Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

Pogba with France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Paul Labile Pogba[1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Juventus
Number	10
Youth career
1999–2006	Roissy-en-Brie
2006–2007	Torcy
2007–2009	Le Havre
2009–2011	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Manchester United	3	(0)
2012–2016	Juventus	124	(28)
2016–2022	Manchester United	154	(29)
2022–	Juventus	8	(0)
International career‡
2008–2009	France U16	17	(1)
2010	France U17	10	(2)
2010–2011	France U18	6	(1)
2011–2012	France U19	12	(4)
2012–2013	France U20	13	(4)
2013–	France	91	(11)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Winner 2018 Russia UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2016 France UEFA Nations League Winner 2021 Italy FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 19 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team. Pogba is currently serving a doping ban, and thus is ineligible to play.^[4] A versatile player, he operates primarily as a central midfielder, but can be deployed as a left winger, attacking midfielder, and defensive midfielder.^[5]

Born in Lagny-sur-Marne, Pogba joined the youth team of Ligue 2 side Le Havre in 2007, before a protracted transfer brought him to Manchester United two years later. After beginning his senior career with Manchester United, limited appearances persuaded him to depart to join Italian side Juventus on a free transfer in 2012, where he helped the club to four consecutive Serie A titles, as well as two Coppa Italia and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. During his time in Italy, Pogba further established himself as one of the most promising young players in the world and received the Golden Boy award in 2013, followed by the Bravo Award in 2014. In 2016, Pogba was named to the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year and the 2015 FIFA FIFPro World XI after helping Juventus to the 2015 Champions League final, their first in twelve years.

Pogba's performances at Juventus led to him returning to Manchester United in 2016 for a then-world record transfer fee of €105 million (£89.3 million).^[6] The fee was the highest paid by an English club until 2021.^[7] In his first season back, he won the League Cup and the Europa League.^[8] In the 2018–19 season, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year.

Internationally, Pogba captained France to victory at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and took home the award for the Best Player for his performances during the tournament. He made his debut for the senior team a year later and featured prominently at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he was awarded the Best Young Player Award for his performances. He later represented his nation at UEFA Euro 2016 on home soil, where he finished as a runner-up, before winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final.