Franck Evina

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Franck Evina
Personal information
Full name Franck Junior Evina
Date of birth (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, left winger[1]
Team information
Current team
SV Sandhausen
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2013 SV Neuperlach
2013–2017 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Bayern Munich II 33 (6)
2018–2020 Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2019Holstein Kiel (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020KFC Uerdingen (loan) 14 (4)
2020–2022 Hannover 96 2 (0)
2021Hannover 96 II 5 (0)
2022Viktoria Berlin (loan) 8 (0)
2022Hannover 96 II 18 (12)
2023– SV Sandhausen 32 (5)
International career
2017 Germany U18 1 (0)
2019 Cameroon U23 3 (2)
2020– Cameroon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020

Franck Junior Evina (born 5 July 2000) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for German 3. Liga club SV Sandhausen.[1]

Club career[edit]

In the 2017–18 season, Evina joined the squad of Bayern Munich II, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 4 August 2017 in a 2–1 home win against 1. FC Schweinfurt, starting the match before being substituted off in the 79th minute for Mario Crnički.[2]

Evina made his Bundesliga debut for the first team on 28 April 2018 in a 4–1 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt, starting the match before being substituted off in the 66th minute for Niklas Süle.[3] On 11 May 2018, Evina signed a professional contract with Bayern, lasting three years until 30 June 2021.[4]

In January 2019, Evina joined 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel on a 1.5-year loan.[5] After limited with playing time in the 2018–19 season, the loan deal was terminated and he was instead sent out on loan at KFC Uerdingen for the 2019–20 season.[6] He left the club and joined 2. Bundesliga side Hannover 96 on 21 July 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[7] He was loaned out to Viktoria Berlin for the second half of the 2021–22 season.[8] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Evina was demoted to the reserve team's squad.[9]

On 8 December 2022, Evina signed with 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen.[10]

International career[edit]

Evina was eligible to represent Germany or the country of his birth, Cameroon, at international level.[11] He played for Germany's U18 on 12 November 2017 against Italy.[12] In November 2018, he decided to play for Cameroon.[13]

Evina made his debut with the senior Cameroon national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Japan on 9 October 2020.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 3 April 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 17 3 17 3
2018–19 16 3 16 3
Total 33 6 0 0 0 0 33 6
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Holstein Kiel (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 9 0
KFC Uerdingen (loan) 2019–20 3. Liga 14 4 0 0 14 4
Hannover 96 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 3 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Hannover 96 II 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 5 0 5 0
2022–23 18 12 18 12
Total 23 12 0 0 0 0 23 12
Viktoria Berlin (loan) 2021–22 3. Liga 8 0 0 0
Sandhausen 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 13 3 0 0 13 3
2023–24 3. Liga 19 2 2 0 21 2
Total 32 5 2 0 0 0 34 5
Career total 115 27 3 0 0 0 118 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Franck Evina at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Bayern München II – 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2:1 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 5. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Bayern München – Eintracht Frankfurt 4:1 (Bundesliga 2017/2018, 32. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Nachwuchsspieler Evina unterschreibt Profivertrag" [Youth player Evina signs professional contract]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Kiel leiht Evina von den Bayern aus". kicker Online (in German). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Franck Evina wechselt auf Leihbasis zum KFC Uerdingen". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ ""Er bringt viel mit": Hannover holt Evina". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Viktoria Berlin holt Evina aus Hannover". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ "96-Schlussoffensive bei Transfers: Ein Innenverteidiger soll kommen". haz.de (in German). Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ^ "SVS verpflichtet Franck Evina" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Bundesliga Stars of Tomorrow: Bayern Munich's Bavarian Hulk Franck Evina". bundesliga.com. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Germany - Italy 3:1 (U18 Friendlies 2017, November". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  13. ^ Enow, Nije (15 November 2018). "Bayern's Evina inspired by Samuel Eto'o to play for Cameroon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Japan vs. Cameroon". Soccerway. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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