Jonny Evans

This article is about the Northern Irish footballer. For other people with similar names, see Jonathan Evans.

Jonny Evans
MBE
Evans playing for Northern Ireland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Grant Evans[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 35
Youth career
2004–2006 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Manchester United 131 (4)
2006 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 11 (2)
2006–2007 → Sunderland (loan) 18 (1)
2008 → Sunderland (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2018 West Bromwich Albion 89 (5)
2018–2023 Leicester City 121 (5)
2023– Manchester United 28 (0)
International career
Northern Ireland U16 6 (0)
2004–2005 Northern Ireland U17 8 (1)
2006 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
2006–2024 Northern Ireland 107 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Grant Evans MBE (born 3 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United.

Evans started his career at Manchester United and progressed through the club's academy. He went on loan to Royal Antwerp and Sunderland to gain first-team experience before making his Manchester United first-team debut in the 2007–08 League Cup.[3] He became a regular first-team squad member the following season, playing almost 200 matches for Manchester United and winning three Premier League titles amongst a host of other honours in an eight-year spell; however, he fell out of favour at the club under manager Louis van Gaal and left for West Bromwich Albion in 2015. After West Brom's relegation three years later, Evans signed for Leicester City, with whom he won the FA Cup in 2021. Following Leicester City's relegation in 2023, Evans was released and returned to his former club Manchester United.

Evans is the second-most decorated player in Northern Irish football history.[4][5] He has played over 100 matches for the Northern Ireland national team, and was ever-present in the team's run to the round of 16 at UEFA Euro 2016.

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jonny Evans". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Most Decorated Irish Footballers". Soccer Ireland. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Most Decorated Irish Footballers". Soccer Ireland. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ^ Kelly, Ciaran (1 April 2017). "Former Manchester United defender lifts lid on Old Trafford exit".