Kenny McEvoy
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McEvoy training with York City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth McEvoy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | York City | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Colchester United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Stevenage (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → York City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | York City | 14 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 30 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Kenneth "Kenny" McEvoy (born 4 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League Two club York City. He started his career with Tottenham Hotspur, and had loan spells at Peterborough United, Colchester United, Stevenage and York City.
Club career
McEvoy was born in Waterford, County Waterford.[1] He joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy in July 2011.[3] McEvoy joined League One side Peterborough United a youth loan for the 2014–15 season on 24 July 2014.[4] On 9 August 2014, he made his senior debut against Rochdale.[5] McEvoy scored his first goal a week later, with a deflected shot in a 3–2 home win over Milton Keynes Dons.[5][6] He was recalled by Tottenham on 11 November 2014, having made eight appearances for Peterborough.[7] On 30 January 2015, he joined Colchester United of League One on a youth loan until the end of 2014–15,[8] but only managed one appearance before being recalled by Tottenham.[9]
On 26 September 2015, McEvoy joined League Two club Stevenage on a one-month loan.[10] He made his Stevenage debut against Cambridge United on the same day, coming on as a seventy-first-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat.[11] This was his only appearance for Stevenage before the loan expired.[11] On 25 November 2015, McEvoy joined League Two side York City on loan until 2 January 2016.[12] Having impressed manager Jackie McNamara in his four appearances for York, McEvoy joined the club on a permanent contract for the rest of 2015–16 on 5 January 2016.[13]
International career
McEvoy has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[14]
Style of play
McEvoy plays as a winger and has been praised for his pace and crossing.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2014–15[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2014–15[5] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2014–15[5] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16[11] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| York City | 2015–16[11] | League Two | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Kenny McEvoy". Barry Hugman's Footballer. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "Kenny McEvoy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "Kenneth McEvoy". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Peterborough sign Spurs winger Kenny McEvoy on youth loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Kenny McEvoy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "Peterborough 3–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur recall Kenny McEvoy from Peterborough". BBC Sport. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Gregory, David (30 January 2015). "U's Flash: McEvoy Signs". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Gregory, David (14 March 2015). "McEvoy Back To Spurs". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "Spurs winger McEvoy joins on loan". Stevenage F.C. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Kenny McEvoy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ Carroll, Steve (25 November 2015). "York City sign Kenny McEvoy on loan from Tottenham Hotspur". The Press (York). Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Carroll, Steve (5 January 2016). "York City sign winger Kenny McEvoy to permanent deal". The Press (York). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "K. McEvoy". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (2 January 2016). "York City hoping to make Tottenham winger Kenny McEvoy's loan move permanent". The Press (York). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenny McEvoy. |
- Kenny McEvoy profile at the official York City F.C. website
- Kenny McEvoy profile at the official Football Association of Ireland website
- Kenny McEvoy career statistics at Soccerbase
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