Manchester United defender retires and gets new role at Old Trafford

Jonny Evans has confirmed his retirement from enjoying and brought up a task as head of loans and pathways at Manchester United.

Defender Evans made 536 senior appearances, together with successful 107 caps for Northern Eire.

The majority of his membership video games got here enjoying for United, with whom he gained three Premier League titles, a Champions League, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups. He was made an MBE in 2023.

Evans has been hampered by accidents in recent times and made simply seven league appearances for United final season, Aged 37, he has determined to hold up his boots.

🔴 Jonny Evans has been appointed as our Head of Loans and Pathways, confirming the tip of his illustrious enjoying profession 🤝

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 30, 2025

It’s been an honour – Evans

He advised the membership’s official web site: “I need to formally announce my retirement from my enjoying profession, not with disappointment, however with delight, gratitude and pleasure for the subsequent chapter forward. I’ll be without end indebted to the managers, coaches, employees and, in fact, my team-mates, that I’ve had the privilege of working alongside all through my 20 years in skilled soccer.

“My greatest and most heartfelt thanks should go to the followers who’ve supported me throughout each step of the journey. It’s been an honour to be on the pitch and really feel your ardour residence and away; I might be eternally grateful for each ounce of assist.”

Evans excited by new position

Evans, who loved a mortgage spell at Antwerp and two short-term stints at Sunderland early in his profession, is worked up by the prospect of serving to different younger gamers get expertise away from Previous Trafford.

He added: “I’m wanting ahead to working with the subsequent technology of gifted gamers to assist them to succeed in their potential. Having had expertise of loans myself, I do know the essential position that they will play inside a participant’s growth. I’m excited to assist additional develop the pathway to our first workforce and proceed the legacy of younger gamers thriving at Manchester United.”

United’s director of soccer Jason Wilcox stated: “Having simply completed his distinctive enjoying profession, Jonny is the proper position mannequin for our younger gamers.

“Jonny’s information of what it takes to succeed at Manchester United might be of nice profit to every of them as we proceed to develop world-class expertise able to performing in our first workforce.”