| George Evans | |
| Fullname: | George Evans[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Cheadle, England |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, centre-back, right-back |
| Currentclub: | Wrexham |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Scunthorpe United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Walsall (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Reading |
| Caps5: | 59 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Derby County |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Millwall |
| Caps7: | 55 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Wrexham |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC) |
George Evans (born 13 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or right-back for club Wrexham.
Evans was born in Cheadle, Greater Manchester and joined Manchester City at the age of six.[2] After several seasons in Manchester City's academy, Evans first came to prominence with several appearances on the bench for City during the 2012–13 season, although he was ultimately not given a debut for the senior team. In the following season, Evans began playing for the Elite Development Squad before being loaned to Crewe Alexandra at the end of October.[3] Within a week he was given his first senior cap, being named in the starting line-up for Crewe's home league game against Bradford City,[4] against whom he played a full 90 minutes. Evans' first goal for Crewe Alexandra came on 23 November against local rivals Port Vale.[5]
On 30 January 2015, he joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[6] Evans made 16 appearances during his loan spell, scoring once. On 22 September 2015, Evans made his First Team debut for Manchester City when he came on as a substitute during a 4–1 win against Sunderland in the League Cup.[7] In doing so, he became the second Manchester City player to represent the club at all levels from under-8s right through to the senior team, after Chris Chantler.
On 20 October 2015, Evans joined League One club Walsall on a one-month loan deal. He made his Walsall debut on the same day against Barnsley and scored the opening goal in a 0–2 away win.[8] On 24 November 2015, after "playing week in, week out", he extended his loan at Walsall until 9 January 2016[9] and was then extended again until 26 January 2016, the maximum allowed time for an emergency loan deal.[10] On 16 January 2016 he was recalled by parent club Manchester City as an offer had been made for a permanent move away from the club.
On 19 January 2016, Evans joined Championship club Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal until 2019.[11] Evans scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 1 October 2016.[12]
On 31 July 2018, Evans joined Championship club Derby County for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £1m, on a 3-year deal[13] He signed a contract extension in August 2020 to take him through until the summer of 2022.[14]
On 1 February 2021, Evans joined Championship club Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[15] He scored his first goal for Millwall, a late equaliser, in a 1-1 draw against Luton Town on 23 February 2021.[16]
In September 2023 Evans joined EFL League Two club Wrexham on a two-year contract.[17] On July 1, 2024, following Wrexham's promotion to EFL League One, Evans signed a two-year extension to stay with the club.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Walsall (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Reading | 2015–16 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | |||
| Derby County | 2018–19 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42! | 0 | ||||
| Millwall | 2020–21 | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 60! | 2 | ||||
| Wrexham | 2023–24 | League Two | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 226 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 12 | |||
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