| Evander | |
| Full Name: | Evander da Silva Ferreira |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Portland Timbers |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Midtjylland (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Midtjylland |
| Caps3: | 97 |
| Goals3: | 30 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Portland Timbers |
| Caps4: | 55 |
| Goals4: | 24 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Brazil U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 03:49, 20 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 30 May 2017 |
Evander da Silva Ferreira (born 9 June 1998), commonly known as Evander, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.
Evander debuted for Vasco da Gama on 5 March 2016 as an 85th-minute substitute in a Campeonato Carioca 3–1 win against Bonsucesso.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 8 November 2017 against Santos in the 33rd round of Brazilian Serie A.[2]
On 31 January 2018, Evander became the youngest Vasco da Gama's player to score twice in a Libertadores match, against Universidad de Concepción.
On 27 August 2018, Vasco confirmed that Evander had been loaned out to FC Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season with a release clause of DKK18 million (around €2.4 million) for the summer of 2019.[3] [4] [5]
Evander made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 29 September 2018 as a 65th-minute substitute for Jakob Poulsen in a 5 - 1 home win over Hobro IK.[6] The next weekend, on 7 October, he was substituted in with 12 minutes remaining in a 3 - 0 win over Vendsyssel FF.[7] On 20 October, Evander scored his first goal for Midtjylland in a 4 - 1 away win over FC Nordsjælland.[8]
In January 2019, FC Midtjylland agreed with Vasco da Gama on a permanent transfer for Evander, agreeing on a future transfer worth a DKK 15m fee, lower than the original release clause.[9] [10] In March 2019, he won the Danish Superliga Player of the Month award.[11]
On 5 December 2022, the Portland Timbers acquired Evander in a full transfer from FC Midtjylland. Signed as a Designated Player, Evander is under contract through 2026 with a club option in 2027.[12] He scored his first goal for Portland on 4 March 2023 against Los Angeles FC.[13]
In March 2015, Evander helped the Brazil U17 national team win the Under-17 South American Championship, scoring three goals.[14] He also played at the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.[15]
| Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2016 | Série B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Série A | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |||
| Midtjylland (loan) | 2018–19[16] | Danish Superliga | 26 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||||
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 7 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 46 | 17 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 19 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 40 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2023 | MLS | 27 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | |||
| 2024 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 32 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 204 | 64 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 280 | 81 | |||
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