Kevin Aherne-Evans (born 16 December 1980 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales Under-21 international. Prior to 2003 he was known as Kevin Evans.

[edit] Career

Evans began his career at Leeds United as a central defender but was unable to break into the first team at the club and instead joined Swansea City on loan in 2000, making two appearances in matches against Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town.^[1] He returned to Leeds after the end of his loan spell was released at the end of the 1999–2000 season. Having spent time training with the club, he signed for Cardiff City.^[2]

On his arrival at Ninian Park, Cardiff manager Bobby Gould switched Evans to a midfield role where he made all of his appearances for the side. Making his debut on 2 September 2000 in a 1-1 draw with Rochdale, he went on to make a total of 35 appearances in all competitions during his first season, scoring five times, as Cardiff finished second in Division Three and were promoted to Division Two. However following promotion, Evans was unable to win a place in the side and, after not making an appearance during the first half of the season, he joined Boston United on loan.^[3] After returning from his loan spell, he remained with the side until September 2002 when his contract with the club was cancelled by mutual consent.^[4]

Evans joined non-league side Merthyr Tydfil where he spent two years before signing for Newport County in June 2004.^[5] He made fourteen appearances before being released after five months and instead joined his hometown club Carmarthen Town. He later emigrated to Australia where he joined Rochedale Rovers.^[6]

[edit] References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0. 

[edit] External links

• Kevin Evans career stats at Soccerbase
• Welsh Premier League profile