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Paul Pogba

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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 (age 31)[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 place European Championship 2016
* 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)

Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer. He plays for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team. He is currently suspended for testing positive for testosterone.

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

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As of match played on 3 September 2017[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2013 7 1
2014 15 4
2015 5 0
2016 17 3
2017 5 0
Total 49 8

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "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.