Franck Junior Evina (born 5 July 2000) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Regionalliga Nord club Hannover 96 II.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franck Junior Evina | ||
Date of birth | (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Left winger[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 II | ||
Number | 26 | ||
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) |
2019 | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → KFC Uerdingen (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2020– | Hannover 96 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Hannover 96 II | 5 | (0) |
2022 | → Viktoria Berlin (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022– | → Hannover 96 II | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (2) |
2020– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 |
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]
Evina was eligible to represent Germany or the country of his birth, Cameroon, at international level.[10] He played for Germany's U18 on 12 November 2017 against Italy.[11] In November 2018, he decided to play for Cameroon.[12]
Evina made his debut with the senior Cameroon national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Japan on 9 October 2020.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | ||||||
Totals | 33 | 6 | — | 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 | ||||
Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Hannover 96 II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Viktoria Berlin (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Career totals | 65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 |
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