Born in Senegal to a diplomat, it was not difficult for Evra to enter Europe, the football capital of the world. His genius was spotted early in his childhood days by a scout.

Though Evra started as a striker, his stint as a striker was short lived as his defensive ability was spotted soon in a season with Nice in ligue 2 where he earned Left Back of the season. After that there
was no looking back.

Next season he was signed by Monaco in Italy. He helped his team reach 2004 Champions League Final which lost to Porto by 3-0. Though Evra for full 90 minutes, it was just not Monaco’s day. Since that match
Monaco was on a down trail and was relegated from the league the next season.

However, at Manchester United, Gabriel Heinze left for Real Madrid because of some tussle with Ferguson. Evra fitted in the vacant position perfectly and was soon signed by Sir Alex Ferguson for £5.5
million. He did not have the best of the debuts, but soon got used to the English style of football and has performed better and better every season.

He finally won the Champions League with United in 2008 when they beat Chelsea on penalties. Internationally Evra plays for France.