A product of Capital Football Academy and ACT Academy of Sport, in 2011, Evans moved to his first senior club, playing with Canberra Croatia in the Capital Premier League as a 16-year-old.
Youth career
Capital Football Academy
From U11 to U15, Evans was selected in the Capital Football Academy playing squads and participated in the Premier League competition. Whilst a member of the Academy squad, Evans was selected to participate in the U14 and U15 Boys National Football Championships in Coffs Harbour.
ACT Academy of Sport (ACTAS)
Football scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sports for 2 years. During his scholarship, Evans toured Europe and Asia training and playing. Countries toured include England, Germany, Holland and China.
In January 2013 selected in the Australian U19 Schoolboys Squad[3] to participate in a 3-week tour of Brazil and Argentina. Played games against Boca Juniors, Botafogo, Estudiantes. Evans was awarded the Man of the Match in the game vs Rosario. Also participated in two-day training camps at Boca Juniors and Botafogo.
Club career
Canberra Croatia
Evans joined National Premier Leagues Capital Football club Canberra Croatia in 2011 commencing his senior career at 16 years old. During his debut season, he made 10 Premier League appearances. In June of the 2011 season, Evans travelled to Croatia and trained with Dinamo Zagreb for two weeks before playing with Canberra Croatia in the Croatian Club World Cup where they finished as runners-up.
He went on to make 64 appearances for Canberra Croatia before signing with Tai Po during the 2014 season as a 19-year-old.
On 5 September 2014, Evans signed his first professional contract with Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po at 19-years old.[5][6] Evans made his debut a few days later against Kitchee on 12 September.[7] He went on to make 8 appearances for Tai Po in Premier League and Cup competitions.
Kamphaengphet
In January 2015, Evans transferred Thailand third tier league Regional League Division 2 club, Kamphaengphet. He debuted for the club at the start of the 2015 season in February where he established himself as a first team player. Evans an instrumental role in getting Kamphaengphet into the round of 16 in the 2015 Thai FA Cup.
The 2016 season saw Kamphaengphet finish 2nd in the Northern Regional League Competition making the Champions League finals for the first time in club history, reaching the final 8 teams just missing promotion to Division 1. Kamphaeng Phet will now play in the 2017 Thai League 3 Upper Region.
He was recognised widely[by whom?] as a major contributor to the success of the team. Solid performances defensively and his trademark long throw-in,[original research?] ensured he was a player teams analysed.[citation needed] By the end of the 2016 season, he had made 64 appearances and scored 4 goals.
Lanexang United
At the completion of an outstanding 2016 season, Evans signed with the newly crowned Lao Premier League champions Lanexang United.[8][9] Lanexang United who will compete in the 2016 Mekong Club Championship[10] and the 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage. He debuted for Lanexang United on 5 November 2016 in Vientiane in the opening Toyota Mekong Club Championship game vs SHB Da Nang coming on as a sub in the second half. Lanexang United won the game 2–1.[11] On 27 December 2016 he made his starting debut vs Yadanarbon at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Myanmar.[12] Lanexang United drew the game 3 -3 and progressed to the semi-finals of the Mekong Club Championships where they met Boeung Ket Angkor in Phnom Penh.[13] Lanexang won the semi-final 3–0 and play against Buriram United in the two legged final on 4 January 2017 and 8 January 2017.[14] In the first leg of the final Lanexang United won 1–0. After good performances during the Mekong Cup, he was selected to play in the Laos Premier League All-Stars squad. The squad played against Thai League 1 club Muangthong United in a game in Vientiane.
PS Barito Putera
After the demise of Lanexang United, Evans signed with Barito Putera in January 2017 for the 2017 President's Cup and 2017 Liga 1 competitions.[15] Debuting on 7 February 2017 in a Presidents Cup game against Borneo Samarinda, which ended 0–0, his Liga 1 debut came on 15 April 2017 in the season opening game against Mitra Kukar in a home match at May 17th Stadium. Barito won the game 2–1. After a good start to the league he scored his first goal in the third game when Barito played Perseru Serui.[16] He went on to play every minute of all 17 games played in Leg 1. At the completion of the 2017 Liga 1 season, Evans had played 31 games as a centre-back and defensive midfielder. His performances throughout the 2017 season saw him offered a contract extension for the 2018 Liga 1 season.[17]
He scored his first goal for PSM playing in the second leg of the 2019 AFC Cup ASEAN Semi final against Vietnamese club Becamex Binh Duong,[22] with PSM winning the game 2–1. PSM made the final of the 2018–19 Piala Indonesia. The two legged final resulted in Persija Jakarta winning the first leg 1–0 at home. The second leg in Makassar saw PSM win 2–0[23] with Evans scoring the first goal and then providing an assist for the second. As a result, PSM became Piala Indonesia Champions and earned the right to play in 2020 AFC Cup. The Piala Indonesia Final Leg 1 played at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta was played in front of 70,306 fans, making it the 15th highest attendance at a football game in the world in 2019.
PSS Sleman
Evans joined PSS Sleman on 29 January 2020 for the 2020 Liga 1 season.[24]His debut for PS Sleman came in Round 1 of Liga 1 against PSM Makassar at Andi Mattalata Stadium in Maksassar on 1 March 2020. PSM won the game 2–1. He scored his first goal for PSS[25] against Persib Bandung in Round 3 in Bandung. After the suspension of Liga 1 2020 due to COVID-19, he re-signed for the 2021 Liga 1[26] season. His first appearance for the season was in the second game of the pre season 2021 Menpora Cup against Persela.
NorthEast United
After spending six years in Indonesia, Evans signed for Indian Super League club NorthEast United on 25 September 2022. On 8 October 2022, he made his Indian Super League debut coming on as a late substitute in their controversial 1–0 away defeat to Bengaluru. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 lost to ATK Mohun Bagan on 10 November. Evans spent one season at the club and registered 19 league appearances and scored two goals.
Dandenong Thunder
After six months without a club, Evans returned to his homeland in January 2024 signing for Dandenong Thunder in the NPL Victoria.[27] He make his debut on 10 February 2024 in a 2–1 lost to Hume City. Evans made 4 appearances for the club and departed in March 2024.
Abahani Limited Dhaka
After a brief stint in his homeland, Evans returned to South Asia signing for Bangladesh Premier League side Abahani Limited Dhaka on 18 March 2024.[28] He make his debut in a 1–1 draw to Fortis on 4 April. Evans made 4 appearances for the club and left at the end of the season.
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