The worst kept secret in football has finally been revealed
following the unveiling of Connor Lemonheigh-Evans as a Torquay United player.
Former Wales Under-21 international Lemonheigh-Evans, 23,
has enjoyed four different loan spells at Plainmoor between 2018 and 2020; but he
now follows in the footsteps of his former Ashton Gate colleague Jake Andrews in
signing for United on a permanent basis from the Robins for an undisclosed fee.
“It’s
a fantastic signing for our club. Connor has committed himself to the area, and
I look forward to once again working with him for the coming season. He was
unlucky last season with a couple of bad tackles that led to lengthy injuries,
but he’s 100% now, and Connor at 100% is a real asset to us.”
Over the course of his previous loan stints with the Gulls,
Lemonheigh-Evans has made a total of 73 appearances and scored eight goals and
made 19 assists. This goal scoring hauls includes a brace in the FA Cup fourth
qualifying round against Winchester City in October 2019, which came less than
a week after he had netted a brace for Wales Under-21’s against Switzerland.
His time at Plainmoor has also seen many highs and lows; in the first spell with the Gulls they were relegated from the National League
under Gary Owers, who he had previously played under Bath City. However, he
returned to Plainmoor in the 2018-19 campaign under Johnson and was part of the
United side that lifted the National League South title.
Lemonheigh-Evans’ capture now takes the United squad up to
20, which gives Johnson the choice of a strong first eleven with five good quality
options from the bench along with four development players in the form of
rookie pros Olaf Koszela, Louis Slough, Owen Price and JJ Evans.
