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Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, he is known for his passing, vision, physicality, shooting, and dribbling.

Pogba began his professional career at Manchester United, playing several games in the 2011–12 season. However, limited appearances caused him to join Italian club Juventus on a free transfer in 2012, where he soon developed into one of the best midfielders in Europe. Pogba was a focal part to the club winning four consecutive Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia titles, which included domestic doubles in 2014–15 and 2015–16. Pogba was named in the UEFA Team of the Year and in the FIFA FIFPro World11 after helping Juventus reach the 2015 UEFA Champions League final, their first in twelve years.

During his time at Juventus, Pogba was often linked with fellow elite-level clubs; he returned to Manchester United in 2016 for a then-world record transfer fee of €105 million (£89.3 million).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-2"><span><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></span></a> The fee was also the highest for an English club at the time.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-3"><span><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></span></a> In his first season back, he won the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League, being awarded the Europa League Player of the Season.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-4"><span><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></span></a> In the following season, he helped United finish as both Premier League and FA Cup runners-up. In the 2018–19 season, he had the most prolific season of his career and was named in the PFA Team of the Year. Despite United's overall decline during the period, Pogba remained the team's focal point, registering 62 goal contributions—31 goals and 31 assists—in his first three seasons.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-5"><span><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></span></a> He rejoined Juventus in 2022, but was released by the club in 2024 after beginning an 18-month doping ban that was lifted in March 2025.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-:1-6"><span><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></span></a> In June 2025, he signed for Monaco.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-:2-7"><span><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></span></a>

Internationally, Pogba captained France to victory at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was named the Best Player of the tournament. He debuted for the senior team a year later and went on to become a central figure of his French generation. Pogba played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he was named the Best Young Player. At UEFA Euro 2016, which was on home soil, he helped his country reach the final, though they ultimately suffered a shock defeat. He was part of the country's redemption as they won the 2018 World Cup, scoring in the final.

Early life​

Paul Labile Pogba<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-8"><span><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></span></a> was born on 15 March 1993<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-9"><span><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></span></a> in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-10"><span><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></span></a> to Guinean parents.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-11"><span><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></span></a> He has two older brothers who are twins – Florentin Pogba and Mathias Pogba – born in Guinea, who are also footballers and play for the Guinean national team.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-12"><span><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></span></a> Florentin last played as a defender for ATK Mohun Bagan<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-atk-13"><span><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></span></a> while Mathias last played as a forward for ASM Belfort.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-atk-13"><span><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></span></a> As a child, Pogba was a fan of Arsenal.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-14"><span><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></span></a>

Club career​

Early career​

Pogba began his football career at the age of six playing for US Roissy-en-Brie, a few miles south of his hometown. He spent seven seasons at the club before joining US Torcy, where he served as captain of the club's under-13 team.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-pogba_torcy-15"><span><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></span></a>

After one season with Torcy, Pogba joined professional club Le Havre. In his second season at the club, Pogba captained its under-16 team to the final phase of its domestic league, the Championnat National des 16 ans. Le Havre finished second to Lens in the final group phase, finishing ahead of the likes of Lyon and Nancy.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-16"><span><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></span></a> Pogba also established himself as a youth international for his country.

Manchester United​

See also: 2009 English football tapping up controversy

Transfer​

On 31 July 2009, Pogba announced that he was departing Le Havre to join the youth academy of Manchester United in England. The move surprised his parent club, as it allegedly had a "non-solicitation agreement" with Pogba, which was agreed to by not only the player but also his parents in 2006. The agreement, which was in place until the end of the 2009–10 season, allowed Le Havre to sign Pogba to an aspirant (youth) contract once the player met specific age and scholarship requirements.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-17"><span><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></span></a> On 1 August, Le Havre released an official statement on its website criticising Manchester United and the Pogba family.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-18"><span><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></span></a> Le Havre also announced its intent to ask FIFA to probe the situation.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-19"><span><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></span></a>

In response to Le Havre's accusations, Manchester United threatened to sue the club, while Pogba denied he was leaving Le Havre for monetary reasons, which Le Havre President Jean-Pierre Louvel had alleged to be £87,000 and a house.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-20"><span><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-21"><span><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></span></a> Le Havre was also accused by Pogba's former club Torcy of using the same tactics it purported Manchester United to have used when the club acquired Pogba from its youth academy. On the same day of Pogba's announcement to depart for England, Torcy released a press release on its official website criticising Le Havre's accusations, stating, "We will not use the term 'steal,' but the recruiters of Le Havre acted the same way with the club in Torcy." The club cited Le Havre's acceptance of allowing Pogba to sign an amateur licence with the club without notifying Torcy as its primary reason why.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-pogba_torcy-15"><span><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-22"><span><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></span></a> On 7 October, Manchester United were cleared of wrongdoing by a judge appointed by FIFA, with the declaration that Pogba was not contractually linked to Le Havre.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-23"><span><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></span></a> Despite having the option to appeal, on 18 June 2010, Le Havre officials confirmed that the club had reached an agreement with Manchester United for the transfer of Pogba. The terms of the agreement were confidential.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-24"><span><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-25"><span><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></span></a>

Academy and call-up to first team​

Pogba completed his transfer to Manchester United on 7 October 2009<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-26"><span><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></span></a> and made his debut with the club's under-18 team on 10 October against Crewe Alexandra in a 2–1 defeat.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-27"><span><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></span></a> He finished the 2009–10 under-18 campaign with seven goals in 21 appearances.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-28"><span><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></span></a> The team finished first in their group, but lost to Arsenal 5–3 on penalties in the play-off semi-finals.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-29"><span><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></span></a> In April 2010, Pogba was a part of the under-18 team that successfully defended their title at the Torneo Calcio Memorial Claudio Sassi-Sassuolo in Bologna, Italy.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-30"><span><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></span></a> In the 2010–11 season, Pogba remained on the club's academy team in the Premier Academy League and played with the team during the first three months of the season. In November 2010, he was called up to the club's reserve team and made his debut on 2 November 2010 in a 3–1 win over Bolton Wanderers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-31"><span><span>[</span>31<span>]</span></span></a> On 10 January 2011, in the FA Youth Cup, Pogba scored a long-range goal, described as a "piledriver," in the team's 3–2 victory over Portsmouth. The win allowed the team to progress to the fourth round of the competition.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-32"><span><span>[</span>32<span>]</span></span></a> A month later, Pogba scored a similar goal in a 3–2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in the Academy League.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-33"><span><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></span></a>

On 19 February 2011, Pogba was one of four academy players promoted to the first-team squad by manager Alex Ferguson ahead of Manchester United's FA Cup fifth round match against Crawley Town, for which he was assigned the number 42 shirt.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-34"><span><span>[</span>34<span>]</span></span></a> He continued in the under-18s for the rest of the season, helping the team to a lengthy run in the FA Youth Cup; in the semi-final encounter against Chelsea in the competition, Pogba scored a goal in the first leg, a 3–2 defeat,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-35"><span><span>[</span>35<span>]</span></span></a> and provided the assist for the opening goal of the second leg, a 4–0 win.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-36"><span><span>[</span>36<span>]</span></span></a> In the final, Manchester United defeated Sheffield United 6–3 on aggregate to win their tenth Youth Cup title; Pogba started and played the entire match in both legs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-37"><span><span>[</span>37<span>]</span></span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-38"><span><span>[</span>38<span>]</span></span></a>

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Ahead of the start of the 2011–12 season, Ferguson confirmed that Pogba would feature with the senior team during the season, stating, "I mean if we hold Pogba back, what's going to happen? He's going to leave. You know, in a couple of years' time when his contract is going to finish. So we have to give him the opportunity to see how he can do in the first-team and he's got great ability."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-39"><span><span>[</span>39<span>]</span></span></a> Pogba was promoted to the club's reserve team permanently for the 2011–12 season and made his first appearance of the season on 15 August 2011 in the team's opening Premier Reserve League match against Arsenal.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-40"><span><span>[</span>40<span>]</span></span></a> On 25 August, in the team's second league match against Swansea City reserves, Pogba scored the second goal in a 6–0 rout.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-41"><span><span>[</span>41<span>]</span></span></a> On 19 September, Ferguson announced Pogba would play in their Football League Cup tie against Leeds United the following day;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-42"><span><span>[</span>42<span>]</span></span></a> Pogba appeared as a half-time substitute to make his professional debut as Manchester United won the match 3–0.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-43"><span><span>[</span>43<span>]</span></span></a> Pogba made his second appearance against Aldershot Town in the Fourth Round of the League Cup on 25 October 2011.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-44"><span><span>[</span>44<span>]</span></span></a>

Pogba made his Premier League debut against Stoke City on 31 January 2012, replacing Javier Hernández in the 72nd minute.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-45"><span><span>[</span>45<span>]</span></span></a> He made another substitute appearance against West Bromwich Albion on 11 March.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-46"><span><span>[</span>46<span>]</span></span></a> Four days later, he made his European debut in the second leg of the team's UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie against Spanish club Athletic Bilbao; he appeared as a substitute in the 2–1 away defeat, coming on for Michael Carrick in the 63rd minute as Manchester United lost the tie 5–3 on aggregate.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba#cite_note-47"><span><span>[</span>47<span>]</span></span></a>
 
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