Great Nii-Okai Evans (born 25 October 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Hungerford Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Great Nii-Okai Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hungerford Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bedfont Sports | |||
| –2017 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Metropolitan Police | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Hayes & Yeading United | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | South Park | 23 | (13) |
| 2019 | Merstham | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | South Park | 14 | (6) |
| 2020 | Wingate & Finchley | 6 | (2) |
| 2020 | Leatherhead | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cheshunt | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Harrow Borough | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kingstonian | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | Hungerford Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 1 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Evans joined AFC Wimbledon's youth set-up aged 16 from Bedfont Sports.[2][3] On 5 December 2017, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat at Yeovil Town.[4]
After leaving at the end of the 2017–18 season, Evans played for Metropolitan Police before joining Hayes & Yeading United in September 2018, where he scored three goals in 11 appearances.[5] In December 2018, he joined South Park.[6] Evans went on trial at Torquay United in July 2019.[7] He joined Merstham in September,[8] but re-joined South Park the following month. In February 2020, he joined Wingate & Finchley.
On 12 June 2020, Evans agreed to join fellow Isthmian League Premier Division side, Leatherhead.[9]
In February 2023, Evans signed for National League South club Hungerford Town.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 24 October 2020.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2017–18[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Police | 2018–19[12] | Southern League Premier Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2018–19[13] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| South Park | 2018–19[14] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 23 | 13 | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | |||
| Merstham | 2019–20[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| South Park | 2019–20[16] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 14 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Wingate & Finchley | 2019–20[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Leatherhead | 2020–21 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 55 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in London Senior Cup
References edit
- ^ Great Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "U18 player profiles". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Great Nii-Okai Evans - Bedfont Sports Club Eagles U16s".
- ^ "Dons eliminated from Checkatrade Trophy at Yeovil Town". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Great Evans". Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ @HYUFC_Official (15 December 2018). "We'd like to thank Great Evans for his contribution this season as he departs for regular first team football at @South_ParkFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 February 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gary Johnson wants 'two more signings' for Torquay United
- ^ Great Evans! Merstham bring in a striker
- ^ "UPDATE FROM THE CHAIRMAN". Leatherhead F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING - GREAT NII-OKIE EVANS". www.hungerfordtown.com. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "G. Evans". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Ni Okai Evans". Metropolitan Police F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Great_nii Okai Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "South Park – Appearances – Great Evans – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Merstham – Appearances – Great Evans – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "South Park – Appearances – Great Evans – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Wingate & Finchley – Appearances – Great Evans – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2020.