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Who is Matthew Evans, the author of a hat trick with the Guatemalan Sub 20
Matthew Dominic Evans was born in the United States almost 18 years ago, today he is a reference for the Guatemalan Sub 20 that seeks to qualify for the 2025 World Cup.
Matthew Evans is one of the leading players of the Guatemala Under 20 National Team. (Free Press Photo: Douglas Suruy)
The Guatemala National Team is competing in the Concacaf Qualifier for the Under 20 Championship that will be held in Guanajuato, Mexico, from July 19 to August 4.
Among the main figures of the bicolor team led by coach Marvin Cabrera is the Los Angeles FC footballer, Matthew Dominic Evans, a 17-year-old young man who was born in the United States and who comes from an under-17 selection process.
Evans, who has Guatemalan ancestry on his mother’s side, was the most outstanding player in the match once morest San Martín, Guatemala’s second in the Qualifier, by scoring a hat trick in 24 minutes (44, 61 and 68).
The youth player, who is soon to celebrate his 18th birthday, had his first contact with Guatemala in 2022 when Marvin Cabrera called him to be part of the process towards the Under 17 World Cup that was played in Indonesia in December 2023.
Soon Evans found a place in Cabrera’s team and everything indicated that he would be there to play in the Under 17 World Cup that took place from February 11 to 26 In Guatemala, however, an injury prevented him from being part of the Guatemalan team that was eliminated in the quarterfinals once morest the United States.
After recovering, Matt, as he is affectionately nicknamed, received a seductive call: the United States noticed him and summoned him to compete in the Jezek Cup in the Czech Republic.
With the Stars and Stripes, Evans played three games, but following the new experience and even though he considered it a good stage, Evans opted once more for the blue and white and reported to the National Team. from Guatemala, this time in the Under 20 category and once more under the orders of Marvin Cabrera.
Against San Martín, Matthew scored a triple in just 24 minutes (he scored 2-0 in the 44th minute, made it 4-0 in the 61st minute and rounded off his performance in the 68th minute).
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