Evan Yardley (born 1 October 1993) is a Welsh

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player, currently playing for

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. His preferred position is

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Cardiff

Yardley was called into Cardiff's European squad ahead of their European campaign. He made his debut for Cardiff in the first round of the

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against coming on as a replacement.

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