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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 15 | ||
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) |
2021–2023 | Reading | 41 | (0) |
2023– | Manchester United | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
2016– | Wales | 54 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 |
Gemma Jayne Evans (born 1 August 1996) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender and forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Wales national team.
Evans was born and raised in Gelli, Rhondda. [2] [3] She starting playing football at age 10 for a local team named Ton & Gelli. [4] 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 [4]
Evans played for Cardiff City L.F.C. from 2015 to 2017. She joined FA WSL 1 side Yeovil Town on 6 September 2017, alongside Welsh international teammate Chloe Lloyd. [5] [6]
She signed for FA WSL side Bristol City on 20 July 2018. [7] [8]
She signed for FA WSL side Reading F.C. Women on 5 July 2021. [9]
On 6 July 2023, Evans signed for Manchester United. [10]
Evans competed for Wales in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Women's Euro 2016. [11] 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. [11]
Evans holds a degree from the University of South Wales. [12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Yeovil Town | 2017–18 | FA WSL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |
Bristol City | 2018–19 | FA WSL | 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 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
Reading | 2021–22 | FA WSL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
Manchester United | 2023–24 | WSL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Career total | 122 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 4 |
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