PATRICE EVRA FACTFILE

1981: Born May 15 in Dakar, Senegal, one of 25 children.

1998: Signs first professional contract with Italian third division side Marsala, where he would make 27 appearances.

1999: May - Signs for Italian second division side Monza.

2000: Leaves Monza after making only three appearances in the 1999-2000 season.

Returns to France and signs for Nice as a winger/striker.

2001: July 28 - Plays at left-back for the first time and goes on to play there for the rest of the season.

2002: May - Helped Nice earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in five years.

Named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Year.

June - Signs for Monaco under manager Didier Deschamps.

September 28 - Scored first goal for the club in 2-1 win over Rennes.

October 3 - Wins first call-up to the France Under-21 squad under head coach Raymond Domenech.

2003: May - Helps Monaco to finish second and qualify for Champions League.

May 17 - Wins his first professional title as Monaco beat Sochaux 4-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue final.

September 17 - Makes his Champions League debut in a 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven.

2004: May - Named French league's Young Player of the Year and also part of Ligue 1's Team of the Year.

May 26 - Plays in the Champions League final, which Monaco lost 3-0 to Porto.

August 18 - Makes his international debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1-1 draw.

2006: January 10 - Joins Manchester United for a £5.5million fee.

January 14 - Makes debut in 3-1 defeat away to Manchester City.

February 26 - Appears as a substitute in Manchester United's 4-0 victory over Wigan to lift the League Cup.

November 26 - Scores his first United goal in a 3-0 win over Everton.

2007: April 10 - Scores his first ever Champions League goal in a 7-1 win over AS Roma.

May - Wins his first Premier League title with United. Named in PFA Team of the Year, despite only playing in 24 league matches.

2008: May 11 - Manchester United beat Wigan 2-0 to give Evra his second league title.

May 22 - Wins the Champions League after United beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after extra time.

June - Plays in the Euro 2008 Championships, which France exit at the group stage.

July 18 - Charged with four counts of improper conduct by the FA after allegations Evra had altercation with Chelsea groundsman following their match in April.

December 5 - Found guilty, fined £15,000 and given a four-match ban.

December 18 - Wins the World Club Cup after United defeat Ecuadorian side LDU Quito 1-0 in the final.

2009: March 1 - Wins League Cup after United beat Tottenham 4-1 on penalties after the game ended goalless.

May - Wins third consecutive Premier League title with United.

May 27 - Loses 2-0 to Barcelona in the Champions League final.

December 8 - Captains United for the first time in 3-1 win over Wolfsburg.

December - Named in UEFA team of the year.

2010: February 28 - Captains United for the 2-1 League Cup final win over Aston Villa.

May 26 - Captains France for the first time in a 2-1 win over Costa Rica.

Named captain for 2010 World Cup.

June 20 - Led a player protest against the decision to expel Nicolas Anelka from France's World Cup campaign. Subsequently stripped of the French captaincy.

2011: May - Wins fourth league title with United.

October 15 - Claimed that he was racially abused by Luis Suarez in United's 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. Suarez was later found guilty.

2012: December - Scored three goals in 13 matches, doubling his goals tally from the previous seven years.

2013: May - Wins fifth and final league title with United in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season.

2014: Plays every match as France reach World Cup quarter finals.

July 21 - Moves from Manchester United to Juventus.

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