page_title: Evan Patak
section_title: Professional
hierarchical_section_title: Evan Patak / Playing career / Professional
caption_attribution_description: English: Piacenza-San Giustino
context_page_description: Evan Hoburg Patak is an American volleyball player who is a member of the United States men's national volleyball team.
context_section_description: Patak joined the professional ranks right out of college in 2007 and joined Puerto Rican-based club Playeros de San Juan in the Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino.  His stay was brief, leaving them for Aris Volleyball Club in the Greek A1 Ethniki before the end of the year.  Patak returned to the Puerto Rican LVSM in 2008.  According to then-manager Jorge de Jesús, he nearly rejoined his old Playeros de San Juan team, now rebranded as Mets de Guaynabo, but ultimately joined Indios de Mayagüez.  Due to the 2008 Summer Olympics and his contract with the US National Team, Patak joined Indios de Mayagüez after their season had started.
  The offseason saw yet another move as Patak joined Austrian-based aon hotVolleys in Fall 2008.  He played with the team until January 9, 2009 when his contract was mutually terminated due to the club's financial constraints.  He returned to the Greek A1 Ethniki that same month after signing with P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki V.C..  He joined Turkish club Halkbank Ankara of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League in Summer of 2009.  He stayed with the club through early May 2010.
  After Greece, Patak joined South Korean V-League club Incheon Korean Air Jumbos.  They ended with the best regular season record in the V-League for the 2010–2011 season, but lost in the championship playoffs finals.  He returned to Europe to play for Italian club Umbria Volley of the Italian Volleyball League in December 2011.
  Patak landed in Puerto Rico for the third time in October 2012.  He signed for Plataneros de Corozal after Dallas Soonais was lost to a shoulder injury.  After a semi-finals loss that ended Plataneros de Corozal's season, Patak joined Spacer's de Toulouse in January 2013.  He proved to be a huge catalyst to turn Spacer's season around, making a run in the Coupe de France but ultimately coming in second best.  Despite his play, he was not brought back for a second season.
caption: Patak with Umbria Volley in 2012
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