Franck Junior Evina (born 5 July 2000) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for German 3. Liga club SV Sandhausen.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franck Junior Evina | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Sandhausen | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2020–2022 | Hannover 96 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Hannover 96 II | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Viktoria Berlin (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hannover 96 II | 18 | (12) |
| 2023– | SV Sandhausen | 34 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2020– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Club career
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]
On 8 December 2022, Evina signed with 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen.[10]
International career
Evina was eligible to represent Germany or the country of his birth, Cameroon, at international level.[11] He played for Germany's U18 on 12 November 2017 against Italy.[12] In November 2018, he decided to play for Cameroon.[13]
Evina made his debut with the senior Cameroon national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Japan on 9 October 2020.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 April 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 18 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | ||
| Viktoria Berlin (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sandhausen | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 27 | ||
References
External links
- Profile at DFB.de
- Franck Evina at Soccerway