George Evans (footballer, born 1994)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Evans
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|13|df=y}}{{Hugman|26125|access-date=6 October 2017}}
| birth_place = Cheadle, England
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back, right-back
| currentclub = Wrexham
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = 2003–2013
| youthclubs1 = Manchester City
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Manchester City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = → Crewe Alexandra (loan)
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = → Walsall (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = Reading
| caps5 = 59
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2018–2021
| clubs6 = Derby County
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2023
| clubs7 = Millwall
| caps7 = 55
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2023–
| clubs8 = Wrexham
| caps8 = 27
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = England U19
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
}}
George Evans (born 13 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or right-back for {{English football updater|Wrexham}} club Wrexham.
Career
= Manchester City =
Evans was born in Cheadle, Greater Manchester and joined Manchester City at the age of six.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/evans-bidding-make-man-city-8448952|title = Evans bidding to make Man City history|date = 15 January 2015}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24712197 |title=Crewe Alexandra: Man City's George Evans joins on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2013 |access-date=3 November 2013}} 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,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24681098 |title=Crewe 0 – 0 Bradford |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 November 2013 |access-date=3 November 2013}} against whom he played a full 90 minutes. Evans' first goal for Crewe Alexandra came on 23 November against local rivals Port Vale.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24968113 |title=Crewe 1 – 2 Port Vale|publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 November 2013 |access-date=27 November 2013}}
On 30 January 2015, he joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|title=GEORGE EVANS SIGNS ON LOAN|url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/article/george-evans-signs-on-loan-2236326.aspx|publisher=Scunthorpe United|access-date=30 January 2015|date=30 January 2015|archive-date=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130203904/http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/article/george-evans-signs-on-loan-2236326.aspx|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/22/sunderland-manchester-city-capital-one-cup-match-report |title=Sunderland 1 – 4 Man City |work=The Guardian |date=22 September 2015 |access-date=22 September 2015}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3833249&tcmuri=2517425 |title=Barnsley 0 – 2 Walsall |publisher=Walsall FC |date=20 October 2015 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021203657/http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3833249&tcmuri=2517425 |archive-date=21 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} On 24 November 2015, after "playing week in, week out", he extended his loan at Walsall until 9 January 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34912227|title=George Evans: Walsall extend Manchester City midfielder's loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 November 2015|access-date=29 December 2015}} and was then extended again until 26 January 2016, the maximum allowed time for an emergency loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35282603|title=Manchester City midfielder George Evans extends Walsall loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016}} 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.
= Reading =
On 19 January 2016, Evans joined Championship club Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal until 2019.{{Cite news |title=Evans signs from Manchester City |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/george-evans-signs-from-manchester-city-2910744.aspx |publisher=Reading F.C. |date=19 January 2016}} Evans scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 1 October 2016.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37458430|title=Reading 1–1 Derby County |publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 October 2016|access-date=4 October 2016}}
= Derby County =
On 31 July 2018, Evans joined Championship club Derby County for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £1m, on a 3-year deal{{cite web |url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/07/introducing-george-evans|title=Evans signs for Derby |publisher=Derby County|date=31 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018}} He signed a contract extension in August 2020 to take him through until the summer of 2022.{{Cite news |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/george-evans-derby-county-contract-4461395|title=Derby County man handed new contract|work=Derby Telegraph |date=27 Aug 2020|access-date=28 August 2020}}
= Milwall =
On 1 February 2021, Evans joined Championship club Millwall for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2021/february/millwall-announce-george-evans-signing/|title=Millwall announce George Evans signing |publisher=Millwall F.C.|date=1 February 2021|access-date=1 February 2021}} He scored his first goal for Millwall, a late equaliser, in a 1-1 draw against Luton Town on 23 February 2021.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56079461 |title=Luton 1-1 Millwall |date=23 February 2021| publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 February 2021 }}
= Wrexham =
In September 2023 Evans joined EFL League Two club Wrexham on a two-year contract.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66682959 |title=Wrexham sign Millwall midfielder George Evans and Arsenal keeper Arthur Okonkwo |date=2 September 2023| publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 July 2024 }} On July 1, 2024, following Wrexham's promotion to EFL League One, Evans signed a two-year extension to stay with the club.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c6p2j6m596lo |title=Midfielder Evans signs new Wrexham deal |date=1 July 2024| publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 July 2024 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 13 April 2024}}{{soccerbase|id=67638|name=George Evans}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Manchester City
|2013–14{{soccerbase season|67638|2013}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | |0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|67638|2014}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|67638|2015}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| valign="center"|Crewe Alexandra (loan)
|23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| valign="center"|Scunthorpe United (loan)
|League One |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| valign="center"|Walsall (loan)
|League One |12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Reading
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|67638|2016}}
|Championship |35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Championship Play-Offs}} | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|67638|2017}}
|Championship |18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | |
| rowspan="4"|Derby County
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|67638|2018}} |Championship |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|67638|2019}}
|Championship |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|67638|2020}}
|Championship |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||42 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5" |Millwall
|Championship |19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|67638|2021}}
|Championship |23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|67638|2022}}
|Championship |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|67638|2023}}
|Championship |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||60 | 2 | |||
| Wrexham
|27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!226 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 12 |
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Honors
References
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External links
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{{Wrexham A.F.C. squad}}
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Category:People from Cheadle, Greater Manchester
Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Category:Footballers from Greater Manchester
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Category:Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Category:Derby County F.C. players
Category:Millwall F.C. players
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players