Biography
Who is Corry Evans?
Early life and background
Corry Evans John Evans was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on July 30, 1990. He grew up with his brother Jonny Evans, who also became a professional football player. Corry attended Monkstown Community School in the United Kingdom. He began his football path playing for Greenisland Boys FC in his hometown before moving to England.
After his brother signed with Manchester United, the family relocated to Manchester. Corry joined the Manchester United youth academy. He played as a schoolboy until signing a trainee contract on his sixteenth birthday in July 2006. He quickly established himself in the club under-eighteen squad and made his reserve team debut against Oldham Athletic in October 2005.
Club career highlights
During his time in the Manchester United reserve team, Corry transitioned from a central midfielder to a centre-back. Reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær nominated him for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award in 2009. He received his first senior team call-up in May 2009 against Hull City and later toured North America with the squad in July 2010.
Corry later had loan spells with Carlisle United and Hull City before making his move to Hull permanent. He made ninety-seven appearances for Hull before transferring to Blackburn Rovers in August 2013. He signed a three-year contract and scored his first goal with a volley from twenty-five yards. Later in his career, he joined Sunderland as club captain and also had stints with Bradford City and Oldham Athletic.
International career
Corry represented Northern Ireland across multiple youth levels, including under-sixteen, under-seventeen, under-nineteen, and under-twenty-one squads. He earned his first senior team call-up in May 2009 and made his debut against Italy in Pisa on June 6, 2009. He scored his first senior international goal against Slovenia in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match.
He was selected for the Northern Ireland squad for the 2016 UEFA Euro tournament held in France, playing in the match against Wales. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against Switzerland, he was penalised for a controversial handball that led to a decisive penalty kick.
Birthday and age
Corry Evans was born on July 30, 1990, which makes Corry 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Corry shares the date with 74 other famous people.
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