Profession: Football Player
Year Of Birth: March 15th 1993
Current Team: Manchester United F.C.
Nationality: French & Guinean
Position: Midfielder
- “I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don’t like to be second or third: they’re the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you’re on the way, but you want to finish first.” – Paul Pogba
- “I only think about the pitch. I want to do great. I want to be one of the best. I want to win titles. I want to achieve things.” – Paul Pogba
- “I’m someone who says what he thinks.” – Paul Pogba
- “The real Pogba is the one you see every time. You know, when I’m on the pitch, I cannot act. I’m not an actor. So when I’m in the pitch, I like to joke and laugh, and outside the pitch, I’m the same. For me, I’m normal. I come and play football.” – Paul Pogba
- “I grew up in a flat with my brothers and my cousins. My brothers were in the same bed.” – Paul Pogba
- “I’m not trying to say that I’m the strongest, only that I want to be. I may not be among the most beloved players, but that’s not my target. I’m working to be the best.” – Paul Pogba
- “I want to become a legend, like Pele or Maradona. Or more than them.” – Paul Pogba
- “I want to win this World Cup and to do that you have to make sacrifices. Defending isn’t my strong point, I’m not Kante, but I’ll happily do it. I have grown up and matured.” – Paul Pogba
- “Outside of football, I just love life, you know. We’re lucky to play football, to have all this body. Everyone’s watching us. You see how many people they come and watch the game. It’s unbelievable, you see how many people attend, they shout your name and just enjoy life.” – Paul Pogba
- “There are so many things in life that make you sad, you have to be happy.” – Paul Pogba
- “We can not love everyone and be loved by everyone. It would be perfection, and nothing is perfect in this world.” – Paul Pogba
- “When you lose someone you love, you don’t think the same way. And that’s why I say I enjoy life: because it goes very fast.” – Paul Pogba
- “Outside football, I just love life, you know. We’re lucky to play football, to have all this body. Everyone’s watching us. You see how many people, they come and watch the game. It’s unbelievable, you see how many people they come. They shout your name and just enjoy life.” – Paul Pogba
- “I wanted to show the world, to show United that I was ready to play and I was motivated to play. This comeback just showed that I left United, but the power of my heart was still here, to be honest.” – Paul Pogba
- “My dad was a very strong man, very stubborn as well.” – Paul Pogba
- “I really loved football from a young age. And my only thought, my only objective in life, was to be a professional footballer.” – Paul Pogba
- “Creativity is a huge part of my game as a player. It helps open doors which others don’t see.” – Paul Pogba
- “I like to try new looks and new haircuts. It’s part of who I am.” – Paul Pogba
- “That’s why we love football: it’s not about the money or about the hairstyle or the dancing. We want to see beautiful goals, great tackles, fair play, and all this stuff.” – Paul Pogba
- “Give up? I don’t know what that means.” – Paul Pogba
- “Fashion has always been as big a part of my life as football has.” – Paul Pogba
- “I want to work, to be a great, to win everything.” – Paul Pogba
- “If I play a bad game, I know I played a bad game. If I play a good game, I know I played a good game. So I don’t need anyone to tell me if I did good or bad – because I know it.” – Paul Pogba
- “My family always helped me. I had people around me who always pushed me to be the best: my dad, my mum. My dad used to play and coach as well. But I wasn’t born with shiny things.” – Paul Pogba
- “I try to not take myself too seriously and just have fun when I’m not playing.” – Paul Pogba