Zacharia Douglas Evans (born 3 May 1991) is a

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who plays as a

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for Newtown.

Playing career

On 13 August 2010,

Presteigne Presteigne (; : the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community (Wales), community on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales. The town is located on the England–Wales border, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. Nearby ...

-born Evans joined

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

of League Two on a one-year deal. He made his debut in the

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second round 3–0 defeat by

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on 5 October 2010, replacing Richard Rose on 56 minutes but was released in January 2011. Evans joined

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club Newtown towards the end of the 2009–2010. He failed to score his first goal for Newtown. Saturday 17 December 2011 as a penalty against Airbus UK in a

match.

References

External links

Profile
at the Official Cardiff City site

at the Official Hereford United site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Zac 1991 births Living people People from Presteigne Footballers from Powys Welsh men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Cardiff City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players Cymru Premier players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen