LAFC today announced that midfielder Matt Evans has joined the team as a Homegrown Player from the club’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate LAFC2 on a contract that runs through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029.
Evans initially joined the LAFC Academy as an 11-year-old in 2017 from Total Futbol Academy, eventually working his way up to LAFC2. Beginning in 2023, the Simi Valley, CA, native played three seasons in MLS NEXT Pro, recording 13 goals and seven assists over 56 total matches played (35 starts). His eye for goal earned him MLS NEXT Pro Goal of the Matchweek honors on three occasions in 2025.
Evans also featured in the Black & Gold’s 2025 U.S. Open Cup campaign, scoring two goals in a 7-1 victory over FC Arizona in the First Round.
On the international stage, Evans made inroads with the Guatemala National Team in 2025 after previously representing his mother’s native country as well as the United States at the youth level. He made his senior international debut for Guatemala on June 11 in a World Cup qualifying match against Jamaica. Evans was then included in Los Chapines’ squad for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup and played 22 minutes of the team’s final World Cup qualifying match against Suriname on November 19.
Name: Matt Evans
Position: Midfielder
Age: 19
Height: 5’10”
Birthplace: Simi Valley, CA
Citizenship: United States, Guatemala
Last Club: LAFC2
TRANSACTION: Matt Evans has joined LAFC as a Homegrown Player from LAFC2 on a contract that runs through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029.
