BFW Series: What ever happened to…Franck Evina?

Franck Evina was one of the well-known prospects at Bayern Munich. The German-Cameroonian attacker spent seven years at Bayern going through the youth ranks and eventually getting promotion to the second team. He also made a couple of starts for the senior team, though he did not register a goal or an assist.

Evina found playing time hard to come by in Munich, so he headed out to Holstein Kiel and KFC Uerdingen – both loan assignments – to get his desired playing time. In 2020, he signed for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 for the bargain price of 150,000 euros. After yet another loan assignment – this time at Viktoria Berlin – Evina returned to Hannover to play. Not for the senior team, but for the second team where he is currently playing.

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In 38 games for Bayern (youth, second team, senior team) Evina has logged 24 goals for the Under-17s and Under-19s. After he left Bayern, he has played 49 games and clocked six goals and five assists: five goals and five assists for Uerdingen, and a solitary goal for in 12 games or 930 minutes of action for Hannover II.

Stats are from Transfermarkt and FBref.