Carlos Tevez's career is remarkable considering the start in life he had

And even fewer who have hailed from neighbourhoods where drugs, murder and gang crime dominate the daily life.

But that is exactly what Carlos Tevez had to deal with as a child growing up in Fuerte Apache, Argentina.

Otherwise known as Barrio Ejercito de los Andes, the neighbourhood has landed a reputation as one of the most dangerous areas in Buenos Aires with a high murder rate and prevalent drug use.

Speaking about his childhood in 2015, Tevez spoke candidly to The Weekly and admitted it was not easy growing up.

He said: "It is tough to make people understand what life is like if they haven't been through the same things as I have experienced, so people can make of it what they want.

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"You can't get inside the heads of other people and say to them 'look, I went through some rough times'.

"It is impossible to explain everything the streets taught me - and that was quite a lot.

"My whole childhood was hard. I lived in a place where drugs and murder were part of everyday life.

"Experiencing difficult things, even as a very young kid, means you grow up quickly.

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"I think that enables everyone to choose their own path and not just accept the one others have taken before you.

"I never condoned drugs or murder and luckily I was able to make a choice."

But it was not all doom and gloom for Tevez, who went on to forge an incredibly successful career in England, Italy, Brazil and Argentina with his beloved Boca Juniors, where he played across three spells beginning as a professional in 2001.

The striker moved to Europe from Corinthians to join West Ham in 2006 before joining Manchester United on loan for two years in 2007 and then controversially signing for Manchester City in 2009.

In total, he won three Premier League titles and was never far away from the headlines, once refusing to come on off the bench for Man City.

During this time he was also forging his name as one of Argentina's most important players alongside Messi and Sergio Aguero.

After seven years in England, though, Italian side Juventus was next but that lasted two years before returning in 2013 to Boca.

And while he may have believed his career was winding down, there was one big move left in him.

That was because at the height of the Chinese Super League's spending, Tevez was earmarked as its biggest star.

Shanghai Shenhua snapped up the forward on an annual salary reported to be £34million in December 2016 - more than £600,000 a week.

That made him the world's best-paid footballer at the time, ahead of Ronaldo and compatriot Messi, who were not on peanuts at Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.

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His stay in China was short, however, describing it as a 'holiday' after departing just a year later to sign for Boca Juniors for a third time.

Tevez has since retired after hanging up his boots in 2022, calling time on a remarkable career that started in poverty and ending in glory.