Jonny Evans is a veteran footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for English Premier League side Manchester United, check out his bio, age, height, contract, career, salary, stats
Manchester United are currently experiencing a mixed start to the new 2023/24 season with three wins and three losses.
Who is Jonny Evans Man Utd salary, contract details, jersey number, net worth in 2023
Johnny Evans🔥 Vs Burnley pic.twitter.com/LjdcFuVMGt
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Johnny Evans Appreciation tweet.
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Away from the league, Erik ten Hag’s side also lost 4-3 away to Bayern Munich in their Champions League opener.
Jonny Evans to the rescue
Manchester United are currently struggling to find good from with Andre Onana and other new signings struggling to find consistency. Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, and Sofyan Amrabat are all having a tough time at Old Trafford following injuries. Interestingly, it is another new player, Jonny Evans who returned on a free transfer that has come to the rescue.
After coming on as a substitute in the 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on September 3, he played a full 90 minutes in the recent 1-0 win over Burnley. In fact, the Northern Irish international gave a fine assist to Bruno Fernandes and almost got on the scoresheet himself. Jonny headed a goal from a corner, which got ruled out following a VAR check that adjudged Hojlund as offside.
Jonny Evans bio
Jonny Evans, full name Jonathan Grant Evans MBE, is a Northern Irish professional footballer who was born on 3 January 1988 in Belfast, United Kingdom. He currently plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester United and the Northern Ireland men’s national football team. Evans started his career at Manchester United and progressed through the club’s academy.
Age and height
Jonny Evans is currently 35 years old and stands at a height of 1.88 m.
Wife
Jonny Evans is married to Helen McConnell since 2013.
Family
Jonny Evans was born to parents Jackie Evans and Dawn Evans and he has two siblings named Corry Evans and Katie Evans.
Jonny Evans Manchester United contract
After his release from Leicester City at the end of last season Evans was available as a free agent. Manchester United initially offered him a short term deal and spent a period of the summer training with the club. Ten Hag did this to assess him during their preseason games, and eventually signed him on a one-year contract until the end of the 2023/24 season following a string of solid performances during the warm up matches.
Jonny Evans (Centre-Back) has 1 year and a £3,120,000 gross salary remaining on his contract with Manchester United (Premier League), expiring on Jun 30, 2024.
Evans has a net worth of £36,868,000.
Jonny Evans Shirt number 35 ; Age. 35 ; Appearances. 200 ; Total goals. 7 ; Position. Defender ; Country. Northern Ireland
Jonny Evans first stint with Manchester United
This is not the first time that Jonny Evans has played for Manchester United. The Irish international has previously spent 11 years at the club starting from 2004 to 2015. Evans joined the club as a promising young star from his boyhood club Greenisland FC, in Belfast, back in 2004. He then made his Premier League debut in 2008, after playing at Royal Antwerp and Sunderland on loan.
During his seven years in the first team, Evans mostly played as a regular rotating role under Sir Alex Ferguson. He made a total of 198 appearances across all competitions before eventually making the move to West Brom in 2015.
Jonny Evans trophies won and appearances
Throughout his career Jonny Evans has won several trophies, starting with one EL Championship while on loan at Sunderland in 2007. Following which he won three Premier League titles after returning to United. He then joined Leicester City in 2018 and won his first ever FA Cup title with them in 2021. His recent appearance during the Burnley match earned him his 200th United appearance so far. Moreover, he ranks fourth on the Northern Ireland all-time cap list, with a total of 104 caps.