Jack Lucas James Evans (born 10 August 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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or as a

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for club FC Halifax Town.

Career

Born in

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

, Evans began his career with Blackburn Rovers at the age of six and turning professional in 2018, moving on loan to

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Footb ...

in December 2019. He transferred to Forest Green Rovers in July 2020. He made his senior professional debut on 8 September 2020, in a

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match. On 1 December 2020, Evans joined

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side

Hungerford Town Hungerford Town Football Club is a semi-professional Football club (association football), football club based in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of and play at B ...

on a one-month loan. On 8 February 2021, Evans joined

National League North The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...

side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal. On 13 January 2022, Evans joined

side

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Evans was one of seven players released by Forest Green. On 29 July 2022, Evans signed for National League North club

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

. He suffered a serious training injury in February 2023. On 3 August 2023, Evans signed for

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club FC Halifax Town. He scored on his debut in the opening league fixture of the season.

Career statistics

References

2000 births Living people Footballers from Warrington English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players AFC Fylde players Hereford F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players {{England-footy-bio-stub