Paul Labile Pogba was born on March 15, 1993, in Lagny-sur-Marne, France, to Guinean parents, and grew up in nearby Roissy-en-Brie alongside his two older twin brothers, Florentin and Mathias Pogba, who also became professional footballers. He began playing organized football at age six with local club US Roissy-en-Brie, later moved to US Torcy, where he captained the under-13 side, and joined the Le Havre academy in 2007. Pogba married Zulay Pogba, a US-based model and entrepreneur, in 2019, and the couple have children together.

Pogba spent two seasons in Le Havre’s youth setup, captaining its under-16 team, before a controversial move in July 2009 took him to Manchester United’s academy in England, a transfer Le Havre contested at the time. He progressed through United’s youth ranks between 2009 and 2011, but limited first-team opportunities led him to leave for Juventus on a free transfer in 2012, a departure that triggered a compensation dispute later settled by FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber. In Turin he quickly became a key player in Juventus’s Serie A dominance, and further raised his profile by helping France win the 2013 U20 World Cup, where he was named the tournament’s best player.

Pogba won four consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus between 2012 and 2016 before Manchester United brought him back to England in August 2016 for what was then a world-record transfer fee. He won the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France, scoring in the final against Croatia, and was named to the tournament’s Best Young Player shortlist earlier in his career trajectory. After a second Manchester United spell disrupted by injuries, he rejoined Juventus as a free agent in 2022. His return to Turin was cut short when he tested positive for a banned substance, DHEA, following a Serie A match against Udinese in August 2023; he was provisionally suspended that September and given a four-year ban by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal in February 2024. On appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in October 2024 that the positive test resulted from a supplement mistakenly containing the banned substance, prescribed by a doctor in the United States, and cut the ban to 18 months backdated to September 2023, clearing him to return to competitive football from March 2025. Separately, in 2024 a French court convicted his brother Mathias and several associates over a blackmail and extortion plot against him dating back to 2021-2022, in a case that ran alongside his suspension. Pogba signed with Ligue 1 club AS Monaco in June 2025 on a two-year deal, but persistent injuries limited him to a handful of appearances during the 2025-26 season, and as of August 2026 Monaco and Pogba’s camp are reported to be negotiating an early termination of that contract, which would leave him a free agent.

At his peak as one of Manchester United’s highest earners between 2016 and 2022, Pogba’s combined salary, bonuses, and endorsement income placed him among the best-paid footballers in the world, with trackers of the time estimating his total annual earnings well into eight figures. That income fell sharply after his 2022 free-transfer return to Juventus, which reportedly came with a large pay cut from his United wages, and it fell further still once his doping suspension took him out of paid first-team football for roughly a season and a half. His Monaco deal from 2025 reflected a more modest, appearance-conditioned income compared with his mid-2010s earning peak.

Pogba’s free transfer from Manchester United to Juventus in 2012 was contract-driven rather than fee-driven, though FIFA later ordered Juventus to pay Manchester United training compensation over the move. His most significant transfer came in August 2016, when Manchester United paid Juventus a reported EUR105 million (around GBP89 million) to re-sign him, a deal that stood as a world-record transfer fee at the time and included a reported five-year contract paying a basic wage in the region of GBP290,000 per week. He rejoined Juventus on a free transfer in July 2022 on a deal reported to be worth around EUR8 million a year, a steep cut from his United wages, and that income reportedly dropped further under the terms triggered by his doping suspension. His June 2025 contract with AS Monaco was a two-year deal reported to carry a base salary of roughly EUR3.9 million for the 2025-26 season, with the club and player’s camp discussing an early termination and financial settlement as of August 2026.

Pogba signed a ten-year global endorsement deal with Adidas in 2016, reported at the time to be worth in the region of GBP31-40 million, making him one of the sportswear brand’s leading football ambassadors alongside stars such as Lionel Messi. He has also served as a global brand ambassador for PepsiCo, appearing in campaigns alongside other elite players, and held a brand ambassador role with Chinese electronics company TCL from 2020. More recent endorsement ties have included the French jewelry and accessories brand APM Monaco and eyewear label CHIMI, reflecting his relocation to Monaco and rebuilding public profile following his return from suspension.

In 2025, ahead of his Monaco return, Pogba and his wife Zulay helped launch Pogba MDXCIII, a luxury streetwear and lifestyle clothing brand whose name references his March 15, 1993 birthdate in Roman numerals, offering apparel including tracksuits, t-shirts, and accessories. In 2026 he took an investment stake in Al Haboob, a Saudi Arabian camel racing team, describing the venture as connected to culture and legacy rather than a purely financial play. These ventures sit alongside his long-standing football-adjacent commercial deals and mark a broader shift toward off-pitch business interests as his playing career has been interrupted by injury and suspension.

Pogba bought a five-bedroom mansion in Cheshire, near Manchester, in 2017 for a reported GBP2.9 million, a property that famously includes a personalized indoor five-a-side football pitch nicknamed the “P.P. Arena,” a swimming pool, and a home cinema. His broader property holdings have been reported to include homes in Manchester, Miami, Turin, and Monaco, with his overall real estate worth estimated in the region of $10 million. He has also assembled a car collection valued at more than GBP1 million, including a Ferrari 812 Superfast, Rolls-Royce Wraith, Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, Bentley Flying Spur, and Bentley Bentayga, among other high-end models.