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Micah Evans
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2008–2011 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 23 (3)
2012–2013 → Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Burnley 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Hereford United (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Southport 16 (0)
2015 → Worcester City (loan) 7 (2)
2015–2016 Stockport County 11 (2)
2016 → Chorley (loan) 10 (1)
2016 AFC Telford United 12 (2)
2016–2017 Worcester City 6 (0)
2017 Altrincham 4 (0)
2017 FC United of Manchester 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Micah Evans (born 3 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a winger.

Career

Blackburn Rovers

Born in Manchester, Evans progressed through the youth system at Blackburn Rovers following his release by Manchester City.[1] He then signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2011 having featured for the Reserve side.[2]

He made his first appearance for Blackburn's first team in a pre-season friendly against Accrington Stanley in July 2011.[3] His performance in that match persuaded Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman to sign Evans in October 2011, on a one-month youth loan deal with the Football League Two club.[4] Evans scored five minutes into his Accrington Stanley debut, a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers at the Crown Ground, playing ninety minutes on 5 November 2011.[5] His second goal for the club came on 3 December 2011, in a 1–1 draw away at Hereford United, levelling from close range.[6] Halfway through December after making four appearances for Accrington Stanley, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[7] He scored again three days later with a tap in against Macclesfield Town in a 4–0 home win.[8] His final appearance for Accrington came on the final game of the season, a 1–0 defeat to Crawley Town, replacing Marcus Carver in the second half.[9] Despite his form slumped towards the end of the season, Evans made a total of 23 appearances for Accrington scoring three goals.[10]

Blackburn were relegated to the Football League Championship in the summer of 2012 from the Premier League, with Evans joining League Two side Chesterfield in September on a three-month loan deal.[11] His debut came in a 1–1 home draw with Torquay United, when he replaced Drew Talbot in the second half.[12] His first start for Spireites came in the Football League Trophy defeat to Doncaster Rovers.[13] His final appearance for Chesterfield came in 1–0 home defeat to Barnet on 27 October, replacing Tendayi Darikwa as a substitute.[14] He made a total four appearances for Chesterfield, scoring no goals before returning to his parent club in November.[15]

On 31 January 2013, Evans joined Conference Premier side Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan deal.[16] His debut for Macc came in a 0–0 league draw away at Tamworth, when he replaced Jack Mackreth as a substitute.[17] His second and final game for the Silkmen came in a 4–0 home defeat to Gateshead.[18] After making two appearance, Evans' loan spell at Macclesfield Town came to an end and returned to his parent club.[19]

In June 2013, Blackburn confirmed that Evans would not be having his contract renewed and he was released at the end of the season, having never made a professional appearance.[20]

Burnley

Evans signed for Championship side and local rivals Burnley in November 2013, on a one-year professional contract, having spent time with the club since pre-season. He had appeared several times for the Development Squad after initially joining on trial in the summer.[21]

In November 2013 that Evans joined Conference Premier side Hereford United on a youth loan until January 2014.[22] He made his debut the same day in a 3–2 home win over FC Halifax Town.[23] Evans made a total of six appearance for the club before returning to his parent club after Hereford United was unable to extend his loan spell, due to embargo.[24]

In May 2014, he was released by Burnley following the expiration of his contract.[25]

Southport

On 1 August 2014, he signed for Conference Premier side Southport on a free transfer, having trained with the club during pre-season.[26] Evans made his Southport debut on 16 August 2014, playing 90 minutes, in a 0-0 draw against Torquay United.[27] However, Evans suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out of the sidelined for a month.[28]

On 12 February 2015, Evans was loaned out to Worcester City on a one-month deal.[29] Evans made his Worcester City debut two days later, where he made an impression in right wing, in a 3-0 win over Colwyn Bay.[30] Evans then scored his first Worcester City goal on 7 March 2015, in a 2-0 win over Gainsborough Trinity,[31] followed up by scoring a week later, in a 4-0 win over Solihull Moors.[32] With Six appearance and scoring two times in total, Evans returned to Southport in late-March.[33] After returning to his parent club, Evans made a few more appearance for Southport.

Stockport County

On 24 June 2015, Evans joined Stockport County after he decided to leave Southport.[34] Evans made his Stockport County in the opening game of the season, in a 1-0 win over Telford United.[35] Evans then scored his first Stockport County goal on 3 October 2015, in a 1-0 win over Gainsborough Trinity.[36] Three weeks later on 24 October 2015, Evans' second goal came in a 2-0 win over Bradford Park Avenue.[37]

However, Evans' first team opportunities soon became limited, having not played since December and was subsequently loaned out to Chorley until the end of the season.[38] Evans made his Chorley debut the next day, in a 2-0 win over Curzon Ashton.[39] Evans then scored his first Chorley goal on 9 April 2016, in a 3-1 win over Gainsborough Trinity.[40] After making ten appearance in total for Chorley, Evans returned to his parent club, but was told that he was released by the club.[41]

Later career

After leaving Stockport County, Evans joined Telford United following an impressive trial that convinced Telford United's management to sign him.[42] Weeks later, on 6 August 2016, Evans made his Telford United debut, where he played 13 minutes, in a 1-0 loss against AFC Fylde.[43] Evans then scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–0 win against Kidderminster Harriers on 6 September 2016.[44] Despite aiming to score on a regularly for AFC Telford, he, however, struggled with his form, resulting in him dropped from the starting eleven.[45] After spending two months at the club, Evans was released by AFC Telford, having made twelve appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.[46]

Shortly after leaving AFC Teleford, Evans joined Worcester City,[47] making his debut for the club and played 75 minutes before being substituted, in a 0–0 draw against Boston United.[48] He went on to make five more appearances despite injuries along the way.[49] In February 2017, Evans left Worcester City.[50]

Shortly after leaving Worcester City, Evans joined Altrincham.[51] He made his debut for the club, starting the match and played 79 minutes before being substituted, in a 0–0 draw against Harrogate Town on 18 February 2017.[52] Evans made four more appearances for Worcester City but the club were eventually relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season.[53] He then departed Worcester City when the 2016–17 season was concluded.[54]

In July 2017, Evans joined FC United of Manchester[55] but left the club later that month without playing a competitive match.[56]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 September 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2011–12[57] League Two 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
Chesterfield (loan) 2012–13[58] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2012–13[58] Conference Premier 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Hereford United (loan) 2013–14[59] Conference Premier 6 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 7 0
Southport 2014–15[60] Conference Premier 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Career total 41 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 44 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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