Danica Evans | |
Fullname: | Danica Lynn Evans[1] |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Littleton, Colorado, United States |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Colorado Edge |
Youthclubs2: | Colorado Rush |
Collegeyears1: | 2013–2014 |
College1: | Portland Pilots |
Collegecaps1: | 39 |
Collegegoals1: | 12 |
Collegeyears2: | 2015–2016 |
College2: | Colorado Buffaloes |
Collegecaps2: | 42 |
Collegegoals2: | 16 |
Years1: | 2012–2015 |
Clubs1: | Colorado Rush |
Goals1: | 29 |
Years2: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs2: | Orlando Pride |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2020 |
Clubs3: | Sporting de Huelva |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | North Carolina Courage |
Caps4: | 4 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U17 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
Nationalteam2: | United States U23 |
Club-Update: | April 18, 2023 |
Danica Lynn Evans (born June 2, 1995) is an American soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage in the NWSL.
After playing for the club's youth teams, Evans played for the Colorado Rush senior women's team in the USL W-League for four years. In the 2014 season, Evans scored 13 goals in 12 appearances,[2] winning the league's Golden Boot award.[3]
Evans was drafted in the third round (22nd overall) of the 2017 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride.[4] She made her first appearance for the club as a substitute against the Portland Thorns in the opening game of the season.[5] One week later, during Orlando Pride's first home game at Orlando City Stadium, Evans came off the bench to score her first professional goal, an 87th-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Washington Spirit. The strike was voted NWSL Goal of the Week.
Evans was waived on January 10, 2020, in order to pursue a playing opportunity in Europe.[6]
On January 21, 2020, Evans signed with Spanish Primera División club Sporting de Huelva.[7] She made her debut on January 26 as a 60th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Sevilla. On June 8, 2020, Evans was one of 11 players not retained under contract by the club at the end of the season.[8]
In September 2020, Evans returned to the NWSL to sign with North Carolina Courage through 2020 ahead of the fall series friendlies.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup[11] | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Orlando Pride | 2017 | NWSL | 12 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
2018 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 9 | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
Sporting de Huelva | 2019–20 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
North Carolina Courage | 2020 | NWSL | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |