Patrice Evra is a French footballer. He used to live in Dakar, Senegal during his childhood. His birthdate is on the 15th May 1981. After 6 years, his family relocated to Les Ulis, Esonne, France. He lived in Les Ullis for 14 years before he began his football career. When he reached 20 years old, he took up his first football career in Marsala, Sicily, in Italy. He currently plays for the Manchester United team.
From 1992 – 1998, he was a member of the CO Les Ullis, CSF Bretigny and Paris saint Germain clubs. Evra was a left winger in his early career years. He held his first winger job with the Paris Saint-Germain’s club at the age of 16 years old. During that time, nobody noticed his talent so work without receiving a pay. Later, a scout from Marsala team noticed his good winger skill and decided to give him an opportunity. He appeared for a total of twenty seven times in the Marsale team and scored a total of 6 goals. He also made three appearances with Monza.
From 2000 – 2002, Evra made 39 appearances with Nice in Ligue 2 and score 1 goal. He played as centre forward in a number of football matches. He accidentally injured himself at the club and was unable to play as the usual position. Because he was injured, he joined the left back team in a football game. The football game which he became a left back is a match against Stade Lavallois. In the latter games, he played as a defence player. Sandro Salvione changed Evra’s position from time to time. Eventually, he becomes a skilled defensed player and people would call him the best Ligue 2 left back player.
AS Monaco discovered that Evra is an excellent defensive player and decided to enroll him as part of their team. Evra joined AS Monaco after AS Monaco bought him over for a fee. Didier Deschamps was responsible of arranging the agreement with Nice. As soon as Evra joined AS Monaco, he joined the defence team. Some of the popular members in the defense team include Sebastien Squillaci and Gael Givet. During the first season, Monaco help the team to reach the final match of UEFA championship in 2004. However, he lost the game after being defeated by Porto. The final game in which Evra was defeated lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Evra was the captain of the team for a number of times in 2005.
From 2006 – 2010, Evra joined the Manchester United. The football contract that Evra signed with Manchester United worth about £5.5 million. Evra was to played for the Manchester United for 3.5 year. Evra appeared in the first game for Manchester United after he putting his signature on the 3-1 contract in the Premier League. Since the manager keep substituting him, he was not able to show his best performance. Though he have problem playing with Manchester United, regular game seasons had helped him to improve his performance. He plays regularly in the matches. He scored the first goal while playing in Old Trafford on the 29th November 2006. Evra beat the Roma by 7 – 1 in Old Trafford. His success allows him to become a part of the Professional Footballers’ Association. Evra was fined for 15,000 after he was caught for an improper behavior by the Football Association.
By 2007, Evra have established himself as an important member of the United team. He made a total of forty seven appearances. However, he did not help the team to goal. Evra was the captain of the team when Rio Ferdinand was away. On the 28th February 2010, Evra led his team to beat Aston Villa during the Carling Cup match.
Evra has a wife called Sandra. Evra and Sandra have a son called Gareth. Gareth was born the 27th September 1992.