Lisa Catherine Evans (born 21 May 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for West Ham United on loan from Arsenal in the FA WSL, the top-tier for women's football in England, and for the Scotland national team. She previously played club football for Glasgow City in her native country, and for Turbine Potsdam and FC Bayern Munich in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga, winning the domestic league title in all three nations.
Club Career
Glasgow City (2008–2012)
Evans joined Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) powerhouse side Glasgow City in August 2008. She originally started to play for the club's reserve team which won the second division with a 100% record, making her first team debut in 2009. Evans was also among the first scholarship recipients to the Scottish FA's National Women's Football Academy at the University of Stirling. Evans studied Sports Science.
During her time at Glasgow City, the club won the Scottish Women's Premier League four times (2009 to 2012), the SWPL Cup twice (2009, 2012) and the Scottish Women's Cup three times (2009, 2011 and 2012). Evans also won the Glasgow City 2011 Young Player of the Year award. She was part of the Glasgow side which reached the last sixteen stage of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. Evans left Glasgow having scored 46 goals in 39 regular season games.
Turbine Potsdam (2012–2015)
In February 2012, German Frauen-Bundesliga champions Turbine Potsdam invited Evans for a trial, after spotting her in their 17–0 UEFA Women's Champions League aggregate win over Glasgow City. On 12 June 2012, it was revealed that she had signed a professional contract with Potsdam. In December 2012 Evans's contract was extended by a further two years; at the time of the extension, Turbine's veteran coach Bernd Schroder described being impressed by the start Evans had made: "It means we're able to secure the long-term services of a player who has developed
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