Matt Evans (footballer)

Matt Evans
Personal information
Full name Matthew Dominic Evans Wolff
Date of birth (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006
Place of birth Simi Valley, California, United States[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wacker Innsbruck
(on loan from Los Angeles FC)
Number 8
Youth career
2018–2023 Los Angeles FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Los Angeles FC 2 64 (17)
2024– Los Angeles FC 1 (0)
2026– → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2023 Guatemala U17 2 (1)
2023 United States U17 3 (0)
2024 Guatemala U18 4 (1)
2023–2024 Guatemala U20 11 (7)
2025– Guatemala U21 6 (4)
2025– Guatemala 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Guatemala
Central American Games
Bronze medal – third place2025 Guatemala City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8:00, 24 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:53, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Matthew Dominic Evans Wolff (born 25 May 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Liga club Wacker Innsbruck, on loan from MLS club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Los Angeles FC

Evans joined the youth academy of Los Angeles FC as a U12, and began his senior career with Los Angeles FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro in 2023. On 31 October 2024, he signed a professional Homegrown Player contract with the senior Los Angeles FC squad.[2] He made the Los Angeles FC final squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[3]

Evans would make his MLS debut on 11 April 2026, assisting in a 2-1 defeat against Portland Timbers.[4]

In July 2026, Evans was loaned out to 2. Liga club Wacker Innsbruck.[5] Evans made his debut for Wacker Innsbruck on 25 July 2026 in the Austrian Cup against SVG Reichenau, scoring the third goal in the 3-0 win.[6]

International career

Youth career

Evans was born in the United States to an American father and Guatemalan mother and holds dual-citizenship.[7] He played for the Guatemala U17s at the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[8] In September 2023, he instead was called up to a training camp with the United States U17s.[9] He represented Guatemala U20 at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[10] In October 2025, Evans was included in the Guatemala squad for the 2025 Central American Games hosted in Guatemala City.[11] He would score a hat-trick within 15 minutes and assist in Guatemala's 4–2 win over El Salvador in the bronze medal match.[12] Evans would also be awarded the Top Goal Scorer for the Central American Games, recording three goals.[13]

Senior career

Evans debuted with the senior Guatemala national team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Jamaica on 10 June 2025.[14] In that same month, Evans was named to the squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, although he made no appearances.[15]

Honours

Guatemala Youth

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Evans". LAFC.
  2. ↑ Bogert, Tom (31 October 2024). "LAFC sign highly-rated Terry, Evans to homegrown deals: Sources". GiveMeSport.
  3. ↑ Gent, Oli (12 June 2025). "Club World Cup: Every confirmed squad ahead of tournament start". Yahoo Sports.
  4. ↑ "PORvsLAFC 04-11-2026". LAFC. 11 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "LAFC Loans Midfielder Matt Evans to FC Wacker Innsbruck". Los Angeles FC. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Notes from Training: Accelerating into August". Los Angeles FC. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Matt Evans y la razón para volver a Guatemala después de jugar con Estados Unidos". ESPNdeportes.com. 16 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "U.S-Based Players Competing at U17 Concacaf | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  9. ↑ "Twenty Players Called Up to U17 MNT | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  10. ↑ National Football Federation of Guatemala [@fedefut_oficial] (18 July 2024). "¡✅ʟɪꜱᴛᴏꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴘᴜᴛᴀʀ ᴇʟ ᴘʀᴇᴍᴜɴᴅɪᴀʟ ᴅᴇ @Concacaf ꜱᴜʙ20 ᴇɴ ɪʀᴀᴘᴜᴀᴛᴏ, ᴍᴇ́xɪᴄᴏ!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  11. ↑ "Los protagonistas de los Juegos Centroamericanos: esta es la delegación de Guatemala" [The protagonists of the Central American Games: this is the Guatemalan delegation] (in Spanish). Guatemalan Olympic Committee. 15 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Utrilla, Josué (28 October 2025). "Selección de Guatemala se adjudica la medalla de bronce en los Juegos Centroamericanos" [Guatemala's national team wins bronze at the Central American Games] (in Spanish). ESPN Mexico.
  13. 1 2 "Matt Evans: goleador en Juegos Centroamericanos vuelve a la Selección Mayor de Guatemala" [Matt Evans: Top scorer at the Central American Games returns to the Guatemalan National Team] (in Spanish). Chapin TV. 28 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "El 1×1 de Guatemala ante Jamaica: el rendimiento de cada jugador en las eliminatorias". 11 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "2025 Gold Cup Group Stage Final Rosters" (PDF). CONCACAF. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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