Gareth Evans (footballer born 1988)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Gareth Evans


fullname = Gareth Evans
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|4|26
cityofbirth = Macclesfield
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Macclesfield Town
clubnumber = 26
position = Striker
youthyears = 2002–2006
youthclubs = Crewe Alexandra
years = 2007–
clubs = Macclesfield Town
caps(goals) = 48 (8)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20:35, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
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Gareth Evans (born 26 April 1988 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Macclesfield Town.

Early years

Evans started his career with Manchester United as part of the youth setup.

Despite being touted as a future star by Alex Ferguson he decided to re-join Crewe Alexandra under Dario Gradi due to their excellent record for mentoring youth players. He had previously been with Crewe from the age of seven before joining Manchester United where he stayed until 14 years of age.

Due to the relegation of Crewe in 2005-06 season and the judgement of the new Manager, Steve Holland, Evans was released by the club.

After Crewe

After leaving Crewe, Evans played in the PFA Exit Trials and joined Port Vale under Martin Foyle. He scored and impressed in pre-season for them and went on the pre-season tour, but as Foyle had already signed several players that summer, no budget was available for younger inexperienced players. As a result, however, he was recommended to Ian Brightwell at Macclesfield so that he could gain experience of League football.

Macclesfield Town

Evans signed for Macclesfield Town during the 07-08 season. He was given the number 26 jersey.Still just 19, he has since become a first team regular scoring seven goals and with a number of assists. His energy and work rate have made him a big hit with the Macclesfield fans. Evans recently signed a new contract with the club, to the delight of the fans and the club, which, it can be argued, is no doubt due to the Silkmen's manager, Keith Alexander's record of bringing through young players to prosperity.

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