Sandra Evra: Age, Nationality, Children and Patrice Evra

Sandra Evra is the estranged wife of Patrice Evra, the former Manchester United left-back and France captain. The couple met as teenagers at school in Les Ulis, south of Paris, married in 2007 and have two children, Lenny and Maona, but they separated in 2020, and the last reliable report we found, by Goal in July 2024, said their divorce proceedings had not been finalised.

Sandra has kept a much lower profile than her husband, so a lot of what circulates about her online is guesswork. In this guide, OhMyFootball sets out what is documented about Sandra Evra, from her school years in Les Ulis to the 2024 court ruling, and brings the story up to date for November 2026.

Who is Patrice Evra's wife?

Patrice Evra's wife is Sandra Evra. According to The Sun, the two were just 15 when they met at school in Les Ulis, the town in the Essonne department where Patrice grew up and played his first football at CO Les Ulis. Sandra has described it to the paper as love at first sight.

She was with Patrice long before he was famous. He left home as a teenager to start his professional career in Italy, at Marsala and then Monza, before coming back to France with Nice and Monaco. Sandra's lawyer said in 2024 that she had followed him all over the world to support his football career.

The couple married in 2007, when Patrice was a Manchester United player. The exact date and venue of the wedding were never officially announced, and the dates repeated on some websites do not agree with each other, so we do not give one here.

Patrice and Sandra Evra: the 2020 separation

After 13 years of marriage, Patrice and Sandra separated in 2020, and according to The Sun, divorce proceedings began around that time. Patrice's relationship with the Danish model Margaux Alexandra became public in 2020, and in November that year he announced on Instagram that they were engaged.

Sandra spoke to The Sun about the end of her marriage in 2020. We do not repeat the claims made about the break-up here: they concern the couple's private life, and many of the versions online are copied from one tabloid to another.

Are Sandra and Patrice Evra divorced? When Goal reported on the couple's court case in July 2024, it described Sandra as Patrice's soon-to-be ex-wife and said the divorce proceedings, started in 2020, had not been finalised. As of November 2026, we have not found a reliable report that the divorce has been completed.

The 2024 court case

On 9 July 2024, in a case brought by Sandra, the criminal court in Nanterre, west of Paris, convicted Patrice Evra at first instance of "abandon de famille" (family abandonment), the French offence of failing to pay court-ordered family support, for the period from May 2021 to September 2023. According to franceinfo, which confirmed a report by Le Parisien, he was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence with two years of probation and ordered to pay damages and legal costs. He appealed, so the conviction is not final, and his lawyer, Jérôme Boursican, said the facts were contested. As of November 2026, we have not found a report of the outcome of the appeal.

Who is Sandra Evra?

Outside football, Sandra Evra is a private person. She is known to the public as Patrice Evra's wife and the mother of their two children, Lenny and Maona, and as the woman who was at his side through the biggest years of his career, at Monaco, Manchester United and Juventus.

She has stayed out of the spotlight far more than many footballers' partners. She does not have a public career that we could find, she is not a television personality, and her Instagram account is mostly about holidays, her children and family moments.

Sandra Evra age and birthday

How old is Sandra Evra? Her date of birth and age have not been confirmed by a reliable source, so we do not give them.

What is documented is that she met Patrice at school in Les Ulis when they were teenagers, according to The Sun.

Sandra Evra nationality and origin

What is Sandra Evra's nationality? No reliable source has stated it. What is documented is that she went to school in Les Ulis, in the southern suburbs of Paris, where The Sun reported she met Patrice when they were both 15.

Claims about her family origins found on some biography websites have no reliable source. Her husband's background is better documented: Patrice was born in Dakar, Senegal, the son of a Senegalese diplomat, and his family later settled in Les Ulis.

Sandra Evra family

Sandra keeps her parents and siblings out of the public eye, and we found no reliable information about them.

Sandra Evra education and career

There is no reliable record of Sandra Evra's education or of a profession. Claims about where she studied or what she does for a living, including descriptions of her as a businesswoman or a model, have no source that we could find. What is documented is that she followed Patrice's career from one country to another for many years, raising their children along the way.

Sandra and Patrice Evra's children

How many children do Sandra and Patrice Evra have? They have two children together:

Lenny, their son, born in September 2005. Sandra posted a birthday message for him on Instagram on 27 September 2020 marking his 15th birthday, which means he turned 21 in September 2026. Lenny is not a public figure: we found no record of him playing professional football, or any public profile of him.
Maona, their daughter. Her exact date of birth has not been published by a reliable source. The Sun reported in July 2024 that she was 10 years old.

Sandra's Instagram handle, @sandralennymaona, combines her name with the names of both children.

Sandra Evra and her support for Patrice

For most of Patrice's career, Sandra was in the stands and at his side for the big moments. In May 2015, after Patrice won his first Serie A title with Juventus, she shared a photo of the family on the pitch at Juventus Stadium with the trophy.

Who is Patrice Evra?

Patrice Evra was born on 15 May 1981 in Dakar, Senegal, and grew up in Les Ulis. He started his professional career in the Italian lower leagues before making his name in France, and went on to become one of the most decorated left-backs of his generation.

His career timeline:

1998 to 2000: Marsala, then Monza, in Italy
2000 to 2002: Nice
2002 to 2006: Monaco, where he won the Coupe de la Ligue and played in the 2004 Champions League final
January 2006 to 2014: Manchester United, winning five Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League, and often captaining the side
2014 to 2017: Juventus, two Serie A titles
2017: Marseille
2018: West Ham United
July 2019: retired from professional football

For France, he won 81 caps between 2004 and 2016. He captained Les Bleus at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where he lost the armband after the players' training strike, and he was part of the team that reached the Euro 2016 final. His teammate at the 2010 World Cup, Franck Ribéry, is another France star of that era whose wife is often searched: read our guide to Wahiba Ribéry.

Since retiring, Patrice has built a second career as a media personality. He was an ITV pundit at the 2018 World Cup, took part in the BBC show Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof in 2022, and published his autobiography, I Love This Game, in 2021. In 2023 he was part of the consortium that bought the Portuguese club Estrela da Amadora. In April 2025, he signed with the Professional Fighters League for an MMA debut planned for 23 May 2025 in Paris, but the event was postponed and then cancelled, and we found no report of him fighting since.

He is also a co-founder, with the entrepreneur Tommy Fish, of PLAYER, a talent app for footballers. According to Atlético Dallas, he presented the app's US launch at the club's Fútbol Block Party in Dallas in December 2025. In 2026, he gave a string of interviews about the World Cup, and on 18 October 2026 PLAYER published an episode of its YouTube series in which a squad of unsigned players billed as his team took on the USL side Atlético Dallas.

In this interview with The Mo Show, published in October 2026, Patrice talks about life after retirement, his business ventures, his best Manchester United memories and what he learned from Sir Alex Ferguson. If you want to know more about the families of his old United dressing room, read our guides to Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen and Rio Ferdinand's wife Kate.

Sandra Evra net worth

Sandra Evra's personal net worth is not public, and the figures published by some websites have no reliable basis.

Patrice Evra's net worth is estimated at $14 million by Celebrity Net Worth, which puts his career earnings from contracts and endorsements at more than £30 million. These are estimates, not official figures.

Sandra Evra Instagram

Sandra Evra is on Instagram as @sandralennymaona. Her public posts are mostly holiday photos and family moments: the Maldives in 2017, Marrakech the same year, and Dubai at the start of 2021, among others. The account is a personal one, and the posts we looked at do not discuss her marriage.

Patrice Evra is on Instagram as @patrice.evra, where he shares football, business and the humorous videos he is known for.

Quick facts about Sandra Evra

Name: Sandra Evra
Known as: Patrice Evra's estranged wife
School: Les Ulis, France
Met Patrice: at school in Les Ulis, aged 15, according to The Sun
Married: 2007
Separated: 2020, divorce proceedings not finalised in July 2024, according to Goal
Children: Lenny (born in 2005) and Maona
Instagram: @sandralennymaona

Frequently asked questions about Sandra Evra

What is Sandra Evra's nationality?

No reliable source has stated Sandra Evra's nationality. She went to school in Les Ulis, near Paris, where she met Patrice Evra.

How old is Sandra Evra?

Her age is not reliably published, and we do not give one. According to The Sun, she met Patrice Evra at school in Les Ulis when they were teenagers.

Are Patrice and Sandra Evra still married?

They separated in 2020, and divorce proceedings began around that time. In July 2024, Goal reported that the divorce had not been finalised, and we have found no later report that it has been completed.

How many children does Sandra Evra have?

Sandra and Patrice Evra have two children: a son, Lenny, born in 2005, and a daughter, Maona.

Who is Patrice Evra with now?

Patrice Evra is with the Danish model Margaux Alexandra. Their relationship became public in 2020, and he announced their engagement on Instagram in November that year. Reports in 2024 described them as still engaged.