Evander (footballer)

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Evander
Personal information
Full name Evander da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2017 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Vasco da Gama 54 (5)
2018–2019 → Midtjylland (loan) 26 (9)
2019–2022 Midtjylland 97 (30)
2023– Portland Timbers 27 (9)
International career‡
2013 Brazil U15 1 (3)
2015 Brazil U17 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2017

Evander da Silva Ferreira (born 9 June 1998), commonly known as Evander, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

Contents

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Evander debuted for Vasco da Gama on 5 March 2016 as an 85th-minute substitute in a Campeonato Carioca 3–1 win against Bonsucesso. [1] He scored his first professional goal on 8 November 2017 against Santos in the 33rd round of Brazilian Serie A. [2]

On 31 January 2018, Evander became the youngest Vasco da Gama's player to score twice in a Libertadores match, against Universidad de Concepción.

Midtjylland

On 27 August 2018, Vasco confirmed that Evander had been loaned out to FC Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season with a release clause of DKK18 million (around €2.4 million) for the summer of 2019. [3] [4] [5]

Evander made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 29 September 2018 as a 65th-minute substitute for Jakob Poulsen in a 5–1 home win over Hobro IK. [6] The next weekend, on 7 October, he was substituted in with 12 minutes remaining in a 3–0 win over Vendsyssel FF. [7] On 20 October, Evander scored his first goal for Midtjylland in a 4–1 away win over FC Nordsjælland. [8]

In January 2019, FC Midtjylland agreed with Vasco da Gama on a permanent transfer for Evander, agreeing on a future transfer worth a DKK 15m fee, lower than the original release clause. [9] [10] In March 2019, he won the Danish Superliga Player of the Month award. [11]

Portland Timbers

On 5 December 2022, the Portland Timbers acquired Evander in a full transfer from FC Midtjylland. Signed as a Designated Player, Evander is under contract through 2026 with a club option in 2027. [12]

International career

In March 2015, Evander helped the Brazil U17 national team win the Under-17 South American Championship, scoring three goals. [13] He also played at the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState LeagueTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2016 [15] Série B 10050—10160
2017 [15] Série A 9100—30121
2018 [15] 70008292244
Total2615082132525
Midtjylland (loan) 2018–19 [16] Danish Superliga 26941——3010
Midtjylland 2019–20 [16] Danish Superliga3081021—339
2020–21 [16] Danish Superliga2864170—397
2021–22 [16] Danish Superliga291252123—4617
2022–23 [16] Danish Superliga1041281—196
Total97301252950013739
Portland Timbers 2023 [16] Major League Soccer 2792200—21
Career total1514120537713222055

Honours

FC Midtjylland

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Ficha de Bonsucesso 1-3 Vasco".
  2. ↑ "Evander celebra primeiro gol como profissional".
  3. ↑ "Evander e Paulo Vitor são emprestados para o futebol europeu" (in Portuguese). Vasco da Gama. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Martin Schmidt (27 August 2018). "Vasco da Gama: Evander lejes ud til FCM" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Klaus Egelund, Gisle Thorsen, Mads Glenn Wehlast (27 August 2018). "FCM lejer brasilianer: Her er købsprisen" (in Danish). Ekstra-Bladet. Retrieved 4 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "FC Midtjylland 5-2 Hobro IK". superstats.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "FC Midtjylland 3-0 Vendsyssel FF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "FC Nordsjælland 1-4 FC Midtjylland". superstats.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Flemming Linnebjerg. "FC Midtjylland køber Evander af Vasco da Gama" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Kenneth Jensen. "Medie: FC Midtjylland betaler mindre end forventet for Evander" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Månedens spiller". Alka Superliga (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Timbers sign Brazilian international Evander as designated player". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Em rede social, Evander comemora título do Sul-Americano Sub-17 pela seleção brasileira".
  14. ↑ "Volante do Vasco festeja convocação para Mundial Sub-17".
  15. 1 2 3 Evander at Soccerway
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Evander » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  17. ↑ UEFA.com. "Player stats | UEFA Europa League 2023/24". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.


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