Ian Evatt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Ross Evatt | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chesterfield | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Derby County | 34 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Chesterfield | 84 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Blackpool (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2013 | Blackpool | 204 | (9) |
| 2013– | Chesterfield | 127 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:49, 23 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Ian Ross Evatt (born 19 November 1981) is an English footballer who plays for and captains Chesterfield. He started his career as a central midfielder, before being converted to a central defender in his first spell at Chesterfield.
He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County and has also played for Northampton Town (on loan), Chesterfield, Queens Park Rangers and Blackpool.
Evatt was born in Coventry, West Midlands. As a child he supported hometown club Coventry City. He attended Caludon Castle School for his secondary education.
When he was ten years old, Evatt played for the district side in his hometown and was scouted by Derby County. He started with them from the age of 11 years. He signed his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday in 1998. His first appearance in the Derby team came in the last match of the 2000–01 season, on 19 May 2001 at Pride Park, when he replaced Þórður Guðjónsson in the 78th minute. In the 2001–02 season he spent two months on loan with Division Two club Northampton Town, from 10 August to 10 October 2001, playing in eleven League games. His next appearance for Derby came in April 2002 when he came on for Rob Lee against Newcastle United, then on the last day of the 2001–02 Premier League season he made his full debut against Sunderland, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw at the Stadium of Light. Derby were relegated and the following season, under new manager John Gregory, Evatt was a regular starter in the side.
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