Antony Evans
Evans at Bristol Rovers in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Antony Kenneth Evans[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Everton 0 (0)
2017 → Morecambe (loan) 14 (2)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021 SC Paderborn 7 (0)
2020 SC Paderborn II 2 (1)
2021 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Bristol Rovers 109 (21)
International career
2016 England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:18, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Antony Kenneth Evans (born 23 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bristol Rovers.

Club career

Evans (left) playing for Everton in 2013.

Evans joined the Everton academy at the age of nine after previously training with Liverpool.[3] He signed a professional contract with the Toffees in October 2015.[4] In January 2017 Evans joined League Two side Morecambe on loan for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[5] He made his professional debut on 4 February 2017 in a 1–1 draw away at Doncaster Rovers.[6]

In January 2019, he joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 29 January 2020, Evans joined Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07 on a two-and-a-half year deal.[8]

On 23 January 2021, Evans joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season,[9] making his debut in a 4–1 defeat at Gillingham on 26 January.[10]

On 20 August 2021, Evans was released by SC Paderborn.[11]

Bristol Rovers

On 31 August 2021, Evans joined recently relegated League Two side Bristol Rovers on a one-year deal.[12] He made his debut for the club that weekend, setting up the only goal of the game with a cross from the right-hand side, assisting fellow Deadline Day signing Leon Clarke as his new club defeated Crawley Town.[13] On 9 October 2021, he opened his account for the club with the first goal in a 3–0 win over Carlisle United.[14] On the final day of the League Two season, Evans took his league tally to ten goals for the season, as well as reaching twelve assists, as Rovers thrashed Scunthorpe United 7–0 to match Northampton Town's goal difference and overtake them on a goals scored basis, Rovers taking the final automatic promotion place in dramatic fashion.[15] He was also awarded the club's goal of the season award for his long-range late strike against Barrow.[16] In June 2022, after weeks of speculation, Evans signed a new three-year contract with the club.[17]

International career

Evans has represented England at under-19 level, playing against the Netherlands and Belgium.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2016–17 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morecambe (loan) 2016–17 League Two 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Blackpool (loan) 2018–19 League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
SC Paderborn 2019–20 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2020–21 League One 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Bristol Rovers 2021–22[20] League Two 35 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 39 11
2022–23[21] League One 43 5 2 0 1 0 5[b] 0 51 5
2023–24[22] League One 31 6 4 2 1 0 4[b] 2 40 10
Total 109 21 10 3 2 0 9 2 130 26
Career total 156 23 11 3 2 0 9 2 178 28
  1. ^ Includes appearances in DFB-Pokal and FA Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Bristol Rovers

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Evans - Speiler - Manschraft" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Antony Evans". Everton. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Everton youngster Antony Evans signs first professional deal at Goodison Park". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Everton youngster Anthony Evans joins Morecambe". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Doncaster 1–1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Blackpool bring in Virtue and Evans". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ^ "NEUER OFFENSIVSPIELER" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Antony Evans arrives from Germany to complete third loan signing". Crewe Alexandra FC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Gillingham 4-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ "GETRENNTE WEGE" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Rovers Sign Brown, Clarke and Evans!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 4 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Bristol Rovers 3–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  16. ^ @Official_BRFC (9 May 2022). "🚀 @AntonyEvans_8 rocket against Barrow has been voted as our 2021/22 Goal of the Season! #BristolRovers" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "WE'VE GOT EVANS!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  18. ^ "ENGLAND U19S HELD TO DRAW BY DUTCH BUT SEAL SHOOT-OUT WIN". The Football Association. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  19. ^ Antony Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Games played by Antony Evans in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Antony Evans in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Games played by Antony Evans in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

External links

Bristol Rovers F.C. – current squad
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