Steve Evans (footballer born 1979)

Steven "Stine" Evans (born 26 February 1979) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for The New Saints. He is a full Welsh international.

Club career

Evans began his career with as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra and West Bromwich Albion but was not offered a professional contract by either club. He joined Welsh Premier side TNS in the summer of 1999, playing in the title-winning side of 2000. He struggled to keep a first-team place in the 2001–02 season due to injury and joined Oswestry Town on loan. and the 2005 Welsh Cup with victory over Carmarthen Town.

He won the Welsh Premier player of the season award for 2004–05 Evans played two games against the then-European champions Liverpool in the summer of 2005; TNS lost both legs 3-0 but he and the rest of the side were praised for their performances against a side containing the likes of England midfielder Steven Gerrard with Liverpool manager saying, "TNS were well organised and they did well. We saw them on videos before the tie and we knew that they would be...
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