Jonathan Grant Evans was born on the 3rd of January 1988, and he is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leicester City and the Northern Ireland national team.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Manchester United

According to the report from ESPN, Evans was scouted while playing for Greenisland F.C., the same club that his brother Corry and Craig Cathcart played for before moving to Manchester United. However, at the age of nine, he was invited to attend the Manchester United Centre of Excellence in Belfast, before being invited for a trial in Manchester a year later. Nevertheless, rule changes within The Football Association at the time meant that clubs were limited to players who lived within 90 minutes’ travel of the club, so Evans’ opportunities were limited. However, his family soon relocated to Manchester, allowing Evans to train with Manchester United full-time. The young star progressed through Manchester United’s academy, featuring in two of the club’s three games during the 2006 summer tour of South Africa, as well as domestic friendlies against Celtic and Preston North End.Information Guide Nigeria

Sunderland loans

The report has it that in December 2006, Evans agreed to join Sunderland on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season, with Manchester United and Antwerp team-mate Danny Simpson joining on a similar deal in the January transfer window. The duo helped Sunderland clinch the Football League Championship title, with Evans winning the club’s “Youth Player of the Year” award at the end of the season. However, manager Roy Keane was hopeful of re-signing Evans on loan following promotion to the Premier League, it was confirmed in June 2007 that Evans would be staying at Manchester United to push for a place in the first team.Information Guide Nigeria

Return to Manchester United

2007–2011

BBC Sport reported that Evans made his Manchester United debut on the 26th of September 2007 against Coventry City in the Football League Cup which ended in a 2–0 defeat. The young star then appeared as a late substitute for Gerard Piqué in a UEFA Champions League match at home to Dynamo Kyiv on on the 7th of November 2007 to secure Manchester United’s qualification to the knockout stage of the competition. He subsequently made his first Champions League start on 12 December 2007 against Roma.Information Guide Nigeria

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2011–2015

As per talk SPORT, before the start of the 2011–12 season, Evans was handed the number 6 shirt after Wes Brown was transferred to Sunderland. On the 14th of August, he wore his new shirt number for the first time in United’s opening day 2–1 win at West Bromwich Albion, he came on for the injured Nemanja Vidić in the 52nd minute at The Hawthorns.And on the 23rd of October, he was sent off in United’s 6–1 defeat against Manchester City after bringing down Mario Balotelli in a last-man challenge.NYSC Portal

West Bromwich Albion

According to the report from BBC, Evans signed for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee on the 29th of August 2015. The player made his debut for the club on the 12th of September 2015 in a 0–0 draw against Southampton. And on the 2nd of January 2016, Evans scored his first West Brom goal in a 2–1 victory over Stoke City. However, on the 15th of May 2016, before the final game of the season, Evans received Players’ Player of the Season award of West Bromwich Albion on his primary campaign for the club.

Leicester City

Still BBC report confirmed that in the month of June 2018, Leicester City activated Evans’ relegation release clause in his contract with West Bromwich Albion for £3.5 million. The player signed a three-year contract. Again, he made his Leicester debut in a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 18th of August 2018. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on the 23rd of February 2019.NYSC Portal

According to the EPL officialsite, it was confirmed that Evans made his 400th appearance in English football on the 12th of July 2020 and scored an own goal in a 1–4 defeat away to AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.

International career

As per ESPN, despite having not yet made his senior debut for Manchester United, Evans was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in September 2006, making his debut in the memorable 3–2 victory over Spain. As a matter of fact, he has since retained his place in the squad and has made over 60 appearances. On the 28th of March 2009, Evans scored his first international goal in a 3–2 win over Poland in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, volleyed home from close range.NYSC Portal

Evans’ Net Worth

Report from Forbes has that he has conjured an estimated net worth of €52.3 million (£44.5 million).

Evans’ Salary

The centre back signed a contract with Leicester City that nets him a whopping salary of 4.8 Million Euro (4.09 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €13,115 (£11,162) per day and €546 (£465) per hour!

Per year        €4,800,000     £4,173,913

Per month     €400,000     £347,826

Per week       €92,308        £80,268NYSC Portal

Per day         €13,151        £11,435

Per hour      €548                £476

Per minute   €9               £8

Honours

Sunderland

Football League Championship: 2006–07

Manchester United

Premier League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13

UEFA Champions League: 2007–08NYSC Portal

Football League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10

FA Community Shield: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013

FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

Leicester CityNYSC Portal

FA Cup: 2020–21

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