Ched Evans joins Chesterfield: Former Wales striker signs for League One club on £2,000-per-week, one-year deal
Evans will face a retrial over accusations of rape in October
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CHED EVANS has joined League One club Chesterfield on a £2,000-a-week, one-year deal.
The former Wales and Sheffield United striker had a conviction for rape quashed in April – he will have a retrial on October 4.
Evans' one-year contract has the option of a further deal.
He told the : "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."
His last game was for Sheffield United against Leyton Orient on April 14, 2012 in which he scored in a 3-1 win for the Blades at Bramall Lane.
Evans was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman but the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction in April.
Chesterfield chairman Dave Allen admitted it is not a decision the club came to lightly.
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He told the club's official website: ''We are delighted to have secured the services of an outstanding footballer, who is now keen to get back to work and score goals.
''(Manager) Danny Wilson knows Ched very well, having previously managed him at Sheffield United. Chris Morgan, our first team coach, also speaks highly of him from their time together at Bramall Lane.
''Chesterfield Football Club have given a great deal of thought to this signing and following the court's decision, we are in no doubt that Ched Evans should be welcomed back into his profession as a professional footballer.''
