| Owen Bevan | |
| Full Name: | Owen Lucas Bevan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Winchester, England |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Truro City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Cheltenham Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Hibernian (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:20, 1 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Owen Lucas Bevan (born 26 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as centre-back for club AFC Bournemouth. He is a Wales under-21 international.
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 Welsh former amateur boxing champion who represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in the men's light heavyweight event.[2] [3]
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]
On 1 February 2024, Bevan joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[14] Due to a setback in rehabilitation from injury, Bevan was unable to play for Hibs and he returned to Bournemouth for treatment.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17] [18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Truro City (loan) | 2021–22[19] | Southern League Premier Division South | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2022–23[20] | National League | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 2 | |||