Evander
Personal information
Full name Evander da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2017 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Vasco da Gama 54 (5)
2018–2019 → Midtjylland (loan) 26 (9)
2019–2022 Midtjylland 97 (30)
2023– Portland Timbers 27 (9)
International career‡
2013 Brazil U15 1 (3)
2015 Brazil U17 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2017

Evander da Silva Ferreira (born 9 June 1998), commonly known as Evander, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Evander debuted for Vasco da Gama on 5 March 2016 as an 85th-minute substitute in a Campeonato Carioca 3–1 win against Bonsucesso.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 8 November 2017 against Santos in the 33rd round of Brazilian Serie A.[2]

On 31 January 2018, Evander became the youngest Vasco da Gama's player to score twice in a Libertadores match, against Universidad de Concepción.

Midtjylland

On 27 August 2018, Vasco confirmed that Evander had been loaned out to FC Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season with a release clause of DKK18 million (around €2.4 million) for the summer of 2019.[3][4][5]

Evander made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 29 September 2018 as a 65th-minute substitute for Jakob Poulsen in a 5–1 home win over Hobro IK.[6] The next weekend, on 7 October, he was substituted in with 12 minutes remaining in a 3–0 win over Vendsyssel FF.[7] On 20 October, Evander scored his first goal for Midtjylland in a 4–1 away win over FC Nordsjælland.[8]

In January 2019, FC Midtjylland agreed with Vasco da Gama on a permanent transfer for Evander, agreeing on a future transfer worth a DKK 15m fee, lower than the original release clause.[9][10] In March 2019, he won the Danish Superliga Player of the Month award.[11]

Portland Timbers

On 5 December 2022, the Portland Timbers acquired Evander in a full transfer from FC Midtjylland. Signed as a Designated Player, Evander is under contract through 2026 with a club option in 2027.[12]

International career

In March 2015, Evander helped the Brazil U17 national team win the Under-17 South American Championship, scoring three goals.[13] He also played at the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 2016[15] Série B 10 0 5 0 — 1 0 16 0
2017[15] Série A 9 1 0 0 — 3 0 12 1
2018[15] 7 0 0 0 8 2 9 2 24 4
Total 26 1 5 0 8 2 13 2 52 5
Midtjylland (loan) 2018–19[16] Danish Superliga 26 9 4 1 — — 30 10
Midtjylland 2019–20[16] Danish Superliga 30 8 1 0 2 1 — 33 9
2020–21[16] Danish Superliga 28 6 4 1 7 0 — 39 7
2021–22[16] Danish Superliga 29 12 5 2 12 3 — 46 17
2022–23[16] Danish Superliga 10 4 1 2 8 1 — 19 6
Total 97 30 12 5 29 5 0 0 137 39
Portland Timbers 2023[16] Major League Soccer 27 9 2 2 0 0 — 2 1
Career total 151 41 20 5 37 7 13 2 220 55

Honours

FC Midtjylland

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ficha de Bonsucesso 1-3 Vasco".
  2. ^ "Evander celebra primeiro gol como profissional".
  3. ^ "Evander e Paulo Vitor são emprestados para o futebol europeu" (in Portuguese). Vasco da Gama. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ Martin Schmidt (27 August 2018). "Vasco da Gama: Evander lejes ud til FCM" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ Klaus Egelund, Gisle Thorsen, Mads Glenn Wehlast (27 August 2018). "FCM lejer brasilianer: Her er købsprisen" (in Danish). Ekstra-Bladet. Retrieved 4 May 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "FC Midtjylland 5-2 Hobro IK". superstats.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ "FC Midtjylland 3-0 Vendsyssel FF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ "FC Nordsjælland 1-4 FC Midtjylland". superstats.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ Flemming Linnebjerg. "FC Midtjylland køber Evander af Vasco da Gama" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. ^ Kenneth Jensen. "Medie: FC Midtjylland betaler mindre end forventet for Evander" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Månedens spiller". Alka Superliga (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Timbers sign Brazilian international Evander as designated player". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Em rede social, Evander comemora título do Sul-Americano Sub-17 pela seleção brasileira".
  14. ^ "Volante do Vasco festeja convocação para Mundial Sub-17".
  15. ^ a b c Evander at Soccerway
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Evander » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  17. ^ UEFA.com. "Player stats | UEFA Europa League 2023/24". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.


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