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Patrice Evra
Personal information
Full name Patrice Latyr Evra
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 3
Youth career
1992–1993 CO Les Ulis
1993–1997 CSF Brétigny
1997–1998 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Marsala 24 (3)
1999–2000 Monza 3 (0)
2000–2002 Nice 40 (1)
2002–2006 Monaco 120 (1)
2006– Manchester United 230 (2)
International career‡
2002–2003 France U21 11 (0)
2004– France 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Patrice Latyr Evra (French pronunciation: [patʁis evʁa]; born 15 May 1981) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Manchester United and the French national team.

The son of a diplomat, Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal, and arrived in Europe through Brussels from Senegal when he was a year 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.

Club career

Early career

During his teenage years, Evra began his career as a winger 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 appearances with the side while playing as an attacking winger, Evra scored six goals. 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 shone in defence, consequently 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 Sébastien Squillaci, 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.[2] 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.

Manchester United

Evra comes off the pitch after a match versus Arsenal

Evra signed for Manchester United on 10 January 2006, joining for a transfer fee of around £5.5 million from AS Monaco, putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[3] Evra's arrival signalled Alex Ferguson's intention to shore up a United defence that had suffered since the sidelining of Gabriel Heinze.

He made his debut for Manchester United four days after signing in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League. He did not have the best of debuts as he was substituted at half time. He played his home debut in a 1–0 win against Liverpool the following Wednesday. Evra initially had some problems adapting to the English game, but by midway through the 2006–07 season his form had greatly improved and he established himself as a regular first-teamer. On 29 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a Premiership match against Everton at Old Trafford. After a spell out of the squad, Evra made his comeback on 10 April 2007 in the Champions League match against Roma at Old Trafford, contributing to the Red Devils' 7–1 thrashing of the visitors with the final goal, his first in the Champions League. Due to his efforts, Evra earned a place in the PFA Team of the Year.

During United's 07–08 season, Evra became a key member of United's defence. Though making 47 appearances in all competitions, the highest in his career, he did not manage to score a goal. United clinched their second consecutive Premier League title on the final day, edging Chelsea by two points. He made 10 appearances in United's run in the UEFA Champions League, including an appearance in the Final as United defeated Chelsea 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time. On 12 June, Evra signed a four-year contract extension with United, a deal that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2012.[4]

Evra passing the ball to Gabriel Obertan in a match against Everton in the 2009–10 season

Evra was ever-present in Manchester United's first 14 league games in 2008–09. However, on 5 December 2008, he was handed a four-match ban – due to start on 22 December 2008 – and a £15,000 fine after he was found guilty of improper conduct by the Football Association. The charge related to an incident that occurred during the warm-down after the match between Chelsea and Manchester United on 26 April 2008, wherein a clash ensued between United's players and Chelsea's groundsmen.[5]

During the 2009–10 season Evra was ever present, captaining the team in the absence of Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. On 28 February, 2010, Patrice Evra led his side to a trophy for the first time, when they beat Aston Villa 2–1 in the Carling Cup final.

On 20 Novembe, Evra scored his second Premier League goal with a header from a cross from Park Ji-Sung in first-half injury-time in the 2–0 win at home to Wigan Athletic.[6]

On 21 February 2011, Evra signed a contract extension with Manchester Untied that is set to keep him with them until at least the end of the 2013/14 season.[7]

International career

At Euro 2008, Evra was left out of the starting line up in the first fixture against Romania to accommodate the Barcelona left back Éric Abidal. He was then called in for the next game against the Netherlands after a poor 0–0 draw against the Romanians. France lost this match 4–1. The final group game was a must-win against Italy. France lost 3–1 and were eliminated in the group stage. After the game, cameras caught Evra and team mate Patrick Vieira in an altercation in the tunnel.

On 26 May 2010, Evra captained the national team for the first time in a friendly match against Costa Rica; France won the match 2–1. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Evra was handed the captaincy ahead of team captain Thierry Henry, who was relegated to the bench for the tournament. Subsequently, he remained captain for the first two games. Following the dismissal of Nicolas Anelka from the squad after his altercation with French coach Raymond Domenech, Evra led a player protest against the decision, in which the players refused to train on one day. The action was denounced by the French President and Sports Minister, who told the players they had tarnished France's reputation. Evra and many other senior players were benched for the final game against South Africa and Alou Diarra took over the captain's armband.; France lost 2–1 and were knocked out of the competition.[8] In the resulting disciplinary hearing, Evra was one of four players to be handed an international ban by the French Football Federation; Evra's ban amounted to five matches.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[10] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marsala 1998–99 24 3 3 3 – – – 27 6
Monza 1999–2000 3 0 0 0 – – – 3 0
Nice 2000–01 5 0 0 0 0 0 – – 5 0
2001–02 35 1 1 0 1 0 – – 37 1
Total 40 1 1 0 1 0 – – 42 1
AS Monaco 2002–03 36 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 – 41 1
2003–04 33 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 – 47 0
2004–05 36 0 5 1 2 0 9 0 – 52 1
2005–06 15 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 – 23 0
Total 120 1 7 1 7 0 29 0 – 163 2
Manchester United 2005–06 11 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2006–07 24 1 4 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 36 2
2007–08 33 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 48 0
2008–09 28 0 3 0 2 0 11 0 4 0 48 0
2009–10 38 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 1 0 51 0
2010–11 26 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 31 1
Total 160 2 13 0 8 0 41 1 6 0 228 3
Career total 345 7 24 4 16 0 70 1 6 0 461 12

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 February 2011[11][12]

International

Template:Football player national team statistics |- |2004||5||0 |- |2005||0||0 |- |2006||1||0 |- |2007||3||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||9||0 |- |2010||6||0 |- |2011||0||0 |- !Total||32||0 |} Statistics accurate as of match played 17 June 2010[13]

Honours

Club

AS Monaco
Manchester United

Individual

Personal life

Evra is married to Sandra with whom he has a son, Lenny.[14][15] He has a total of 25 siblings, although two are now deceased.[16]

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2008). The PFA Footballers Who's Who 2008–09. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ^ "Porto 3–0 Monaco". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Evra completes Man Utd transfer". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Evra puts pen to paper". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Evra banned and fined by FA". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  6. ^ Hassan, Nabil (20 November 2010). "Man Utd 2-0 Wigan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  7. ^ Hassan, Nabil (21 February 2011). "Patrice Evra signs new contract with Manchester United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  8. ^ Gleeson, Mark (22 June 2010). "France captain dropped in wake of player strike". reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Nicolas Anelka laughs at 'nonsense' 18-match French ban". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  10. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
  11. ^ "Patrice Evra". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  12. ^ Patrice Evra at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  13. ^ "Javier Hernández International". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  14. ^ Boshoff, Alison (21 May 2008). "The War of the WAGSKIS: The real battle for Moscow". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  15. ^ Castles, Duncan (19 October 2008). "Best of the left". The Observers. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  16. ^ Kay, Oliver (23 July 2007). "Evra thanks God for a United shirt". The Times. Times Newspapers. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by France national football team captain
2010 		Succeeded by
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