Evans
has joined the Martyrs for the remainder of the 2021/22 season after putting
pen-to-paper.
The
midfielder, who progressed through Championship side Swansea City’s academy
ranks after joining them when he was 8, made a remarkable return to playing in
2019 following a battle against cancer.
In
2018, Evans was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma – a rare cancer that mainly
affects adults in their early 20s and over 70s.
After
missing a season to undergo chemotherapy, he made his senior debut for the
Swans in August 2019 when he came on in their 6-0 victory over Cambridge United
in the Carabao Cup, before joining League Two side Mansfield Town on loan in
January 2020.
Evans,
who also won caps for Wales at under-19 and under-20 level, spent the first
half of the 2019/20 season on loan at Cypriot First Division outfit Pafos,
where he made 2 appearances.
Following
his return to the UK in January 2021, he joined League Two side Newport County,
in a bid to add to the Exiles’ promotion hopes.
And,
after a spell with JD Cymru Premier outfit Penybont, Evans has been training
with the Martyrs for a number of weeks, and he completed his first 90 minutes
for the club in a behind closed doors friendly this week.
He
could be contention to make his debut when the Martyrs head to fellow
strugglers Dorchester Town today.
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