Jonny Evans

Northern Irish association football player
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Jonathan Grant Evans ( bear 3 January 1988 ) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays as a defender for Premier League baseball club Leicester City and the Northern Ireland national team.

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Evans was born in Belfast, and started his career at Greenisland F.C. There, he was spotted by Manchester United scouts, was signed, and progressed through the club ‘s academy. He went on loan to Royal Antwerp and Sunderland to gain first-team experience before making his manchester United first-team debut in the 2007–08 League Cup. [ 3 ] He became a regular first-team police squad penis the following temper, and played about 200 matches for Manchester United in an eight-year spell ; however, he fell out of privilege at the club under director Louis van Gaal and left for West Bromwich Albion. When West Brom was relegated three years former, Evans signed for Leicester City. Evans is the second-most decorated player in Northern Irish football history. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He has played 91 times for the Northern Ireland national team, and was ever-present in the team ‘s run to the round of 16 at UEFA Euro 2016 .

Club career [edit ]

manchester United [edit ]

Evans was scouted while playing for Greenisland F.C., the same club that his brother Corry and Craig Cathcart played for before moving to Manchester United. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] At the age of nine, he was invited to attend the Manchester United Centre of Excellence in Belfast, before being invited for a trial in Manchester a year later. rule changes within The Football Association at the time meant that clubs were limited to players who lived within 90 minutes ‘ travel of the club, so Evans ‘ opportunities were circumscribed. however, his syndicate soon relocated to Manchester, allowing Evans to train with Manchester United full-time. He progressed through Manchester United ‘s academy, featuring in two of the clubhouse ‘s three games during the 2006 summer enlistment of South Africa, american samoa well as domestic friendlies against Celtic and Preston North End. Evans besides made a surprise appearance in the Amsterdam Tournament against Ajax. He spent the first half of the 2006–07 season on loanword at Manchester United ‘s belgian eater club Royal Antwerp, aboard chap youngsters Darron Gibson, Danny Simpson and Fraizer Campbell. [ 8 ]

Sunderland loans [edit ]

In December 2006, Evans agreed to join Sunderland on lend until the goal of the 2006–07 temper, [ 9 ] with Manchester United and Antwerp team-mate Danny Simpson joining on a alike deal in the January transfer windowpane. The pair helped Sunderland clinch the Football League Championship title, with Evans winning the clubhouse ‘s “ Youth Player of the class ” prize at the end of the season. Although director Roy Keane was aspirant of re-signing Evans on lend following promotion to the Premier League, it was confirmed in June 2007 that Evans would be staying at Manchester United to push for a invest in the foremost team. [ 10 ] On 4 January 2008, Evans rejoined Sunderland on loan for the moment meter, and was immediately drafted into the first team team. [ 11 ] Evans played the full 90 minutes in his first gear game, losing 3–0 to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup. Evans was criticised for granting Wigan the moment goal of the game, for which he lost the musket ball on the border of his own box, resulting in a distract own goal by Paul McShane. [ 12 ] His half-season with Sunderland was by and large successful, however, and the team avoided delegating. [ citation needed ]

return to Manchester United [edit ]

Evans in 2009 Evans made his Manchester United debut on 26 September 2007 against Coventry City in the Football League Cup which ended in a 2–0 kill. He then appeared as a former utility for Gerard Piqué in a UEFA Champions League match at home to Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007 to secure Manchester United ‘s qualification to the smasher stage of the competition. He subsequently made his first Champions League begin on 12 December 2007 against Roma. [ citation needed ] Evans made his league introduction for United against Chelsea on 21 September 2008, filling in for Nemanja Vidić who was unavailable due to pause. The game ended 1–1. [ 13 ] In December 2008, Evans made two substitute appearances for Manchester United at the FIFA Club World Cup, including one in the final after Nemanja Vidić was sent off shortly after half prison term. Evans continued to deputise throughout the rest of the temper, appearing in a number of league games and in the League Cup final. [ citation needed ] At the begin of the 2010–11 football temper, Evans became a regular regular in the United team, partnering Nemanja Vidić in the kernel of defense in the absence of the hurt Rio Ferdinand. On 19 March 2011, Evans injured Bolton Wanderers and United States external Stuart Holden with a undertake which left Holden out for six months which finally got worse and caused him to be slidelined for 22 months. Despite Evans being given a straight bolshevik card for the tackle, Manchester United went on to win the game 1–0 with a Dimitar Berbatov finish. [ 14 ]
Before the start of the 2011–12 season, Evans was handed the number 6 shirt after Wes Brown was transferred to Sunderland. [ 15 ] On 14 August, he wore his new shirt number for the first time in United ‘s opening day 2–1 win at West Bromwich Albion, he came on for the hurt Nemanja Vidić in the 52nd minute at The Hawthorns. [ 16 ] On 23 October, he was sent off in United ‘s 6–1 frustration against Manchester City after bringing down Mario Balotelli in a last-man challenge. [ 17 ] Evans made his hundredth appearance for the Red Devils on 30 November, playing the full 120 minutes as United lost 2–1 to Championship side Crystal Palace in the League Cup quarter-final. [ 18 ] On 18 March 2012, he scored his inaugural goal for United after opening the marking in the 5–0 league win at Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 19 ] Evans missed the final examination three games of the temper with a animal foot wound. [ 20 ] Having undergo operation to repair an ankle wound at the end of last season, Evans was ineffective to start pre-season train until early August, but there was speculation that he might be playing Manchester United ‘s second bet on against Fulham. [ 21 ] Evans scored his second finish for the club in a 3–0 away win at Newcastle United on 7 October 2012, thumping dwelling a heading from a Robin van Persie corner kick. On 23 October, Evans scored his inaugural goal in the UEFA Champions League and first base at Old Trafford in a 3–2 victory over Braga. He scored the equalising goal at 2–2, scrambling base from a corner kick. Evans netted his third base goal of the season on 24 November 2012 in a 3–1 winnings, heading in the equalizer against Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford from a corner. [ 22 ] On 21 December 2012, Evans signed a fresh contract with United which would keep him at the club until June 2016. [ 23 ] Evans scored his third league goal of the season and fourth overall on Boxing Day in a 4–3 winnings against Newcastle United, tapping home plate after Javier Hernández ‘s scene had been saved by Tim Krul. [ citation needed ] In a peer against Newcastle in March 2015, Evans was charged by the FA with having spit at opposing hitter Papiss Cissé. He denied the charge and said : “ I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse. Having woken up this dawn, I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night ‘s peer. ” however he was inactive banned for six games on 7 March, Papiss Cissé for seven. [ 24 ]

West Bromwich Albion [edit ]

Evans in 2017 Evans signed for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee on 29 August 2015. [ 25 ] He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2015 in a 0–0 draw against Southampton. [ 26 ] On 2 January 2016, Evans scored his first West Brom finish in a 2–1 victory over Stoke City. [ 27 ] On 15 May 2016, before the final game of the temper, Evans received Players’Player of the Season award of West Bromwich Albion on his primary campaign for the cabaret. [ 28 ] He had to wait a long time for his next finish, which came in a 3–1 win over Watford on 3 December 2016. [ 29 ] His future goal came in a 2–1 loss against Swansea on the concluding game of the temper. [ 30 ]

Leicester City [edit ]

In June 2018, Leicester City activated Evans ‘ relegation let go of article in his sign with West Bromwich Albion for £3.5 million. He signed a three-year shrink. [ 35 ] He made his Leicester debut in a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 August 2018. [ 36 ] He scored his first goal for the cabaret in a 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on 23 February 2019. [ 37 ] Evans made his four-hundredth appearance in English football on 12 July 2020 and scored an own goal in a 1–4 defeat away to AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. [ 38 ]

International career [edit ]

Despite having not yet made his elder introduction for Manchester United, Evans was called up to the Northern Ireland police squad for the first gear time in September 2006, making his debut in the memorable 3–2 victory over Spain. [ 39 ] Evans has since retained his put in the team and has made over 60 appearances. On 28 March 2009, Evans scored his first international finish in a 3–2 win over Poland in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification ( UEFA ), volleyed home from close range. [ 40 ] On 28 May 2016, Evans was included by national team coach Michael O’Neill in Northern Ireland ‘s final 23-man team for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 41 ] This was the first meter Northern Ireland had ever been involved in the finals of the rival, and their first major tournament since the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The team finally reached the last 16, being knocked out by Wales in a 1–0 defeat. [ 42 ] Evans participated in all four games Northern Ireland played in this tournament. His second international goal came eight years after the first one, on 4 September 2017, scoring a backward header against Czech Republic. The plot finished a 2–0 victory to his side and consolidated their good form in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( UEFA ). Northern Ireland reached the playoff phase of the qualification, seeing the best gamble of returning to the contest for the first base prison term in 32 years. however, in the foremost stage they suffered from a controversial penalty decisiveness made by romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan, he deems Evans ‘ new brother Corry handled the ball and booked him for that sol he would miss the second base stage, where the ball clearly struck Corry ‘s shoulder. Northern Ireland director Michael O’Neill said it was the worst decision he had always seen in a game he had been involved in. [ 43 ] The plot ended as a 1–0 defeat to them and a scoreless draw in the second leg three days late means they were officially knocked out of the rival. Evans closely equalised the sum grade in the injury time where his header already beat Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer, but was cleared off the line by defender Ricardo Rodriguez, who converted that controversial penalty in the first leg. [ 44 ] Evans scored his third goal at senior international level when he opened the scoring against Belarus in Northern Ireland ‘s second bet on of the qualification phase for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 45 ]

personal life [edit ]

Evans was born in Belfast. [ 46 ] He was a student at Belfast High School in Newtownabbey before being enrolled at Ashton-on-Mersey School in Sale, Greater Manchester, once he had been signed by Manchester United. He holds nine GCSEs, all A* or A grades. [ 47 ] On 19 December 2007, Evans was arrested in joining with an alleged rape that occurred at the hotel where Manchester United ‘s Christmas party was held. [ 48 ] On 8 March 2008, it was reported that he would not be prosecuted for any offense. [ 49 ] On 1 June 2013, Evans married Helen McConnell, a MUTV reporter, at Clough Presbyterian Church. [ 50 ] As of December 2019 the match had three children. [ 51 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 1 December 2021[52][53]

International [edit ]

As of match played 15 November 2021[54]

Northern Ireland

Year
Apps
Goals

2006
3
0

2007
5
0

2008
7
0

2009
5
1

2010
4
0

2011
4
0

2012
4
0

2013
6
0

2014
0
0

2015
7
0

2016
13
0

2017
9
1

2018
9
0

2019
8
2

2020
5
0

2021
4
0

Total
93
4

Scores and results list Northern Ireland’s goal tally first.[54]

Honours [edit ]

Sunderland
Manchester United
Leicester City

References [edit ]

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