Connor Lemonheigh-Evans

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (born 24 January 1997) is a Welsh footballer who plays for National League side Torquay United. He is a Wales under-21 international. He started his career at Bristol City and had loans at Bath City and Torquay United before joining Torquay United for an undisclosed fee in August 2020.

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
Personal information
Full name Connor Lemonheigh-Evans[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Llanelli, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2012 Llanelli
2012–2015 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Bristol City 0 (0)
2017 → Bath City (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Bath City (loan) 6 (3)
2018 → Torquay United (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2019 → Torquay United (loan) 30 (3)
2019–2020 → Torquay United (loan) 22 (1)
2020– Torquay United 17 (5)
National team‡
2012 Wales U16
2013–2014 Wales U17 6 (1)
2015 Wales U18 1 (0)
2018 Wales U21 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:49, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Early career

Lemonheigh-Evans was born in Llanelli.[3]

Club career

Having been with Bristol City since 2012,[4] Lemonheigh-Evans signed a professional contract with the club in May 2016.[5] He joined Bath City on loan in January 2017, making his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Hampton & Richmond Borough on 7 January.[6][7] He made three appearances for Bath, but returned to Bristol City after suffering an injury.[6] He signed an extension to his contract in summer 2017.[8][9]

On 28 July 2017, Lemonheigh-Evans joined Bath City on a two-month loan.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in their first game of the season; a late penalty in a 5–2 home defeat to Chippenham Town.[11] He scored three goals in 6 league matches for Bath City.[3] In January 2018, Lemonheigh-Evans made his senior debut for Bristol City playing 90 minutes in the 3–0 loss at Watford in the FA Cup.[12][13] On 31 January 2018, he joined National League side Torquay United on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made his debut for Torquay United on 3 February 2018 as a 76th minute substitute in a 3–1 victory over Barrow.[15][16] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 April 2018 with a 25-yard strike after 68 minutes in a 2–1 victory at home to Woking.[17][18] Across the 2017–18 season, he appeared in 15 league matches, scoring once,[3] as Torquay were relegated to the National League South.[19]

On 29 September 2018, he returned to Torquay United on loan until January 2020.[20][21] He extended his loan until the end of the season on 31 December 2018.[22] In January 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with Bristol City, keeping him at the club until summer 2021.[23][24] He appeared in 30 league matches for Torquay, scoring three goals,[3] as they were promoted back to the National League.[25]

On 2 August 2019, he again returned to Torquay United on a loan deal until January 2020.[26] In January 2020, his loan was extended to the end of the season.[27] He appeared in 22 league matches, scoring once.[3]

He joined Torquay United permanently for an undisclosed fee in August 2020.[4][28]

International career

Lemonheigh-Evans has represented Wales at youth and under 21 levels.[29][30]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017–18[31] Championship 001000—10
2018–19[32] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[33] Championship 000000—00
Total 0010000010
Bath City (loan) 2016–17[3] National League South 3000—0030
Bath City (loan) 2017–18[3] National League South 63——0063
Torquay United (loan) 2017–18[3] National League 151——00151
Torquay United (loan) 2018–19[3] National League South 30332—2[lower-alpha 1]0353
Torquay United (loan) 2019–20[3] National League 22100—1[lower-alpha 1]1232
Torquay United 2020–21[3] National League 17520—1[lower-alpha 1]0205
Career total 931362004110316
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Connor Lemonheigh-Evans". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. Connor Lemonheigh-Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. Hughes, Richard (19 August 2020). "Coming back was 'a no-brainer' says Torquay United's Connor Lemonheigh-Evans". DevonLive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. "New Contracts For Academy Five". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "Connor Lemonheigh-Evans". bathcityfc.com. Bath City F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. "Bath City vs. Hampton & Richmond - 7 January 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. "Seven Offered First Professional Contracts". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. MacGregor, Gregor (27 April 2017). "The Robins have announced that a large number of youths have made it pro". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. "Youth quartet loaned out". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. Burridge, Henry (8 August 2017). "Romans routed by buoyant Chippenham in derby horror show". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. "Debuts for City pair in FA Cup". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  13. Garry, Tom (6 January 2018). "Watford 3–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. "Torquay bring in Bristol City midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  15. "Torquay United 3-1 Barrow". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  16. Baker, Adam (5 February 2018). "Loan Watch: Dowling nets to end Gulls' drought". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  17. Thomas, Dave (2 April 2018). "Torquay United 2 Woking 1: Match report". DevonLive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  18. Taylor, Lawrence (3 April 2018). "Loan watch: Connor Lemonheigh-Evans hits stunner". Bristol Post. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. Pilnick, Brent (26 April 2018). "Gary Owers: Torquay United boss is 'not quitting' after National League relegation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  20. "Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Returns On Loan". torquayunited.com. Torquay United F.C. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  21. Lewis, Ed (29 September 2018). "Lemonheigh-Evans joins Torquay on loan". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  22. "Torquay United Extend Lemonheigh-Evans Loan". 31 December 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  23. MacGregor, Gregor (17 January 2019). "Head coach explains why he's handed out two new contracts". Bristol Post. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  24. "Morrell and Lemonheigh-Evans sign contract extensions". Bristol City. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  25. "Torquay 'ecstatic' to win promotion". BBC Sport. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  26. "Torquay United add quartet to squad". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  27. Thomas, David (31 January 2020). "Torquay United loan duo will stay to the end of the season". DevonLive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  28. "Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Signs Permanent Deal With TUAFC". torquayunited.com. Torquay United F.C. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  29. "Liectenstein U21 3–2 Wales U21". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  30. "Official TUFC TV | Lemonheigh-Evans On Wales U21 Goals & Emirates FA Cup". 19 October 2018.
  31. "Games played by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  32. "Games played by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  33. "Games played by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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