| Dion Kelly-Evans | |
| Fullname: | Dion Jermaine Kelly-Evans[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1996 9, df=y[2] |
| Birth Place: | Coventry, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Woking |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Coventry City |
| Years1: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Coventry City |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Kettering Town |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Notts County |
| Caps3: | 98 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Boreham Wood |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Banbury United |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Woking |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:41, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Dion Jermaine Kelly-Evans (born 21 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Woking.
On 21 May 2015, Kelly-Evans signed his first professional contract with Coventry City on a one-year deal which would begin 1 July 2015.[3]
He made his professional début on 8 May 2016, the last game of the 2015–16 season, against Oldham Athletic coming on for Andy Rose at Half-time.[4] He came on as a substitute as Coventry won the 2017 EFL Trophy final.[5]
He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season after helping them gain promotion back to EFL League One.[6]
In August 2018 he signed for Kettering Town winning the Evo-Stik League South Premier Central. Also named Chiefs Executive Player Of The Season. [7]
On 1 August 2019, Kelly-Evans signed for Notts County helping them qualify for the play-offs in each of his three seasons on County's quest back to the EFL League Two. [8] Kelly-Evans was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
On 1 July 2022, Kelly-Evans joined Boreham Wood.[10]
Following a spell with Banbury United, Kelly-Evans returned to the National League, to join Woking on a deal until the end of the 2023–24 campaign.[11]
On 17 August 2024, Kelly-Evans received a red card in the 13th minute of a match against Gateshead after a tackle which broke the leg of Greg Olley, ruling him out for the season.[12]
Kelly-Evans is the twin brother of fellow former Coventry City player Devon Kelly-Evans.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coventry City | 2015–16 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | League One | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[14] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Kettering Town | 2018–19[15] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Notts County | 2019–20 | National League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | National League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | National League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 97 | 1 | |||
| Boreham Wood | 2022–23 | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[16] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Banbury United | 2023–24[17] | National League North | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Woking | 2023–24 | National League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 183 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 219 | 4 | |||
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