Philippe Mexès (born March 31, 1982 in Toulouse, France) is an French football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for A.S. Roma. He wears the number 5 jersey for his club. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... In association football (soccer), a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ...

Mexes joined AJ Auxerre's famed youth set-up aged 16 after leaving his hometown club of Toulouse FC. Toulouse's loss was most definitely Auxerre's gain, as within two years of his move to his new team he was promoted to the senior squad, making his debut in November 1999. Association de la Jeunesse auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre are a French football team, founded in 1905, and playing in the town of Auxerre. ... Toulouse FC is a French football team, playing in the city of Toulouse. ...

In the summer of 2000 he was part of the French squad that won the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, having been a year younger than his squad-mates, and was given the honour of being named 'Hope of the Year' by the respected newspaper France Football. Mexes became established as a regular in the centre of the Auxerre defence in the 2000/01 season and was strongly linked with a move to English champions Manchester United for a fee of over €20m. First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... France Football is a french bi-weekly magazine with news from worldwide football. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, primarily owned by the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The grave accent ( ` ) is a diacritic mark used in written Greek until 1982 ( polytonic orthography), French, Catalan, Welsh, Italian, Vietnamese, Scottish Gaelic, Norwegian, Portuguese, and other languages. ...

He stayed put and helped Auxerre claim third place in the 2001/02 French first division, enough to secure a UEFA Champions League berth, and win the French Cup the following year with a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain. Mexes was then called into the national U21 squad, playing twice for the side who finished runners-up in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He won his first full national squad selection in August 2002. Champions League Logo European Champion Clubs Cup The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... Paris Saint-Germain FC, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. ...

Enjoyed his best return in front of goal, four, as Auxerre finished fourth. After 133 league games at the Abbé Deschamps, Mexes left for A.S. Roma for €4m in acrimonious circumstances. FIFA suspended the defender for six weeks after he agreed a contract with the Italian side while still under contract at Auxerre, only for the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne to cancel the suspension. A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ... The grave accent ( ` ) is a diacritic mark used in written Greek until 1982 ( polytonic orthography), French, Catalan, Welsh, Italian, Vietnamese, Scottish Gaelic, Norwegian, Portuguese, and other languages. ...

Mexes has also appeared with the full French national team, with whom he won the 2003 Confederations Cup. The Confederations Cup 2003 football tournament was held in France in June 2003. ...

Interesting Information

Mexes has five tattoos on him, which are, a dragon's tattoo on his leg, his arms, A round tattoo on his belly button, his son name, Enzo, and his back.