Jake Evans (footballer, born 2008)

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Jake Evans
Personal information
Full name Jake Benjamin Evans [1]
Date of birth (2008-08-21) 21 August 2008 (age 17) [2]
Place of birth Northampton, England [2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 65
Youth career
2016–2025 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Leicester City 4 (0)
International career‡
2024 England U16 2 (0)
2025 England U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:27, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:06, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Jake Benjamin Evans (born 21 August 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leicester City.

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Club career

A youth product of Leicester City, Evans started playing with their U23s at the age of 16. [3] On 7 February 2025, he made the travelling squad for an FA Cup match against Manchester United, and he was the top scorer in the Premier League 2 shortly after with 11 goals. Around that time he started training regularly with the first team. [4] Evans made his senior and professional debut with Leicester as a 98th-minute substitute for Kasey McAteer in a 2–2 Premier League tie with Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 April 2025. [5]

International career

In April 2024, Evans represented England under-16 in a friendly tournament against Italy and Belgium. [6]

Evans was a late call-up to the England under-17 squad that competed at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup and made his only appearance of the tournament during a group stage win over Haiti. [7] [8]

Playing style

Evans plays as a winger or striker, and is adept at blocking of defender and holding the ball up. He has a strong burst of speed, and is a skilled finisher. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2024–25 [9] ———3 [a] 030
Leicester City 2024–25 [9] Premier League 400000—40
2025–26 [10] Championship 000000—00
Career total4000003070
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jake Evans". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Boyle, Callum (6 February 2025). "Who is Leicester City youngster Jake Evans? Meet the heir to Jamie Vardy's throne". Leicester City News. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (18 February 2025). "Potential perfect solution found if van Nistelrooy keeps his word and takes risk". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Rajan, Adwaidh (12 April 2025). "Brighton 2-2 Leicester City: Caleb Okoli header earns Leicester rare point at Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "England Matches - Under-16's 2020-30". Englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (31 October 2025). "Potential Leicester City solution ruled out after late international call-up". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "England 8-1 Haiti". ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Evans in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jake Evans in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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