Kenny McEvoy

Kenny McEvoy

McEvoy training with York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kenneth McEvoy[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-04) 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
 South Normanton Athletic
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 15 (2)
2016– South Normanton Athletic 5 (4)
National team
2011 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:24, 21 November 2016 (UTC).


Kenneth "Kenny" McEvoy (born 4 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for East Midlands Counties League club South Normanton Athletic.

McEvoy started his career with Tottenham Hotspur, and had loan spells at Peterborough United, Colchester United, Stevenage and York City. He joined York permanently in January 2016, before being released at the end of the 2015–16 season.

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] He was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.[14]

International career

McEvoy has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[15]

Style of play

McEvoy plays as a winger and has been praised for his pace and crossing.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2014–15[5] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[11] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Peterborough United (loan) 2014–15[5] League One 7100100081
Colchester United (loan) 2014–15[5] League One 10———10
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16[11] League Two 10———10
York City 2015–16[11] League Two 192———192
South Normanton Athletic 2016–17[17] East Midlands Counties League 54——1[lower-alpha 1]165
Career total 337001011358
  1. ↑ Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kenny McEvoy". Barry Hugman's Footballer. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kenny McEvoy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kenneth McEvoy". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Peterborough sign Spurs winger Kenny McEvoy on youth loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Kenny McEvoy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Peterborough United 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur recall Kenny McEvoy from Peterborough". BBC Sport. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Gregory, David (30 January 2015). "U's flash: McEvoy signs". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Gregory, David (14 March 2015). "McEvoy back to Spurs". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Spurs winger McEvoy joins on loan". Stevenage F.C. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Kenny McEvoy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Carroll, Steve (25 November 2015). "York City sign Kenny McEvoy on loan from Tottenham Hotspur". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Carroll, Steve (5 January 2016). "York City sign winger Kenny McEvoy to permanent deal". The Press. York. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Flett, Dave (10 May 2016). "Updated with Penn quotes: Dave Winfield, Russell Penn, Luke Summerfield and Michael Ingham offered new contracts at York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "K. McEvoy". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "The team: Kenny McEvoy: 2016/17 season". South Normanton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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