Sylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton. He is left-footed and plays as a central defender, and is also capable of playing at left-back. Distin began his career playing for French amateur sides in the CFA, and worked his way up to professional sides Gueugnon and subsequently Paris Saint-Germain. He moved to England in 2001, first joining Newcastle United on a loan move from PSG, before signing a permanent contract with Manchester City, where he spent five seasons. He then spent two years at Portsmouth where he won the FA Cup, before joining Everton in 2009. He is currently in his thirteenth consecutive season in the Premier League, with over 400 appearances in England's top flight ? the most of any foreign outfield player. [More at Wikipedia]

December 16th, 1977 in Bagnolet (Age 47)