ABOUT
Paul Pogba, popularly known by his nickname “Pogboom“, is a French professional football player.He currently plays for the English club,Manchester United & also represents France National Team.He plays in the Central midfielder position.He Can also plays in other position as an attacking midfielder,defensive midfielder.
Pogba started playing football at a very young age of six, back then he used to play for US Roissy-en-Brie. After his success at US Torcy, where he was the under thirteen captain, Pogba decided to join Le Havre for playing professional football.
| NAME | Paul Labile Pogba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1993 |
| AGE | 27 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagny-Sur-Marne, Seine-Et-Marne |
| HEIGHT | 6’3″ (190 cm) |
| PLAYING POSITION | Midfielder |
| JERSEY NUMBER | 06 |
| CURRENT CLUB | Manchester United F.C. |
| NATIONALITY | French |
| NET WORTH SALARY | 85$ |
| WEIGHT | 84 kg |
Family & Personal Life
Father: Fassou Antoine Pogba
Mother: Yeo Moriba
Siblings: Florentin Pogba, Mathias Pogba
Paul has two older brothers, who are twins. Indeed, Florentin and Mathias regularly feature in the Manchester United midfielder’s Instagram feed.Florentin, who is Paul’s eldest brother, currently plays for French club Saint-Etienne. Mathias, on the other hand, is employed for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam.
He is unmarried,But he is engaged to Bolivian model Maria Zulay Salaues.The Couple reportedly dating in 2017.
EARLY LIFE
Paul Pogba was born on March 15, 1993, in Lagny-sur-Marne, France, to Fassou Antoine and Yeo Moriba. His parents were Guinean Muslims and lived in Conakry, Guinea, before Paul was born. Tired of poverty, the family moved to France for a better and fulfilling life. His was one of the thousands of African families that moved to Europe during the African refugee crisis in the early 1990s.He had two elder brothers, who did not move to France with their parents and decided to stay back in Guinea for the first few years. However, they joined the family eventually. Paul’s father was a distant man and never really gave enough attention to what his son did or intended to do in his life. While in school, Paul became passionate about football and decided to build a career in the sport. Soon, all three brothers became addicted to the game while their mother supported them.At the age of 6, Paul joined his very first football club, in form of ‘US Roissy-en-Brie,’ which was a few miles away from his home. Under their efficient guidance, Paul’s techniques improved significantly, and in the next seven years, he emerged as a highly competitive young player
CARRER
Pogba was promoted to the senior team on a permanent basis in the 2011-12 season.He made his Premier league debut on 31 January 2012 against Stoke City, coming on in the 72nd minute of the game.Pogba made his international debut for French national team on 22 March 2013 against Georgia in world cup 2014 qualifier match which France won 3-1. The next season in 2016, saw Paul Pogba re-transferred to Manchester United at a world record amount of £89.3 million. Back to England Paul Pogba made a difference as he helped Manchester United to the Europa League final against AFC Ajax of which they won 3-1 under the first season of Coach Jose Mourinho. That same season, Paul Pogba helped Manchester United as they also won the League Cup (Carling Cup now referred to as Carabao Cup). Although with very excellent skills, this mid-field star has been many times rated as a much-undisciplined player, which has seen him booked many times and also stated one of the reasons he was stripped off vice-captainship under the last season of Coach Jose Mourinho which was painted with a lot of complaints and caused chaos in the team. Now with current Coach O’lea Socksjær, Paul has been a very pivotal soldier under the Reds’ army.In 2018, Paul Pogba became a very important piece of the French team that won the World Cup after a disappointing defeat to Portugal in Euro 2016. Paul Pogba scored among the six goals scored in the match against Croatia of which France had four as the match ended at normal time 4-2.
International career
Pogba represented France national team at different age levels including France u16 , U17, U18 , U19 , U20 national teams.Pogba proved himself as the one of the key player of the France national team that won FIFA U20 World cup for the first time.Pogba made senior team debut for the international team in march 2013.Pogba represented France senior team in 2014 & 2018 FIFA World cups & 2016 EURO Cup, where they finished runner up in 2016 EURO & France went on winning 2018 FIFA World cup in Russia.He made two assists in victories over Honduras and Switzerland – too.Unsurprisingly, he was named in Didier Deschamps’ squad for Euro 2016 on French soil. He opened his account in the European championship with a header in a 2-0 win against Iceland in the quarter-finals. He created Antoine Griezmann’s second goal in a 2-0 victory over Germany in the last four.
NET WORTH,SALARY,INCOME
At the moment he is one of the most well-paid sports stars in the world. And also at Juventus he was among the best paid player in Italy. At the moment his Net Worth is about 49 Million Euro (45 Million Pound). His Market Value is about the same as his actual transfer fee in 2016. He has not exceeded expectations but he has also not disappointed. As such his market value is 105 Million Euro (95 Million Pound).In 2016 the midfielder signed a contract with Manchester United that nets him a whopping salary of 17.2 Million Euro per year.