Makise Evans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Makise Flavius Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2006[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Enfield Borough | ||
| 2022–2023 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Stevenage | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Potters Bar Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Hornchurch (loan) | ||
| 2024 | → St Albans City (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:33, 12 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Makise Flavius Evans (born 20 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
Career
Stevenage
Evans signed a scholarship agreement with Stevenage ahead of the 2022–23 season, having previously represented Enfield Borough at under-16 level.[1][3] In March 2023, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Potters Bar Town on loan,[4] scoring his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Lewes on 25 March 2023.[4] At 16 years and 217 days old, he became Potters Bar's youngest goalscorer.[5] Evans made nine appearances in all competitions during the loan before returning to Stevenage in April 2023.[4][6] He made his first-team debut later that month, appearing as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town on 22 April 2023,[7] becoming Stevenage's youngest ever player.[8]
Having made one appearance for Stevenage during the 2023–24 season, Evans joined Isthmian League Premier Division leaders Hornchurch on loan until the end of the season on 27 March 2024.[9] He later moved to National League South club St Albans City on a one-month loan deal on 5 October 2024,[10] scoring twice in five appearances, including on his debut in a 4–3 defeat to Salisbury.[11] In November 2024, Evans joined Tonbridge Angels on a work-experience loan, making eight appearances.[11][12] He subsequently signed for fellow National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan on 13 January 2015 for the remainder of the season, featuring ten times.[11][13]
Colchester United
Evans signed for League Two club Colchester United on 11 July 2025, agreeing his first professional contract.[14] The club stated that he would initially join their under-21 programme to continue his development.[14]
Style of play
Stevenage academy manager Jorden Gibson described Evans as a "strong, powerful and raw talent".[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage | 2022–23[7] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Potters Bar Town (loan) | 2022–23[4] | Isthmian Premier Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| St Albans City (loan) | 2024–25[11] | National League South | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 2024–25[11] | National League South | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2024–25[11] | National League South | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United | 2025–26[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
References
- ^ a b "Enfield Borough (Youth) U16 Panthers". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Soccerbase – Makise Evans". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Academy announce 2022/23 First Year scholars". Stevenage F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Makise Evans". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Potters Bar Town – Makise Evans". X.com. Potters Bar Town F.C. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Metcalfe, Neil (21 April 2023). "Stevenage looking to hand 16-year-old Makise Evans a debut". The Comet. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Makise Evans in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Tebbutt, Aaron (22 April 2023). "Report: Mansfield Town 1–0 Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Makise Evans". Hornchurch F.C. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Makise Evans". St Albans City F.C. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Aylesbury United – Makise Evans". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Makise Evans joins Tonbridge Angels on loan". Stevenage F.C. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Hampton & Richmond". X.com. Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Evans signs pro deal". Colchester United F.C. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Makise Evans in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Makise Evans in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Makise Evans in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
External links
- Makise Evans at Soccerbase