Danica Lynn Evans (born June 2, 1995) is an American

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player who last played as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Colorado Rush, 2012–2015

After playing for the club's youth teams, Evans played for the Colorado Rush senior women's team in the

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for four years. In the 2014 season, Evans scored 13 goals in 12 appearances, winning the league's Golden Boot award.

Orlando Pride, 2017–2019

Evans was drafted in the third round (22nd overall) of the

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. She made her first appearance for the club as a substitute against the Portland Thorns in the opening game of the season. One week later, during Orlando Pride's first home game at

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, Evans came off the bench to score her first professional goal, an 87th-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Washington Spirit. The strike was voted NWSL Goal of the Week. Evans was waived on January 10, 2020, in order to pursue a playing opportunity in Europe.

Sporting de Huelva, 2020

On January 21, 2020, Evans signed with Spanish Primera División club

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. She made her debut on January 26 as a 60th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to

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. On June 8, 2020, Evans was one of 11 players not retained under contract by the club at the end of the season.

North Carolina Courage, 2020–present

In September 2020, Evans returned to the NWSL to sign with

through 2020 ahead of the fall series

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Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Orlando Pride profile

Colorado Buffaloes profile
1995 births Living people American women's soccer players Portland Pilots women's soccer players Colorado Buffaloes women's soccer players Colorado Rush Women players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Orlando Pride draft picks Orlando Pride players National Women's Soccer League players Soccer players from Colorado Sportspeople from Lakewood, Colorado Sportspeople from Littleton, Colorado Women's association football forwards Liga F players Sporting de Huelva players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain North Carolina Courage players 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-women-footy-forward-stub