Patrice Latyr Evra

Personal information
Full name	Patrice Latyr Evra
Date of birth	15 May 1981 (1981-05-15) (age 27)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing position	Left back Left winger
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	3
Youth career
1997–1998	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2006 2006–	Marsala Monza Nice AS Monaco Manchester United	024 (3) 003 (0) 039 (1) 120 (1) 086 (1)
National team2
2004–	France	016 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:56, 28 February 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 08:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Patrice Latyr Evra (born 15 May 1981 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French international footballer, who plays for English Premiership side Manchester United.

The son of a diplomat, Evra arrived in Europe through Brussels from Senegal when he was 6 years old. He was raised in Les Ulis, Essonne, France, where he lived with his family from 1984 to 1998 before seizing his first footballing opportunity leading him to Marsala, Sicily, Italy. Evra has a total of 25 siblings, although two are now deceased.

Early career

During his teenage years, Evra began his career as a striker for Paris Saint-Germain's youth system. Though he never received a professional contract, he was spotted by a scout for small Italian-side Marsala, eventually receiving a contract with the club. In 27 total appearances with the side while playing as a striker, Evra scored 6 goals. Many locals began calling him "Black Gazelle".^[3] The next season, he found himself with Monza in Serie B, but only made three appearances.

Nice

Evra returned to France for Nice in Ligue 2. In his first several matches, he played as a centre forward. Due to injuries within the club, he was made to play as a left back during a game versus Stade Lavallois. In several matches after, manager Sandro Salvioni utilized Evra in defence. During the remainder of the season, Salvioni continued to alternate him between the two positions. Evra shined in defence after being named Ligue 2's best left back.

AS Monaco

AS Monaco, impressed by Evra's defensive efforts, signed him from Nice for an undisclosed fee by manager Didier Deschamps. He quickly became part of the regular defence with Lucas Bernardi, Gaël Givet, and Julien Rodriguez. In his first season with the club, Monaco reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final but were defeated 3–0 by Porto, a game in which Evra played the full 90 minutes.^[4] His performances led to his call-up for international duty for the French national team.

In 2005, Evra was named captain on several occasions. Monaco would struggle through the season, being knocked out of the qualifying rounds of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League and lying in the bottom half of Ligue 1 table for most of the season.

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