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23rd Jul 2016

Ched Evans scores on his return to professional football

Evans signed with Chesterfield last month

Darragh Murphy

Ched Evans has scored on his debut for Chesterfield.

The striker signed for the League One side on a one-year deal this summer, four years after playing his last game of football.

Evans was jailed in 2012 after being convicted of the rape of a 19-year-old woman, a charge which he has always denied, and served half of a five-year sentence.

However, earlier this year, Evans’ conviction was quashed on appeal and a retrial ordered.

The 27-year-old lined out for his new club in a friendly against Ilkeston this weekend, scoring one and setting up another in a 3-0 victory.

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“I am very excited and privileged to be resuming my career at Chesterfield and I hope to make a valuable contribution both on and off the pitch for the football club, the fans and the community,” Evans said after signing his contract.

The former Wales international will face a retrial in October.