Evan De Haro | |
Fullname: | Evan Francis de Haro |
Birth Date: | 28 September 2002 |
Birth Place: | Gibraltar |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | FCB Magpies |
Clubnumber: | 16 |
Youthyears1: | –2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Lincoln Red Imps |
Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Algeciras |
Collegeyears1: | 2021–2024 |
College1: | UCLan Men's FC |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Clubs1: | Lincoln Red Imps |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs2: | Europa |
Years3: | 2021 |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Clubs3: | → Bruno's Magpies (loan) |
Years4: | 2021– |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Clubs4: | FCB Magpies |
Years5: | 2021–2023 |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Clubs5: | → Lancaster City (loan) |
Nationalteam1: | Gibraltar U16 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam2: | Gibraltar U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Gibraltar U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2019– |
Nationalteam4: | Gibraltar U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 18 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
Nationalteam5: | Gibraltar |
Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
Evan Francis de Haro (born 28 September 2002) is a Gibraltarian association footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Bruno's Magpies. He has represented Gibraltar from U16 to senior level, and currently represents the Gibraltar national football team.
Evan De Haro started his career at Lincoln Red Imps and made his senior debut on 19 May 2019, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat to Mons Calpe.[1] That summer, he moved to Spain to play for Algeciras, spending one season with their Juvenil team before returning to the Rock in 2020 to sign with Europa.[2] Finishing the 2020–21 season on loan with Bruno's Magpies, he joined them permanently in the summer before moving to the UK to study at the University of Central Lancashire, during which time he played with Lancaster City U23. In summer 2022 he briefly returned from his loan to play in Magpies' maiden UEFA Europa Conference League campaign.[3] While at UCLan, he played for their football team in the BUCS Football League and served as captain.[4]
During the 2023–24 season, De Haro made his long awaited league debut for Magpies as a permanent player, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 7–2 win over College 1975 on 17 February 2024.[5]
De Haro has played for Gibraltar at every youth level from under-16 to under-21 level, captaining the under-21s during the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign. After earning his first senior call-up in March 2022,[6] De Haro made his senior international debut on 11 October 2023 in a friendly against Wales, coming on in the second half for Ethan Jolley in a 4–0 defeat.[7]
He notably played 3 games in 3 countries across 3 days in October 2023 - first, appearing as an 83rd minute substitute for Gibraltar against the Republic of Ireland on 16 October 2023 in Faro, Portugal,[8] then captaining the under-21s against the Netherlands on 17 October in Gibraltar[9] before coming off the bench for UCLan against UCFB Etihad in Preston, Lancashire on 18 October 2023.[10]
De Haro played for the Gibraltar men's national under-16 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C held in San Marino, averaging three points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.[11]
In an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire in December 2023, De Haro outlined his aspiration to become a firefighter.[12]