Jimmy Evans (footballer, born 1999)

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Jimmy Evans
Personal information
Full name Jimmy Evans Oghenerukwe
Date of birth (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Mushuc Runa
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Rocha 30 (3)
2022 Danubio 11 (1)
2023– Mushuc Runa 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Jimmy Evans Oghenerukwe (born 13 March 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A club Mushuc Runa. [1] Besides Nigeria, he has played in Ecuador and Uruguay. [2]

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Career

Evans joined Rocha in 2019 after accompanying his friend from Nigeria for trials with the club. [3] He won Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur title in his first season with the club. [4]

Evans moved to Danubio in January 2022. [5] He made his professional debut for the club on 8 February 2022 by scoring his team's only goal in a 1–0 league win against Cerrito. [6]

Career statistics

As of 10 September 2022 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rocha 2019 Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur N/AN/A
2020 Uruguayan Segunda División 131131
2021 172172
Total3030000303
Danubio 2022 Uruguayan Primera División 11110121
Career total4141000424

Honours

Rocha

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References

  1. 1 2 Jimmy Evans at Soccerway
  2. "Jimmy Evans: vivir con $ 1.000 por partido en Rocha". elobservador.com.uy.
  3. "De acompañante a héroe inesperado: la historia de Jimmy Evans, la figura de Danubio". 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Rocha campeón uruguayo de la temporada 2019". 19 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "Jimmy Evans deja Rocha Fútbol Club para jugar en Danubio". 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. "Cerrito vs. Danubio - 8 February 2022" . Retrieved 10 February 2022.