Paul Pogba is a talented professional footballer who plays for English Premier League side Manchester United and represents France internationally.
Biography (Age)
Pogba was born on March 15, 1993 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, Paul Labile Pogba, to Fassou Antoine and Yeo Moriba, immigrant parents from Guinea.
Around the age of 6, Pogba started playing football. He signed up for US Roissy-en-Brie where he played six seasons before moving to US Torcy. He was the best player in his new team where he was named captain. After an impressive first season, he joined professional club Le Harve. The skinny midfielder continued to impress the team’s young players, helping them finish second in the National Under-16 Championship.
In July 2009, after being closely watched by Manchester United, Paul Pogba decided to exchange his French club for the English giants. The news of his decision to leave the French side caused an uproar between all the clubs involved and a FIFA investigation into allegations that United stole the player. The player, however, completed his move and settled into his new club, impressing all the youth team coaches before being selected in the first team for an FA Cup fifth round tie in February 2011.
For the 2011-12 season, Pogba was promised Sir Alex Ferguson played regularly in the first team, but he got stuck in the reserve. He made a few substitute appearances for the first team, but this did not satisfy him as he opted to leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expired. His next stop was Italy, who had signed a four-year contract with Juventus.
Pogba regularly saw his first team clash with his new side and received plaudits for his performances. He was then named Golden Boy 2013, an award given to the best young player in Europe. He continued his meteoric rise the following season making more appearances than any other player at the club in all competitions. Pogba was then selected for the 2014 Ballon d’Or, the youngest player on the list of 23 candidates. He played for the Italian giants until the summer of 2016 when Manchester United paid €105million in registration fees for the world record.
With Juventus, Pogba won a total of 8 trophies along with several other individual honors that he could replicate in the Premier League.
International career
Barely 20, Paul Pogba made his international debut for France, having previously played for their various youth teams, the last of which as captain of the Under-20 side to a U-20 World Cup win. 20 of FIFA. A year later, in 2014, Pogba was named the best young player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He went on to be part of the team that finished runners-up at the 2016 European Championships and is currently hoping to win the FIFA World Cup. FIFA World 2018 in Russia.
Paul Pogba Brother, Girlfriend
Paul Pogba has two older brothers; FlorentinPelle and Mathias Fassou Pogba, twins born August 19, 1990 in Conakry, Guinea. Like their famous younger brother, the Pogba twins play football professionally, but nonetheless represent their country of birth on the international stage.
When it comes to personal relationships, PaulPogba has always kept a low profile unlike most of his colleagues who never miss an opportunity to show off the pretty women by their side. However, due to the extent of World Cup media coverage, the players’ wives and girlfriends have been enlightened and we can definitely tell you that Pogba is head over heels in love with his Bolivian model girlfriend, Maria Salaues..
Miss Salaues, who has been pictured supporting her man in Russia, including his mother, reportedly started dating the Manchester United midfielder in 2017 after they met during his summer vacation in Los Angeles. Reports have surfaced in Manchester and Paris suggesting she may be moving to Europe from America and an engagement announcement may be made.
Religion
Paul Pogba is a practicing Muslim. It surprised many in 2016 when news of the flamboyant superstar’s religion broke and photos surfaced of him dressed in white in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Pogba is said to have been a practicing Muslim for many years after he and his brothers were introduced to the religion by their devout Muslim mother.
Height, weight and other facts
Birth name: Paul Labile Pogba
Date of birth: March 15, 1993
Place of birth : Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Occupation: Football player
Height: 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m)
Weight: 84 kg (190 lbs)