Fort Wayne FC has added Venton Evans, a Jamaican attacker, to the roster in advance of Wednesday’s 6 p.m. match against West Virginia United in Charleston, West Virginia.
Evans, 26, has experience playing on the Jamaican National team – from the U-17 to the Senior levels – and suited up for the Senior team in 2022 for a friendly against Qatar.
“He’s a rapid individual,” Fort Wayne FC coach Mike Avery said. “He gets behind and stretches defenses, and he scores goals. He’s an exciting addition.”
While a free agent since 2024, Evans has continued to train with players from various levels including Major League Soccer and USL Championship. His résumé includes 41 matches with the Greenville Triumph SC of USL League One between 2022 and 2023, during which he totaled six goals and three assists.
In 2021, he played for Fort Lauderdale CF of USL League One and accrued four goals and two assists in 21 matches.
Evans, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, turned professional at age 18 and played for Portmore United FC, one of the nation’s top clubs. He played 64 matches, scoring three goals with two assists, and helped the club to two Jamaican League titles and a Caribbean Club Championship.
Fort Wayne FC is off to a 3-0-1 start to the USL League Two seasons, and is coming off a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati. West Virginia United is 1-1-0.
Fort Wayne FC, which won the Valley Division in 2023 and 2024, is tied atop the division table with Lexington SC. Fort Wayne FC’s next home match at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium will be 7 p.m. Saturday against the Dayton Dutch Lions.
Next season, Fort Wayne FC will join USL League One in a new state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium being built at Bass Road and I-69.
About Fort Wayne FC
Fort Wayne FC, founded in 2019, is currently a pre-professional club in USL League Two’s Valley Division in the Central Conference. The club won Valley Division championships in 2023 and 2024. Fort Wayne FC is moving to the professional ranks of USL League One in 2026 at a new state-of-the-art stadium. www.fortwaynefc.com
About United Soccer League
Founded in 1986, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in the United States, impacting more than 200 communities nationwide. The USL is the first and only organization to offer a comprehensive youth-to-professional pathway for both men and women under one ecosystem. This structure includes four men’s leagues: the newly announced, top-tier professional Division I league, the USL Championship (Division II), USL League One (Division III), and USL League Two (pre-professional). The women’s pathway includes the top-tier USL Super League (Division I), which debuted in 2024, and USL W League, the country’s leading pre-professional women’s league. The USL also oversees USL Academy, a progressive talent development platform, and USL Youth, a premier national youth platform.
