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
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 35
Youth career
2013–2022 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
2022 → Truro City (loan) 19 (1)
2022–2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 31 (1)
2023–2024 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2019 Wales U17 2 (0)
2021– Wales U19 3 (0)
2022– Wales U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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

Personal life

Born in Winchester, and raised in Fair Oak, Hampshire Bevan qualifies for Wales through his mother, Katie. 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] On 2 January 2024, Bevan returned to his parent club AFC Bournemouth due to injury.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15][16]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2021–22[17] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[18] Premier League 100010—20
2023–24[19] Premier League 000000—00
Total 100010—20
Truro City (loan) 2021–22[20] Southern League
Premier Division South		 191———191
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[21] National League 31110—2[lower-alpha 1]0341
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2023–24[19] League One 130100000140
Career total 642201020692
  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. ↑ "Six loan players return to parent clubs". www.ctfc.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Wales Under 19 squad
  15. ↑ James Wales under 21 call up
  16. ↑ Bevan Wales under-21 debut
  17. ↑ "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Owen Bevan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Owen Bevan Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  21. ↑ "O. Bevan: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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