Jake Benjamin Evans (born 21 August 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or wide midfielder for EFL League One club Leicester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Benjamin Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 2008[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 65 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2025 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Leicester City | 4 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:13, 29 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:06, 7 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA 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
editIn 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
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2024–25[9] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Leicester City | 2024–25[9] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2025–26[10] | League One | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Jake Evans". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- 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.
- ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (18 February 2025). "Potential perfect solution found if van Nistelrooy keeps his word and takes risk". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "England Matches - Under-16's 2020-30". Englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (31 October 2025). "Potential Leicester City solution ruled out after late international call-up". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "England 8-1 Haiti". ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Jake Evans in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Jake Evans in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
External links
edit- Jake Evans at Soccerway
- Profile at the Leicester City F.C. website