Paul Pogba

Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer. He plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team.

Paul Pogba
Pogba playing for Manchester United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Paul Labile Pogba[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993[1]
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 6
Youth career
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– Manchester United 43 (8)
National team‡
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 (3)
2013– France 49 (8)
Honours
Representing France
Silver medal – second placeEuropean Championship2016
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:29, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

Pogba began his professional career with Manchester United in 2011. In 2012 he began playing for Juventus. In 2016 he transferred back to Manchester United for a world-record £89m.[3][4]

International career
As of match played on 3 September 2017[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201371
2014154
201550
2016173
201750
Total498

He won the World Cup for France against Croatia on 15 July 2018.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Pogba.
  1. "Paul Pogba". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. "Paul Pogba: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. Lake, Jefferson (8 September 2016). "Paul Pogba joins Manchester United for world-record £89m". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. "Paul Pogba completes Man Utd transfer for world-record fee". The Telegraph. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. "Pogba, Paul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 January 2018.


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