Matt Evans (footballer)

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Matt Evans
Personal information
Full name Matthew Dominic Evans Wolff
Date of birth (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Simi Valley, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC 2
Number 70
Youth career
2018–2023 Los Angeles FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Los Angeles FC 2 46 (10)
2024– Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Guatemala U17 2 (1)
2023 United States U17 3 (0)
2024 Guatemala U18 4 (1)
2023–2024 Guatemala U20 11 (7)
2025– Guatemala 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Matthew Dominic Evans Wolff (born 25 May 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

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Club career

Evans joined the youth academy of Los Angeles FC as a U12, and began his senior career with Los Angeles FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro in 2023. On 7 July 2024, he signed a short-term agreement with Los Angeles FC for a Major League Soccer match against Houston Dynamo. [1] On 31 October 2024, he signed a professional Homegrown Player contract with the senior Los Angeles FC squad. [2] He made the Los Angeles FC final squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. [3]

International career

Evans was born in the United States to an American father and Guatemalan mother and holds dual-citizenship. [4] He played for the Guatemala U17s at the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [5] In September 2023, he instead was called up to a training camp with the United States U17s. [6] He played for the Guatemala U20s at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [7]

Evans debuted with the senior Guatemala national team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Jamaica on 10 June 2025. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "LAFC2". LAFC2.
  2. ↑ Bogert, Tom (31 October 2024). "LAFC sign highly-rated Terry, Evans to homegrown deals: Sources". GiveMeSport.
  3. ↑ read, Oli Gent·10 min (12 June 2025). "Club World Cup: Every confirmed squad ahead of tournament start". Yahoo Sports.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Matt Evans y la razón para volver a Guatemala después de jugar con Estados Unidos". ESPNdeportes.com. 16 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "U.S-Based Players Competing at U17 Concacaf | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  6. ↑ "Twenty Players Called Up to U17 MNT | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  7. ↑ National Football Federation of Guatemala [@fedefut_oficial] (18 July 2024). "¡✅ʟɪꜱᴛᴏꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴘᴜᴛᴀʀ ᴇʟ ᴘʀᴇᴍᴜɴᴅɪᴀʟ ᴅᴇ @Concacaf ꜱᴜʙ20 ᴇɴ ɪʀᴀᴘᴜᴀᴛᴏ, ᴍᴇ́xɪᴄᴏ!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2024– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "El 1×1 de Guatemala ante Jamaica: el rendimiento de cada jugador en las eliminatorias". 11 June 2025.
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