George_Evans_(footballer,_born_1994)

George Evans (footballer, born 1994)

George Evans (footballer, born 1994)

English footballer

George Evans (born 13 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or right-back for EFL League Two club Wrexham.

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Career

Evans was born in Cheadle, Greater Manchester[2] and joined Manchester City at the age of six.[3] After several seasons in Manchester City's academy, Evans first came to prominence with several appearances on the bench for City during the 2012–13 season, although he was ultimately not given a debut for the senior team. In the following season, Evans began playing for the Elite Development Squad before being loaned to Crewe Alexandra at the end of October.[4] Within a week he was given his first senior cap, being named in the starting line-up for Crewe's home league game against Bradford City,[5] against whom he played a full 90 minutes. Evans' first goal for Crewe Alexandra came on 23 November against local rivals Port Vale.[6]

On 30 January 2015, he joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[7] Evans made 16 appearances during his loan spell, scoring once. On 22 September 2015, Evans made his First Team debut for Manchester City when he came on as a substitute during a 4–1 win against Sunderland in the League Cup.[8] In doing so, he became the second Manchester City player to represent the club at all levels from under-8s right through to the senior team, after Chris Chantler.

On 20 October 2015, Evans joined League One club Walsall on a one-month loan deal. He made his Walsall debut on the same day against Barnsley and scored the opening goal in a 0–2 away win.[9] On 24 November 2015, after "playing week in, week out", he extended his loan at Walsall until 9 January 2016[10] and was then extended again until 26 January 2016, the maximum allowed time for an emergency loan deal.[11] On 16 January 2016 he was recalled by parent club Manchester City as an offer had been made for a permanent move away from the club.

On 19 January 2016, Evans joined Championship club Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal until 2019.[12] Evans scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 1 October 2016.[13]

On 31 July 2018, Evans joined Championship club Derby County for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £1m, on a 3-year deal[14] He signed a contract extension in August 2020 to take him through until the summer of 2022.[15]

On 1 February 2021, Evans joined Championship club Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[16] He scored his first goal for Millwall, a late equaliser, in a 1-1 draw against Luton Town on 23 February 2021.[17]

In September 2023 Evans joined EFL League Two club Wrexham on a two year contract.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2024[19]
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  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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    "Crewe 0 – 0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
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    "Crewe 1 – 2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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    "GEORGE EVANS SIGNS ON LOAN". Scunthorpe United. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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    "Sunderland 1 – 4 Man City". The Guardian. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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    "Barnsley 0 – 2 Walsall". Walsall FC. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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    "George Evans: Walsall extend Manchester City midfielder's loan". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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    "Manchester City midfielder George Evans extends Walsall loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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    "Evans signs from Manchester City". Reading F.C. 19 January 2016.
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    "Reading 1–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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    "Evans signs for Derby". Derby County. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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    "Derby County man handed new contract". Derby Telegraph. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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    "Millwall announce George Evans signing". Millwall F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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    "Luton 1-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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    Evans joins Wrexham
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    George Evans at Soccerbase
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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    "Games played by George Evans in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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