Evan Waldrep

{{short description|American professional soccer player (born 1997)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Evan Waldrep

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, United States

| currentclub = CE Carroi

| clubnumber = 8

| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs1 = Real Salt Lake Academy

| collegeyears1 = 2015–2016

| college1 = Creighton Bluejays

| collegecaps1 = 26

| collegegoals1 = 2

| collegeyears2 = 2017

| college2 = Grand Canyon Antelopes

| collegecaps2 = 5

| collegegoals2 = 0

| years1 = 2016

| clubs1 = FC Tucson

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = Phoenix Rising

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–2021

| clubs3 = California United Strikers

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = AC Syracuse Pulse

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023

| clubs5 = Hume City FC

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024

| clubs6 = CE Carroi

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2014-2016

| nationalteam1 = United States U20

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = April 14, 2022

| ntupdate = February 14, 2018

}}

Evan Waldrep (born May 8, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for CE Carroi in the Segona Divisió.

Career

=College=

Waldrep played at Creighton University in his freshmen and sophomore years and then transferred to Grand Canyon University for the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://gculopes.com/news/2017/8/23/mens-soccer-gcu-faces-two-big-tests-in-omaha-for-opening-weekend.aspx|title=GCU faces two big tests in Omaha for opening weekend|publisher=gculopes.com|date=August 24, 2017|accessdate=May 30, 2018}} He was named one of the top three Division I "impact transfers" by Top Drawer Soccer.{{cite web|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/impact-division-i-mens-+-womens-transfers_aid41409|title=Impact Division I Men's + Women's Transfers|work=Travis Clark|publisher=topdrawersoccer.com|date=February 2, 2017|accessdate=May 30, 2018}}

=Professional=

Waldrep was signed by Phoenix Rising FC on February 14, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/886989?referrer_id=2757000|title=Phoenix Rising Football Club Adds Local Product Evan Waldrep|publisher=Phoenix Rising Football Club|date=February 14, 2018|accessdate=March 31, 2018}} He also played for FC Tucson of the Premier Development League in 2016.

On August 12, 2019, California United Strikers FC announced they had signed Waldrep ahead of their inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association.{{cite web |title=Evan Waldrep a central midfielder from Peoria, AZ joins the team! Evan has played with clubs such as @fctucson and @phoenixrising he also played his collegiate years at @creighton1878 and @gcu - he has also played on the U18 and U20 Youth National Team |url=https://twitter.com/CalUtdStrikers/status/1160948502542745600 |website=Twitter |publisher=California United Strikers FC |accessdate=4 January 2020}} He played in each of the team's regular season games during the fall and started in the West Coast Championship against Los Angeles Force which his team won via penalty kicks.{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Scott |title=CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ARE NISA WEST COAST CHAMPIONS |url=https://www.soccertoday.com/california-united-strikers-are-nisa-west-coast-champions/ |website=soccertoday.com |publisher=SoccerToday |accessdate=4 January 2020}}