Paul Pogba is a soccer player for the English club Manchester United and the French team. He became famous for his performances for the Juventus Turin. During his career, he became the winner of the championship of Italy and the UEFA Europa League, and as part of the French team he became vice-champion of Europe.
Athlete Biography
Football player Paul Pogba (photo of the player posted in the article) was born in March 1993 in the French town of Lagny-sur-Mani near Paris. His parents were emigrants from Guinea.
In addition to Paul, the family had two more sons - the twins Florentin and Matias. Both of them also became footballers. Florentin stands for Saint Etienne, and Matthias defends the colors of the Scottish club Patrick Thistle.
Future star football player Pogba began to engage in this sport at the age of six. He played for the local children's team Roissy-en-Brie.
The beginning of a professional career
In 2006, Pogba was invited to play for the Torsi football club, where he was immediately entrusted with the captain's armband. Scouts from more eminent French clubs often came to games with his participation. Therefore, it is not surprising that since 2007, Paul Pogba is a Le Havre footballer.
Playing for the youth composition of the new team, the 14-year-old midfielder attracted attention from breeders of European grandees, including Arsenal, Juventus and Liverpool.
But the most efficient were the scouts of Manchester United. It was with this club that the 16-year-old football player Pogba signed an official contract.
Manchester United Performances
The young Frenchman gradually began to look for his place in the new team. At first he played for the youth team, and in the fall of 2010 he was included in the reserve structure of the “Red Devils”. Over time, he became the main player of the double.
In February 2011, football player Pogba and several other promising young men, Alex Ferguson, made a bid for the FA Cup match against the modest Crowley Town team. It was then that the Frenchman got his number at Manchester United - he got a T-shirt with number 42. Unfortunately, he sat that game on the bench for the substitutes, and did not get a chance to prove himself for the main team.
The 18-year-old midfielder was waiting for his debut for another six months. September 20, he replaced in the game for the Football League Cup against Leeds United. A month later, he held another cup match.
In January 2012, the French footballer Pogba first played in the English Premier League. He replaced the match against Stoke City. Until the end of the season he went on the field several more times, mainly for a substitution.
A paltry little playing time did not suit the young and ambitious Frenchman. At the end of the championship, Paul did not want to renew the contract and left Manchester United. In total, the “Red Devils” Frenchman spent 3 seasons in which only 7 times went on the field.
Relocation to Italy
In August 2012, football player Pogba signed a four-year contract with Turin Juventus. On October 20, his debut in Serie A. took place. Replacing the match against Napoli, the 19-year-old midfielder managed to score a goal.
In January of the following year, Paul first made a “double” in the game with “Udinese”. Moreover, both goals of the football player Pogba were very beautiful: at first he scored with a magnificent shot under the crossbar from a 30-meter distance, and in the second half he again forced the goalkeeper to take the ball out of the net after a perfectly accurate shot into the far corner.
In total, in the 2012/13 season, the football player Pogba (whose photo as part of Juventus is posted in our article) played in 37 official matches and scored 5 goals. He became the second 19-year-old player of the Turin club, who scored a minimum of 5 goals in Serie A. Prior to him, only the legendary Alessandro Del Piero had such an achievement.
Gradually gaining experience, over time, Pogba became an irreplaceable player for Juventus. In the 2014/15 season, he became one of the leaders of the Bianconeri in terms of performance - 10 goals in 41 matches. Then there were rumors about his transfer to other clubs.
However, the move did not take place. Pogba remained in Juventus, with whom he became the champion of Italy for the fourth time in a row, and the second time - the owner of the Cup of the country.
At the end of the season, he said goodbye to the Turin club. In total, “Juventus” Pogba in various tournaments held 178 matches, in which he scored 34 goals.
Return to Manchester
In August 2016, the transfer of the football player Pogba to Manchester United took place. Moreover, his sum was at that time a record - it amounted to 105 million euros.
Already on August 19, the French midfielder in the starting lineup of the “Red Devils” to the game against “Southampton”. He spent all 90 minutes on the field and became the best in his team in terms of the number of exact passes. A month later, Pogba for the first time scored for Manchester United at the goal of the current champion of England, Leicester.
But best of all, Paul proved to be in the UEFA Europa League. He played in all 15 matches, scored 3 goals, with one of them in the final match against Ajax. At the end of the tournament, he was recognized as the best player in the Europa League 2016/17.
Team appearances
In 1999, the 16-year-old football player Pogba was given the choice of which team he wants to play for - for Guinea, where his parents were from, or for France, where he was born. He chose the second option, while his older brothers chose to play for an African country.
The midfielder went through all the youth teams of France, but he achieved the greatest success with the U-19 team. At the Youth European Championship in 2012 as a captain, he became the bronze medalist of the continental championship.
The magnificent game of football player Pogba in the “Juventus” drew the attention of the coach of the national team Didier Deschamps. He was included in the team for the World Cup. In Brazil, Paul not only scored a goal against Nigeria, but also became a key player in his team.
At home EURO 2016, Pogba was one of the leaders of the French team. He again managed to score a goal, this time against the gates of the Iceland national team in the quarterfinal match. As a result of the tournament, the midfielder became the vice-champion of Europe.
Extra-football life
About his personal life, Paul does not like to spread. From time to time, the cameras of journalists spotted him with another girlfriend. It is now known that since 2014 he has been dating an unknown girl from Italy, whom he met when playing for Juventus.
No less interesting among the fans of the French midfielder was the hairstyle of the football player Pogba. He is a big fan of experimenting with his hair. From time to time, completely unusual patterns appear on his head - from a musical staff or a bat right up to a leopard coloring.