Makise Evans
English association football player
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Makise Flavius Evans (born 20 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Makise Flavius Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2006[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Enfield Borough | ||
| 2022–2023 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Stevenage | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Potters Bar Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Hornchurch (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → St Albans City (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:27, 3 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Stevenage
Evans signed a scholarship agreement with Stevenage ahead of the 2022–23 season, having previously represented Enfield Borough at under-16 level.[1][3] In March 2023, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Potters Bar Town on loan,[4] scoring his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Lewes on 25 March 2023.[4] At 16 years and 217 days old, he became Potters Bar's youngest goalscorer.[5] Evans made nine appearances in all competitions during the loan before returning to Stevenage in April 2023.[4][6] He made his first-team debut later that month, appearing as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town on 22 April 2023,[7] becoming Stevenage's youngest ever player.[8]
Having made one appearance for Stevenage during the 2023–24 season, Evans joined Isthmian League Premier Division leaders Hornchurch on loan until the end of the season on 27 March 2024.[9] He later moved to National League South club St Albans City on a one-month loan deal on 5 October 2024,[10] scoring twice in five appearances, including on his debut in a 4–3 defeat to Salisbury.[11] In November 2024, Evans joined Tonbridge Angels on a work-experience loan, making eight appearances.[11][12] He subsequently signed for fellow National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan on 13 January 2015 for the remainder of the season, featuring ten times.[11][13]
Colchester United
Evans signed for League Two club Colchester United on 11 July 2025, agreeing his first professional contract.[14] The club stated that he would initially join their under-21 programme to continue his development.[14]
On 12 December 2025, Evans joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Bishop's Stortford on an initial one-month loan deal.[15] On 16 May 2026 Colchester announced it had extended the player's contract.[16]
Style of play
Stevenage academy manager Jorden Gibson described Evans as a "strong, powerful and raw talent".[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage | 2022–23[7] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Potters Bar Town (loan) | 2022–23[4] | Isthmian Premier Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Hornchurch (loan) | 2023–24[19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| St Albans City (loan) | 2024–25[11] | National League South | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 2024–25[11] | National League South | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2024–25[11] | National League South | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United | 2025–26[20] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy