Pogba gained recognition for his outstanding performances for Juventus which helped secure him a return to Manchester United, where he had previously spent three years, including two as an academy product.
Pogba won four Scudetti and lifted the Coppa Italia twice in Turin before returning to Old Trafford for a then-world record £94million in Auguist 2016.
Despite the price tag, Pogba only won Europa League and the League Cup in 2017 while at Manchester United and struggled to cement his place in the team.
He left Old Trafford at the end of his contract in the summer of 2022 to rejoin Juventus on a free transfer.
But, Pogba struggled with injury on his return to Juventus and was banned for four years in March 2024 after being provisially suspended since September 2023 after he tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).
At international level in his first appearance at a major international tournament, Pogba was awarded FIFA’s Best Young Player at the 2014 World Cup before scoring in the final four years later to inspire France to a 4-2 victory over Luka Modric's Croatia.
Four years later he was part of the France squad that won the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and he scored in the final.
In 2009, Pogba confirmed his move to Manchester United’s academy from Le Havre, a decision lambasted by president Jean-Pierre Louvel, who alleged the switch was extrinsic-motivated with a house and $110,000 on the table.
Ironically, Le Havre were accused of doing something similar by Pogba's previous academy club Torcy. Man Utd were cleared of any wrongdoing by FIFA in 2010, with Le Havre reaching a confidential agreement with the Premier League outfit.
Following impressive performances in the Under-18s in 2009/10, Pogba was promoted to the first team and made his debut for the reserves in November 2010 against Bolton Wanderers. Pogba also continued to play for the Under-18s and contributed to the team's FA Youth Cup triumph that season against Sheffield United.
In 2011, the Frenchman made his first-team debut in domestic cup games and featured in a 3-0 victory over bitter rivals Leeds United in the EFL Cup. He made his Premier League debut at the start of 2012 and would play in a single UEFA Europa League fixture, replacing Michael Carrick against Athletic Bilbao. However, despite being given some playing time, the club and player could not agree terms on a new deal.
Pogba would then join Juventus on a free transfer before returning to Old Trafford in 2016 under Jose Mourinho. Agent Mino Raiola reportedly received a payment of $43.5million from Juventus for his part in selling Pogba for $116million.
In his first season back in Manchester, Pogba played alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic and helped the side win the EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League, guiding the team back into the Champions League in the process. Pogba ended the season with nine goals and six assists in all competitions.
A hamstring injury against Basel in Europe hampered Pogba during the 2017/18 campaign and this saw him miss eight matches. Despite scoring more league goals in fewer appearances, Pogba received criticism for his inconsistency during a campaign where Man Utd finished runners-up to Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League and FA Cup, respectively.
The following season went from bad to worse, with it becoming apparent that the relationship between Pogba and Mourinho had broken down. Having been named as club captain prior to the 2018/19 season, the French ace was stripped of the captaincy in September 2018 and would never lead the club again under the Portuguese, who branded Pogba as a 'virus' on the team. Mourinho was sacked in December 2018 after defeat to Liverpool.
A resurgence in form soon followed under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and despite a turnaround in results, a late slump would see Man Utd miss out on a Champions League spot by finishing sixth. Pogba ended the season with his best return, scoring 16 goals and having 11 assists. He was subsequently named in the Premier League Team of the Year.
In the summer of 2019, Pogba announced he wanted to leave the club with the hope of securing a return to Juventus or Real Madrid. A reported offer of around $31million plus James Rodriguez from Real boss Zinedine Zidane was rejected, with the bid being deemed too low.
Pogba admitted there was a 'question mark' over his future following victory in the opening game of the 2019/20 season against Frank Lampard's Chelsea.
Pogba - under pressure from fans to commit his future to the club - missed a penalty in the next game against Wolverhampton Wanderers and received racist abuse on social media for squandering the chance. Pogba returned to the set-up after recovering from surgery during lockdown and helped Man Utd finish the season in third position.
In 2020, the club triggered a contractual clause to extend his stay at Old Trafford for another year.
After another underwhelming season in 2021/22, where he scored one goal in just 20 Premier League appearances, Pogba announced he was leaving Manchester United at the end of his contract.
Pogba's return to Italy was marred by injury,. He made just ten appearances across all competitions in the 2022/23 season, the majority of those from the bench.
The France international tested positive for testosterone in a random drugs test following Juventus’ Serie A game against Udinese on August 20, when he was an unused substitute.
After the Italian anti-doping body issued a statement on Monday, September 11 confirming Pogba's suspension, Juventus said the club would now consider “the next procedural steps”.
Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal confirmed Pogba positive sample for testosterone.
Earlier in the day, Pogba had claimed he was almost driven to walk away from football after allegedly being blackmailed by an organised crime gang.
The 30-year-old’s brother Mathias was detained in September 2022 on suspicion of involvement in the alleged plot, which Paul Pogba claimed amounted to a bid to extort £11.1million from him.
Mathias Pogba was released in December and denies the charges.
Pogba was banned for four years in March 2024 after being provisially suspended since September 2023 after he tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).
After a lengthy appeal process, the 31-year-old had his ban reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on October 4, which will allow him to resume his career in March 2025.
The CAS judgment found Pogba’s ingestion of the banned substance “was not intentional” and was the result of erroneously taking a supplement prescribed to him by a medical doctor in Florida.
In an interview with Sky Sports News, the 2018 World Cup winner reiterated he has always been a clean athlete.
Pogba said: “I mean when you see me, you know me and people know me so even when all the thing happened, they were like ‘no, for sure we know Paul, he would never take that. If he did, he didn’t know or it wasn’t on purpose’. And this is totally the truth.
“I am an honest person and I would say it. At the end, I would say it ‘yes I did because I felt like I need it’ and that’s not the case. This is not me. I am not a cheater.
“I am someone who loves my sport, I love the game and I would never ever. I don’t like to cheat. I like to win fairly and people know that. You see it. You see me, I am someone who is a bad loser, but I am not a cheater. That’s for sure.”
He started France's opening game, playing in central midfield as they comfortably defeated Honduras 3-0. Pogba then came off the bench in the following game and assisted Karim Benzema in a 5-2 victory over Switzerland.
Things would get better for Pogba, who delivered a match-winning performance in a 2-0 round of 16 victory over Nigeria. Pogba, who scored the opening goal, was awarded FIFA's Man of the Match. Eventual winners Germany eliminated France in the quarter-finals, but Pogba was named the Best Young Player of the tournament.
At Euro 2016, where France were the hosts of the competition, Pogba endured an indifferent campaign as manager Didier Deschamps received criticism for playing him out of position in the opening game before benching him for their second group stage fixture against Andorra.
In 2018, Pogba was instrumental in helping France get over their Euro hangover, participating in wins over Belgium and Argentina in the knockout stages before scoring in their 4-2 victory over Croatia in the World Cup final.
Pogba was once again a key player for France at Euro 2020, where he appeared to raise his game on the international stage once more.
He started all of France's games in the competition, but his best game came, perhaps cruelly, in the game in which Les Blues were eliminated.
However, the Swiss were able to stage a late rally and force a penalty shootout. Pogba stepped up first for France and scored, but Switzerland won the shootout when Kylian Mbappe missed.
In October 2020, Pogba confirmed he would be 'taking legal action' over reports from the Middle East that he was retiring from the national team after comments made by president Emmanuel Macron about Islam. Macron referred to Islam as 'the source of international terrorism'. Pogba branded it as 'fake news'.
Pogba has two twin brothers: Florentin and Mathias, who are both professional soccer players.
Florentin is a defender for Indian side ATK Mohun Baga and the Guinea national team. Mathias, meanwhile, has had spells in France, England, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands although he has never spent more than two seasons at a club.
Pogba took a significant pay cut to rejoin Juventus. He is believed to be earning £160,000 per week in Turin, nearly half of the £300,000 he was reportedly earning at Old Trafford.
His net worth is believed to be around £105million.
Outside of football, Pogba promotes charities to end racism and clean oceans. Pogba has his own charity called the Pogba Foundation, which focuses on delivering clean drinking water in Africa.
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