Matt Evans (footballer)
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| Full name | Matthew Dominic Evans Wolff | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Simi Valley, California, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Los Angeles FC 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Los Angeles FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Los Angeles FC 2 | 56 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Guatemala U17 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Guatemala U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Guatemala U20 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Guatemala U21 | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Guatemala | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8:00, 5 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:53, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Matthew Dominic Evans Wolff (born 25 May 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.
Club career
Los Angeles FC
Evans joined the youth academy of Los Angeles FC as a U12, and began his senior career with Los Angeles FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro in 2023. On 7 July 2024, he signed a short-term agreement with Los Angeles FC for a Major League Soccer match against Houston Dynamo.[2] On 31 October 2024, he signed a professional Homegrown Player contract with the senior Los Angeles FC squad.[3] He made the Los Angeles FC final squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[4]
International career
Evans was born in the United States to an American father and Guatemalan mother and holds dual-citizenship.[5] He played for the Guatemala U17s at the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[6] In September 2023, he instead was called up to a training camp with the United States U17s.[7] He represented Guatemala U20 at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8] On October 2025, Evans was included in the Guatemala squad for the 2025 Central American Games hosted in Guatemala City.[9] He would score a hat-trick within 15 minutes and assist in Guatemala’s 4-2 win over El Salvador in the bronze medal match.[10] Evans would also be awarded the Top Goal Scorer for the Central American Games, recording three goals.[11]
Evans debuted with the senior Guatemala national team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Jamaica on 10 June 2025.[12]
Honours
Guatemala Youth
Individual
- Central American Games top scorer: 2025[11]
References
- ^ "Matthew Evans". LAFC.
- ^ "LAFC2". LAFC2.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (31 October 2024). "LAFC sign highly-rated Terry, Evans to homegrown deals: Sources". GiveMeSport.
- ^ Gent, Oli (12 June 2025). "Club World Cup: Every confirmed squad ahead of tournament start". Yahoo Sports.
- ^ "Matt Evans y la razón para volver a Guatemala después de jugar con Estados Unidos". ESPNdeportes.com. 16 November 2023.
- ^ "U.S-Based Players Competing at U17 Concacaf | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ "Twenty Players Called Up to U17 MNT | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ National Football Federation of Guatemala [@fedefut_oficial] (18 July 2024). "¡✅ʟɪꜱᴛᴏꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴘᴜᴛᴀʀ ᴇʟ ᴘʀᴇᴍᴜɴᴅɪᴀʟ ᴅᴇ @Concacaf ꜱᴜʙ20 ᴇɴ ɪʀᴀᴘᴜᴀᴛᴏ, ᴍᴇ́xɪᴄᴏ!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Los protagonistas de los Juegos Centroamericanos: esta es la delegación de Guatemala" [The protagonists of the Central American Games: this is the Guatemalan delegation] (in Spanish). Guatemalan Olympic Committee. 15 October 2025.
- ^ Utrilla, Josué (28 October 2025). "Selección de Guatemala se adjudica la medalla de bronce en los Juegos Centroamericanos" [Guatemala's national team wins bronze at the Central American Games] (in Spanish). ESPN Mexico.
- ^ a b "Matt Evans: goleador en Juegos Centroamericanos vuelve a la Selección Mayor de Guatemala" [Matt Evans: Top scorer at the Central American Games returns to the Guatemalan National Team] (in Spanish). Chapin TV. 28 October 2025.
- ^ "El 1×1 de Guatemala ante Jamaica: el rendimiento de cada jugador en las eliminatorias". 11 June 2025.
External links
- Matt Evans at Soccerway