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WILL EVANS
Full Name: William Albert Evans
Born: 01 July 1997
Came from: Mansfield Town Went to:
First game: 10 August 2026 Last game: 10 August 2026
Appearances: 1 (1/0) Goals: 0
Born in Llangedwyn, in Montgomeryshire, in the northern part of Powys in central Wales, Evans progressed through the Shrewsbury Town youth system.
After initially being released by the Shrews, and coming from a farming family, he returned to work on the family farm while playing for Llangedwyn in the Welsh fifth tier. He developed into a striker, although he could also play as a winger.
From his home village, he enrolled at Cardiff Metropolitan University and played for their football team in the Cymru Premier after being encouraged by his cousin to attend a trial. Between 2016 and 2020 he made 107 appearances for the Archers, scoring 20 goals. Having completed his degree in 2020, he initially applied to become a teacher before being signed by fellow Cymru Premier club Bala Town. In April 2022, he made his debut for the Wales C team, scoring twice in a 4-0 win against England C in Caernarfon. In two seasons at the Maes Tegid ground he played 55 times and scored 24 goals for the Lakesiders.
At the age of 24, and comparatively late in his career, he was offered the chance to turn professional when he signed for League Two side Newport County in May 2022 for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year contract. In September 2023, following his earlier Wales C call-up, County manager and former Argyle legend Graham Coughlan said he felt Evans should be called up by the Wales national team.
In January 2024, he scored Newport's second goal to equalise in their eventual 4-2 FA Cup Fourth Round defeat to Manchester United. He finished the 2023-24 season with 25 goals in all competitions, prompting the club to trigger a one-year contract extension in May 2024.
However, in August 2024, he took the opportunity to move up a division, signing for League One side Mansfield Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. In two seasons with the Stags he made 97 appearances and scored 25 goals, impressing Tom Cleverley with his work-rate and scoring against Argyle in a 2-0 defeat at Field Mill in October 2025. He also added another goal against Premier League opposition in the FA Cup Fifth Round, scoring their equaliser against Arsenal before they narrowly lost 2-1.
With Argyle having sold Laurent Tolaj to Bristol City in the summer of 2026 and looking to strengthen their forward options, they moved to bring Evans to Home Park. He duly signed in early August 2026, just ahead of the new season, for a reported £400,000 fee plus add-ons, on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.
In joining Argyle, he became Tom Cleverley's seventh summer signing, following Alex Hartridge, the return of Wes Harding, James Storer, Harvey White, Murphy Cooper and the return of Alex Mitchell.
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I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.
The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.
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