Devon Kelly-Evans

Devon Kelly-Evans
Personal information
Full name Devon Kelly-Evans[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Harborough Town
Youth career
–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Coventry City 14 (1)
2017 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 7 (2)
2018–2021 Nuneaton Borough 19 (0)
2021–2023 Leamington 85 (8)
2023–2024 Quorn 18 (2)
2024 Leamington 19 (2)
2024–2025 Kettering Town 33 (2)
2025– Harborough Town 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:39, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Harborough Town.

Career

Kelly-Evans made his professional debut as a substitute on 23 August 2016 in a 6-1 Football League Cup defeat to Norwich City, coming on to replace Ben Stevenson after 67 minutes.[3] Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, Devon Kelly-Evans was sent out on loan to Nuneaton Town, where he made 11 appearances and scored two goals.[4]

On 12 September 2017, Devon Kelly-Evans made his league debut for Coventry City, replacing Stuart Beavon in the 87th minute of a 2–0 win over Carlisle United.[5] He then scored his first senior goal for the Sky Blues in a 2–0 over Exeter City on 23 September 2017.[6]

He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

He signed for Nuneaton Borough on 15 June 2018 on a two-year deal.[8] In August 2021 he moved up a league to local Warwickshire side Leamington.[9] On 4 May 2022 Kelly-Evans scored the first goal for Leamington as they won the Birmingham Senior Cup, beating Stourbridge 3-1 in the final.

In November 2023, Kelly-Evans joined Northern Premier League Midlands Division club Quorn.[10] He returned to Leamington in March 2024.[11]

He joined Kettering Town FC before the 24/25 season.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2016–17[13] League One 0000100010
2017–18[14] League Two 14110101[a]0171
Coventry City 141102010181
Nuneaton Town (loans) 2016–17[15] National League North 11200~~00112
Career totals 253102010293
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of professional footballer Dion Kelly-Evans.[16]

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 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Norwich City 6–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Young midfielder Devon Kelly-Evans loaned out to Nuneaton Town". Coventry Observer. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Coventry City 2-0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Coventry City 2-0 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Michael Doyle: Coventry City captain triggers contract extension". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "TRANSFER NEWS: Devon Kelly-Evans joins the Boro' - News - Nuneaton Town FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kelly-Evans signs for Brakes". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "TRANSFER NEWS | Experienced Trio Commit to Quorn". www.quornfc.co.uk. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Devon Kelly-Evans returns". leamingtonfc.co.uk. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kettering Town First Team".
  13. ↑ "Games played by Devon Kelly-Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Devon Kelly-Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Devon Kelly-Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "'Too good to turn down' - released Coventry City man has already found a new club". coventrytelegraph.net. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  1. ↑ "Millwall vs Coventry City". Coventry City Football Club. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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