Evan Press

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Evan Press
Personal information
Full name Evan Lewis Press[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 26)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2014–2017 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Newport County 0 (0)
2018–2025 Barry Town United 163 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:40, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Evan Lewis Press (born 26 June 2000) is a Welsh footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club Barry Town United. He is currently serving a 2-and-a-half prison sentence on suspicion of dealing cocaine.

Playing career

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Press came through the Newport County youth team and made his first team debut on 7 November 2017, in a 2–1 defeat by Cheltenham Town in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Rodney Parade.[3] He was released at the end of the 2017–18 season and joined Barry Town United.[4]

Personal life

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In March 2025, Press was jailed for two-and-a-half years for dealing cocaine between February 2021 and November 2023.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newport County 2017–18[6] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

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