Kenny McEvoy

Tottenham Hotspur

McEvoy was born in Waterford, County Waterford, where he played at the under-21 level with Villa FC. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy in July 2011. Since joining the Tottenham Academy, McEvoy quickly make an impact for the team, where he played for the under-18 team and scored eight goals in twenty-two appearances in the 2011–12 season. In the middle of the 2012–13 season, McEvoy was promoted to the under-21 team and first featured for the reserve team when he appeared as an unused substitute against Liverpool U23 on 11 February 2013. He then made his Tottenham Reserve debut against Arsenal U21 on 23 February 2013, setting up one of the goals, in a 4–2 win. His first goal came on 11 March 2013, in a 4–0 win over West Bromwich Albion Reserve. At the end of the 2012–13 season, McEvoy went on to make eleven appearances and scored three times. In the 2013–14 season, McEvoy continued to feature for the under-21 team and scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City U23 on 21 October 2013. In November 2013, McEvoy was called up by the first team for the first time ahead of the UEFA Europa League match against Tromsø in Norway, but was used as an unused substitute. Following this, McEvoy scored two goals in the next two matches on 13 December 2013 and 14 January 2013 against Fulham U23 and Newcastle United U23. Then, in February 2014, McEvoy was featured again in the first team, where he was once again as an unused…

McEvoy has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

McEvoy plays as a winger and has been praised for his pace and crossing.

In June 2015, McEvoy married his wife, Toni and became a father when his wife gave birth to a baby girl named Dolly on 26 September 2016. McEvoy earned attention from both the British and Irish media, due to his resemblance of his then teammate Gareth Bale.