Danica Evans

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Danica Evans
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Personal information
Full name Danica Lynn Evans [1]
Date of birth (1995-06-02) June 2, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Littleton, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colorado Edge
Colorado Rush
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Portland Pilots 39 (12)
2015–2016 Colorado Buffaloes 42 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Colorado Rush (29)
2017–2019 Orlando Pride 26 (2)
2020 Sporting de Huelva 4 (0)
2020 North Carolina Courage 4 (0)
International career
2011 United States U17
2017 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 18, 2023

Danica Lynn Evans (born June 2, 1995) is an American soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage in the NWSL.

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Club career

Colorado Rush, 2012–2015

After playing for the club's youth teams, Evans played for the Colorado Rush senior women's team in the USL W-League for four years. In the 2014 season, Evans scored 13 goals in 12 appearances, [2] winning the league's Golden Boot award. [3]

Orlando Pride, 2017–2019

Evans was drafted in the third round (22nd overall) of the 2017 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride. [4] She made her first appearance for the club as a substitute against the Portland Thorns in the opening game of the season. [5] One week later, during Orlando Pride's first home game at Orlando City Stadium, Evans came off the bench to score her first professional goal, an 87th-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Washington Spirit. The strike was voted NWSL Goal of the Week.

Evans was waived on January 10, 2020, in order to pursue a playing opportunity in Europe. [6]

Sporting de Huelva, 2020

On January 21, 2020, Evans signed with Spanish Primera División club Sporting de Huelva. [7] She made her debut on January 26 as a 60th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Sevilla. On June 8, 2020, Evans was one of 11 players not retained under contract by the club at the end of the season. [8]

North Carolina Courage, 2020–present

In September 2020, Evans returned to the NWSL to sign with North Carolina Courage through 2020 ahead of the fall series friendlies. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of September 3, 2020 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2017 NWSL 121–121
2018 50–50
2019 91–91
Total26200262
Sporting de Huelva 2019–20 Primera División 401050
North Carolina Courage 2020 NWSL 00–00
Career total30210312
  1. ↑ Includes the Copa de la Reina.

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References

  1. ↑ "Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees – College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts" (PDF). Commencement. Boulder, Colorado: University of Colorado Boulder. May 12, 2017. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Boniface, Daniel (January 12, 2017). "Colorado's Danica Evans selected by Orlando Pride in NWSL draft". The Denver Post . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Benton, Jim (July 6, 2015). "Lakewood graduate looks forward to summer soccer play". Arvada Press . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Colorado's Danica Evans selected by Orlando Pride in NWSL draft". January 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pride Drop 2017 Season Opener at Portland Thorns FC".
  6. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs UCF Alumna Carrie Lawrence". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ↑ "La delantera estadounidense Danica Evans, procedente del Orlando Pride, tercer fichaje invernal". sportingclubhuelva.com.
  8. ↑ "Web Oficial del Sporting Club de Huelva - El Sporting Huelva, Ciudad que Marca hace pública la lista de bajas para la próxima temporada". www.sportingclubhuelva.com.
  9. ↑ Birkedal, Morgan (September 3, 2020). "North Carolina Courage Sign Rylee Baisden and Danica Evans to Contracts Through the 2020 Season". North Carolina Courage.
  10. ↑ "USA - D. Evans - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.


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