Aaron Evans

Aaron Evans - Professional Footballer
Personal information
Full name Aaron Michael Evans
Date of birth (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender / Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lanexang United F.C. Laos
Number 2
Youth career
2005-2008 Capital Football Academy
2009–2010 ACT Academy of Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Canberra FC 64 (10)
2014–2015 Tai Po FC 8 (0)
2015-2016 Kamphaeng Phet FC 54 (4)
2016- Lanexang United F.C. 1 (0)
National team
2013 Australia Schoolboys U-19 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:56, 11 November 2014 (UTC).


Aaron Michael Evans (born 21 November 1994) is an Australian-Croatian professional footballer. His current club is Lanexang United F.C. in Laos where he plays as a Defender / Defensive Midfielder.

A product of Capital Football Academy and ACT Academy of Sport, in 2011 he moved to his first senior club, playing with Canberra FC in the ACT Premier League as a 16 year old. He signed his first professional contract with Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po FC in September 2014 aged 19.[1]

Youth development

Capital Football Academy

From U11 to U15 was selected in the Capital Football Academy playing squads and participated in the Premier League competition. Whilst a member of the Academy squads Aaron was selected to participate in the U14 and U15 Boys National Football Championships in Coffs Harbour.

ACT Academy of Sport (ACTAS)

Football scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sports for 2 years. During his scholarship Aaron toured Europe and Asia training and playing. Countries toured include England, Germany, Holland and China.

Australian Schoolboys[2]

In January 2013 selected in the Australian U/19 Schoolboys Squad [3] to participate in a 3-week tour of Brazil and Argentina as a member of the Australian U/19 Schoolboys squad. Played games against Boca Juniors, Botafoga, Estudiantes. Aaron was awarded the Man of the Match in the game vs Rosario FC. Also participated in two day training camps at Boca Juniors and Botafoga.

Senior career

Canberra FC Australia [4] - National Premier Leagues - Capital Football

Joined Canberra FC in 2011 commencing his senior career at 16 years old. During his debut season he made 10 Premier League appearances. In June of the 2011 season, Aaron travelled to Croatia and trained with Dinamo Zagreb for two weeks before playing with Canberra FC in the Croatian Club World Cup where they finished as runners up.

He went on to make 64 appearances for Canberra FC before signing with Tai Po FC during the 2014 season as a 19 year old.

During his time at Canberra FC, Aaron also trained with A League teams Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United. Also spent a short period training with Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League

Tai Po FC Hong Kong - Hong Kong Premier League

On transferring to Woofoo Tai Po FC in September 2014[5] he made his debut a few days later against Kitchee.[6] He went on to make 8 appearances for Tai Po in Premier League and Cup competitions.

Kamphaeng Phet FC Thailand - Thai Division 2 League Northern Region

In January 2015 he transferred to Kamphaeng Phet FC in the Thailand AIS Regional League Division 2. He debuted for the club at the start of the 2015 season in February where he established himself as a first team player. Aaron played an instrumental role in getting Kamphaeng Phet into the round of 16 in the Thai FA Cup.

The 2016 season saw Kamphaeng Phet FC finish 2nd in the Northern Regional League Competition making the Champions League finals for the first time in club history, reaching the final 8 teams just missing promotion to Division 1. Kamphaeng Phet will now play in the new Northern Championship League in 2017.

He was recognised widely as a major contributor to the success of the team. Solid performances defensively and his trademark long throw ensured he was a player teams analysed. By the end of the 2016 season he had made 64 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

Lanexang United FC Laos - Lao Premier League

At the completion of an outstanding 2016 season he signed with Lanexang United FC [7][8] the 2016 Laos Premier league Champions who will compete in the 2016 Toyota Mekong Club Championship [9] and the 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage. He debuted for Lanexang United on 5 November 2016 in Vientiane in the opening Toyota Mekong Club Championship game vs SHB Da Nang FC which Lanexang United won 2-1.

References

  1. ↑ "Locker Room: Terry Campese skips awards, but gets a trolley trophy". Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "School Sport Australia: Football". School Sports Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Australian Schools Football: 2013 Australian Schoolboys Brazil and Argentina Tour Final Report" (PDF). NSW Schools Football. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Canberra FC". Canberra FC Homepage. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tai Po FC Transfers". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kitchee vs Tai Po". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lanexang United FC: Lanexang sign Australian defender/mdifielder Aaron Evans". Camsports website. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Official: Lanexang sign Aaron Evans". Lanexang United FC Facebook. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "2106 Toyota Mekong Club Championships: Lanexang United FC Players & Profile". Toyota Mekong Club Championship website. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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