George Evans (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Heald Green, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Walsall (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2016– | Reading | 10 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:17, 22 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
George Evans (born 13 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder or centre-back for Reading.
Career
Evans joined Manchester City at the age of six.[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] against whom he played a full 90 minutes. Evans' first goal for Crewe Alexandra came on 23 November against local rivals Port Vale.[4]
On 30 January 2015, he joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[5] 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.[6] 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 Football 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.[7] On 24 November 2015, after "playing week in, week out", he extended his loan at Walsall until 9 January 2016[8] and was then extended again until 26 January 2016, the maximum allowed time for an emergency loan deal.[9] 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 side Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal until 2019.[10] Evans scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Derby County on 1 October 2016.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2016.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 4 | ||
| Reading | 2015–16 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 6 | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/evans-bidding-make-man-city-8448952
- ↑ "Crewe Alexandra: Man City's George Evans joins on loan". BBC Sport. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Crewe 0 – 0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Crewe 1 – 2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "GEORGE EVANS SIGNS ON LOAN". Scunthorpe United. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sunderland 1 – 4 Man City". The Guardian. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Barnsley 0 – 2 Walsall". Walsall FC. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "George Evans: Walsall extend Manchester City midfielder's loan". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Manchester City midfielder George Evans extends Walsall loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Evans signs from Manchester City". Reading F.C. 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Reading 1-1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ George Evans career statistics at Soccerbase
