Liam Evans (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Bermuda[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Northern Kentucky Norse | 42 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Robin Hood | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Bermuda U17 | |||
| Bermuda U20 | |||
| 2018– | Bermuda | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2019 | |||
Liam Evans (born 1 May 1997) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays for the Bermudian national team.
Evans played in the Little League World Series Caribbean qualifiers in his youth.[2] For secondary school he attended the prestigious Saltus Grammar School, where he played football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, track and field, softball, table tennis, tennis, cricket, and cross country.[3] His senior year he was given Denton Hurdle Award for Bermuda's top high school athlete while also playing in the Bermudian Premier Division with Robin Hood.[2] He then accepted a scholarship and played four years at Northern Kentucky University.
International goals
His first international appearance was with the Bermuda U17s in 2013.[4] In 2017, he debuted with a national under-20 team, in a 1–1 draw against Trinidad and Tobago. In 2018, he made his senior debut to the team with the 0–0 draw to Barbados national football team. On 12 October 2018, he scored his first international goal against non-FIFA member Sint Maarten in a 12–0 victory during the qualifying matches of the CONCACAF Nations League.[5] He described it as "a crazy feeling" in front of the home crowd.[6]
- Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2018 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda |  Sint Maarten | 8–0 | 12–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
