Ched Evans: Footballer resurrects career after rape conviction

Updated 1703 GMT (0103 HKT) October 14, 2016

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Ched Evans was found not guilty of raping a teenager, after a retrial at Cardiff Crown Court. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images

Evans, then 25, was playing for third-tier English club Sheffield United when, in April 2012, he was convicted of the rape of a 19-year-old girl. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images/file

Evans was released from prison in October 2014 after serving half his five-year sentence. Oldham and Sheffield United pulled out of deals to sign him due to pressure from fans and sponsors. Michael Regan/Getty Images/file

Evans (right) played for Wales on 13 occasions between 2008 and 2011. Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images/file

Evans started his career at Manchester City, making a handful of first-team appearances between 2007 and 2009 before joining Sheffield United for £3 million (then worth $4.8 million). Stuart Franklin/Getty Images/file

In the season before his incarceration, Evans scored 26 goals for United in League One -- the third level of English football. His conviction was quashed in April 2016, and a retrial was ordered. Stu Forster/Getty Image/file

In June 2016, Evans signed a one-year deal with League One club Chesterfield. The 27-year-old had scored four goals by the time his retrial was concluded on October 14. Ker Robertson/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images