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Corry Evans 
Evans playing for Hull CityPersonal information Full name Corry John Evans Date of birth 30 July 1990 Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder
Centre backClub information Current club Hull City Number 8 Youth career Greenisland Boys 2005–2009 Manchester United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2011 Manchester United 0 (0) 2010 → Carlisle United (loan) 1 (0) 2011 → Hull City (loan) 18 (3) 2011– Hull City 13 (0) National team‡ 2006–2007 Northern Ireland U16 3 (1) 2007 Northern Ireland U17 5 (0) 2007–2008 Northern Ireland U19 6 (0) 2008– Northern Ireland U21 10 (0) 2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0) 2009– Northern Ireland 15 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2011Corry Johnny Evans (born 30 July 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre back for Hull City. A Northern Ireland under-21 and senior international, he came through the Manchester United youth academy, like his older brother, United team centre back Jonny Evans. Evans is capable of operating in the centre of midfield or defence but was used mostly as a centre back during the 2008–09 season.
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Career
Club career
Born in Belfast, Evans began his career with Greenisland Boys F.C., where fellow Manchester United youth players Craig Cathcart and Conor Devlin also played before moving to England. However, when Evans' brother, Jonny, was signed by Manchester United, the whole family moved to Manchester. Evans then joined the Manchester United youth team, and originally played as a schoolboy until he signed a trainee contract with the club on his 16th birthday in July 2006. By then, he had already become a regular in the club's Under-18 side, and he even made his debut for the reserve team on 31 October 2005, coming on as a substitute for Sam Hewson in a 5–1 away defeat by Oldham Athletic. He made 19 appearances and scored one goal for the Under 18s in 2006–07, but his next reserve team appearance did not come until November 2007, when he came on as a second-half substitute for David Gray in a 2–1 away win over Middlesbrough.
After five more appearances for the reserves in 2007–08, Evans established himself as a regular in the reserve team in 2008–09, and was even given the captain's armband at one point. However, despite having been deployed as a central midfielder throughout his earlier career, Evans found himself increasingly used as a centre back during the 2008–09 season. Towards the end of the season, along with James Chester and Tom Cleverley, Evans was nominated by reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award,[1] but lost out to Chester.[2]
Evans received his first call-up to the Manchester United first team on 24 May 2009, when he was named on the bench for the club's last game of the 2008–09 Premier League season against Hull City.[3]
In July 2010, Evans was part of the United squad that toured North America.[4] Although he was an unused substitute in the first match against Celtic,[5] he came on as a substitute in the second half of the second game against Philadelphia Union, joining his brother Jonny on the pitch.[6]
On 22 October 2010, he joined Carlisle United on a one-month loan deal.[7]
On 14 January 2011, he joined Hull City on loan.[8] Making his debut on 22 January 2011, as a replacement for Cameron Stewart, and scoring in the 1–1 away draw against Reading.[9] The move was made permanent following the close of the 2010–11 season.[10] He made his first appearance since joining City on a permanent deal starting against Ipswich Town on 13 August 2011 at Portman Road, with City winning 1–0.[11]
International career
Evans began his international football career as a schoolboy international, playing for the Northern Ireland under-16 side; he scored one goal in three appearances for the team. In 2007, he progressed to the under-17 side, playing in five fixtures in the space of two months. However, the team went winless in those five matches, losing three and drawing the other two. By the end of 2007, Evans had joined the under-19 team, but they were just as the under-17s, losing four and winning just one of the six matches that Evans played in between October 2007 and October 2008. He made his debut for the under-21 side on 19 August 2008, but he was substituted after 72 minutes of the 1–0 defeat to Poland. He has since made four more appearances for the under-21s. Although the U21's failed to qualify for the Euro 2009, he was recalled for several Euro 2011 qualifiers.
Evans received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland senior team on 20 May 2009; he was named in a 19-man squad that contained nine other uncapped players for the match against Italy in Pisa on 6 June 2009.[12] He made his debut in that very game, playing 78 minutes of the 3–0 defeat before being replaced by Shane Ferguson.[13] On 3 September 2010, Evans scored his first international goal as he scored the winner with his first touch after coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 away win over Slovenia in the first UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying game.[14]
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 3 September 2010 Maribor, Slovenia 
Slovenia0–1 0–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qual. References
- ^ Bostock, Adam (1 April 2009). "Reserve Player of the Year". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6629830. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ Hibbs, Ben (17 May 2009). "Vidic does the double". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6632736. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ Hughes, Ian (24 May 2009). "Hull 0–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048308.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Thompson, Gemma (9 July 2010). "Tour squad announced". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6650598. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Gemma (16 July 2010). "Celtic 1 United 3". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={3165B97F-681E-4B39-BE53-94EC9521C3DA}&newsid=6650747. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Gemma (21 July 2010). "Philadelphia 0 United 1". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={3165B97F-681E-4B39-BE53-94EC9521C3DA}&newsid=6650838. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Carlisle sign Manchester United midfielder Corry Evans". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 22 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/9119999.stm. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Evans joins Hull City on loan". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 14 January 2010. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Jan/Evans-joins-Hull-City-on-loan.aspx. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Reading 1-1 Hull". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 22 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9365843.stm. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Manchester United's Corry Evans to complete Hull move". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13088153.stm. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Ipswich 0-1 Hull". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14429642.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Irish League quintet in NI squad". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 20 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8059221.stm. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8087413.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8958348.stm. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
External links
- Corry Evans career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at irishfa.com
- Profile at redStat
Hull City A.F.C. – current squad 1 Basso · 2 Rosenior · 3 Dawson · 4 McKenna · 5 Chester · 6 Hobbs · 7 Stewart · 8 Evans · 9 McLean · 10 Koren · 12 Fryatt · 13 Oxley · 14 Cairney · 15 McShane · 16 Harper · 17 Brady · 18 Barmby · 19 Dudgeon · 22 Adebola · 24 Gulácsi · 25 East · 26 Bradley · 27 Pusic · 28 Waghorn · 31 Emerton · 33 Cracknell · Caretaker manager: Barmby
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