 1996) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender and forward for the Wales national team. She currently plays for Reading F.C. Women in the FA WSL.[2]
Early life[]
Evans was born and raised in Gelli, Rhondda.[3][4] She starting playing football at age 10 for a local team named Ton & Gelli.[5] At 13, she switched to playing for an all-girls team, Ferndale Fillies which was later renamed Cambrian and then subsequently changed to Valleys United. She then went on to play for Port Talbot Town Ladies for two years [5]
Playing career[]
Club[]
Evans played for Cardiff City L.F.C. from 2015–2017. She joined FA WSL 1 side Yeovil Town on 6 September 2017, alongside Welsh international teammate .[6][7]
She signed for FA WSL side Bristol City on 20 July 2018.[8][9]
She signed for FA WSL side Reading F.C. Women on 5 July 2021.
International[]
Evans competed for Wales in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Women's Euro 2016.[10] In 2017, she played in Wales' 1–0 wins over Kazakhstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina in UEFA Group 1 of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.[10]
Personal life[]
Evans holds a degree from the University of South Wales.[11]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 6 February 2022[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Yeovil Town | 2017–18 | FA Women's Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Bristol City | 2018–19 | FA Women's Super League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||||
Total | 51 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 71 | 2 | ||
Reading | 2021–22 | FA Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Career total | 63 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 87 | 3 |
References[]
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Gemma Evans". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "USW Women in Football – Gemma Evans, Welsh footballer". University of South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Port Talbot Town Ladies v Aberystwyth Town Ladies". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Sport and Sexism: We Interviewed Boxed Charlene Jones and Footballer Gemma Evans". Ditch the Labels. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "We interview Cardiff City Football Player Gemma Evans and Boxer Charlene Jones". 6 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Yeovil Town player profile "Gemma Evans". Yeovil Town. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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value (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Gemma Evans Signs for Bristol City Women FC". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Bristol City Women sign Gemma Evans and Julie Biesmans agrees new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Gemma Evans". UEFA. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "USW Women In Sport". southwales.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Gemma Evans at Soccerway
External links[]
- Gemma Evans – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Gemma Evans at Soccerway
- Gemma Evans on Twitter
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Welsh women's footballers
- Wales women's international footballers
- Yeovil Town L.F.C. players
- Cardiff City Ladies F.C. players
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football forwards
- Welsh women's football biography stubs
- Welsh football forward stubs