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Brad Evans (soccer)
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Bradley Ray Evans (born April 20, 1985) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is now a color commentator for radio broadcasts of Seattle Sounders FC matches.
![]() Evans in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Ray Evans | ||
Date of birth | (1985-04-20) April 20, 1985 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2003 | Tempe Warriors | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 75 | (31) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Orange County Blue Star | 15 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Columbus Crew | 30 | (5) |
2009–2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | 200 | (20) |
2018 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
Total | 249 | (32) | |
International career | |||
2005 | United States U20 | 5 | (0) |
2009–2017 | United States | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Phoenix, Evans was drafted out of University of California, Irvine in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew, where he stayed for two seasons before being selected in the Expansion Draft by the Sounders in 2008. He won "Player of the Week" honors in October 2012 for a two-goal performance against FC Dallas. Evans has appeared five times for the under-20 national team in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and 27 times for the senior national team, including the 2009 Gold Cup.