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Patrice Evra (born May 15, 1981 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French-Senegalese international footballer, who plays for English Premiership side Manchester United. He plays in the left back position although can also play on the left wing. Evra signed a 3.5 year for United on 10 January 2006, for around �5.5 million, from AS Monaco. He started his career with the Paris St-Germain youth team, before moving in 1998 to Italian Serie C1 team Marsala Calcio, and then to A.C. Monza Brianza 1912 of Serie B for the following season. He transferred to OGC Nice in 2000, and then to AS Monaco in 2002. Evra has represented France at international level on five occasions. At AS Monaco, Evra was also part of the team that won the French League Cup and reached the Champions League Finals in 2003 and 2004 respectively. He made his debut for Manchester United on 14th January in a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in the English Premier League. He played his home debut against Liverpool on 22nd January in a 1-0 win. Evra wears the number three shirt vacated by Phil Neville in the previous summer.