Gareth Evans (footballer, born 1988)
Evans playing for Fleetwood Town in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gareth Charles Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
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Current team
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Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 1995–2002 | Manchester United | ||
| 2002–2006 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Leigh RMI (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → Alsager Town (loan) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 82 | (19) |
| 2009–2011 | Bradford City | 79 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Rotherham United | 45 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 93 | (10) |
| 2015– | Portsmouth | 61 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 14 January 2017 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 14 January 2017 (UTC).
Gareth Charles Evans (born 26 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portsmouth.
Evans began his career as a youth player with both Manchester United and Crewe Alexandra. He went professional in 2006, but struggled to break into the first team and went on loans to Leigh RMI in 2006, and Alsager Town in 2007, then moved to his hometown club, Macclesfield Town in that same year. He signed for Bradford City in 2009, before he left them to sign for Yorkshire rivals Rotherham United in June 2011. Evans joined Fleetwood Town on the opening day of the 2013 January transfer window following his departure from Rotherham. Evans signed for Portsmouth FC on 28 July 2015.
Born in Macclesfield, Evans started his career with Manchester United as part of the youth setup.
Despite being touted as a future star by Alex Ferguson he decided to re-join Crewe Alexandra under Dario Gradi due to their excellent record for mentoring youth players. He had previously been with Crewe from the age of seven before joining Manchester United where he stayed until 14 years of age.
Due to the relegation of Crewe in 2005–06 season and the judgement of the new Manager, Steve Holland, Evans was released by the club.
After leaving Crewe, Evans played in the PFA exit trials and joined Port Vale under Martin Foyle. He scored and impressed in pre-season for them and went on the pre-season tour, but as Foyle had already signed several players that summer, no budget was available for younger inexperienced players. As a result, however, he was recommended to Ian Brightwell at Macclesfield Town so that he could gain experience of league football. Evans signed for the League Two side during the 2007–08 season. He was given the number 26 jersey. Still just 20, he became a first team regular scoring twelve goals and with a number of assists including a goal at West Ham in the Carling Cup. His energy and work rate made him a big hit with the Macclesfield fans.
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