Owen Bevan

Owen Lucas Bevan (born 26 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as centre-back for EFL League One club Cheltenham Town on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth and the Wales under-21 national team.

Owen Bevan
Personal information
Full name Owen Lucas Bevan[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003
Place of birth Winchester, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
(on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2022 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bournemouth 1 (0)
2022 → Truro City (loan) 19 (1)
2022–2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 31 (1)
2023– → Cheltenham Town (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Wales U17 2 (0)
2021– Wales U19 3 (0)
2022– Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:47, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Personal life

Born in Winchester, and raised in Fair Oak, Hampshire Bevan qualifies for Wales through his mother, Katy. His father, Lester Bevan, is a boxing coach. Owen’s brother Taylor Bevan is a former English amateur boxing champion who represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in the men's light heavyweight event.[2][3]

Club career

Bevan joined the youth academy at AFC Bournemouth when he was nine years old. He did play as a central midfielder but moved to defence aged 14. He was appointed as the captain of Bournemouth under-18s for the 2021–22 season. He joined Truro City on loan in January 2022.[4] Having initially signed a professional contract for the first time in March 2021,[5] Bevan was offered a new contact with Bournemouth in May 2022.[6]

Bevan was given the number 35 shirt ahead of the 2022–23 season,[7] and featured for the Bournemouth first team for the first time during a pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad.[8] On 23 August 2022, Bevan made his professional debut for AFC Bournemouth during a win on penalties over Norwich City in the League Cup.[9][10]

On 2 September 2022, Bevan joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11]

On 25 August 2023, Bevan joined League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal.[12]

International career

Bevan was called up to the Wales national under-19 football team for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Group 10 qualifying matches in Norway against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo on 6, 9 and 12 October 2021.[13] In September 2022 Bevan made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in the 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21.[14][15]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2021–22[16] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[17] Premier League 100010—20
2023–24[18] Premier League 000000—00
Total 100010—20
Truro City (loan) 2021–22[19] Southern League
Premier Division South		 191———191
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[20] National League 31110—2[lower-alpha 1]0341
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2023–24[18] League One 5000000050
Career total 562101020602
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

References
  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. "Owen Bevan". afcb.co.uk.
  3. "Taylor Bevan reveals dad is racking up the miles following his Commonwealth quest". sport.uk.yahoo.
  4. "DEFENDER OWEN BEVAN SIGNS FOR CITY". trurocity.fc.
  5. "POLLOCK & BEVAN AGREE PRO DEALS". adcb.co.uk.
  6. "Gary Cahill heads list of 14 players to leave Cherries". Bournemouth Echo.
  7. "Bournemouth confirm season's squad numbers". Dorset Live. 5 August 2022.
  8. "Bevan brothers' weekend to remember as Owen makes Cherries debut whilst Taylor boxes at the Commonwealth Games". Bournemouth Echo.
  9. "Bournemouth beat Norwich in late penalty drama". BBC Sport.
  10. "NORWICH VS. BOURNEMOUTH 2–2". Soccerway.
  11. "Signing | Owen Bevan arrives on loan for the season". Yeovil Town F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. "Owen Bevan joins Robins on loan". www.ctfc.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. Wales Under 19 squad
  14. James Wales under 21 call up
  15. Bevan Wales under-21 debut
  16. "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  18. "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  19. "Owen Bevan Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  20. "O. Bevan: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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