Mathias Fassou Pogba (born 19 August 1990) is a Guinean professional
footballer
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who most recently played as a
forward
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for
Championnat National 2
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club
Belfort
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.
Having started his career as a youth at
Celta Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...
, Pogba played briefly for
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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in France before following his more famous brother
Paul
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to the United Kingdom, where he played for
Wrexham
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and
Crewe Alexandra
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. After four years in the English leagues, he moved to Italian
Serie B
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side
Pescara
Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...
in 2014, but returned to England with
Crawley Town
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...
only a few months later. After short spells at Scotland's
Partick Thistle
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and in the Netherlands at
Sparta Rotterdam
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, he joined
Tours
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in September 2018. During the 2019–20 season, he played in Spain for both
Manchego
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Manchego has a firm and compact consistency and a buttery textu ...
and
Lorca. Pogba has also played five times for the
Guinea national team since his debut in 2013.
Club career
Early career
After growing up in
Paris
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, Pogba joined the youth system at Spanish side
Celta Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...
along with his twin brother
Florentin. The pair left the club in 2009, with Pogba stating his time there was difficult due to language barriers, living abroad and being away from his family.
He returned to France to join
fourth division
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side
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.
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The ...
, scoring twice in the league during one season at the club. While at the club, he lived with Algerian international
Riyad Mahrez
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.
Wrexham
In September 2010, Pogba joined
Conference National
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side
Wrexham
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after a successful trial spell in August 2010.
Pogba made his Wrexham debut seven days later, coming on as a substitute for
Curtis Obeng in the 75th minute, in a 0–0 draw against
Fleetwood Town
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. It took until 3 January 2011 for Pogba to score his first Wrexham goal, in a 2–0 win over
Bath City
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. Pogba then scored two goals in two games against
Cambridge United
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and
Mansfield Town
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. His fourth goal later came on 22 February 2011, in a 1–0 win over
Wimbledon
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. His scoring form in January soon led Pogba to sign a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2012. Pogba made 29 appearances and scored four times in his first season at Wrexham.
In the 2011–12 season, Pogba played in the first two games, but was then dropped for two matches, due to an off-the-pitch issue. He returned to the first team against
Alfreton Town
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and scored his first goal of the season in a 4–1 win. By the end of December, Pogba had scored a further six times (against
Grimsby Town
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,
Hayes & Yeading United,
Luton Town
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,
Lincoln City. and two against
Gateshead
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) in 22 appearances. After being sidelined for two games due to fitness, Pogba made his return against
Forest Green Rovers
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, only to be sidelined for the third time after suffering an ankle injury. On his return, Pogba scored in a 4–1 win over Hayes & Yeading United on 18 February 2012. He later added three more goals (against
Ebbsfleet United
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The club was formed in 1946 from ...
,
Darlington
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In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
and
Braintree Town
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). He was voted the club's young player of the year during the 2011–12 season.
Out of contract at the end of the year, Pogba was offered a new two-year deal by the club, which he rejected in a bid to play football at a higher level. Wrexham boss
Andy Morrell
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Initially handed the ...
criticised Pogba's handling of the situation, describing him as "disrespectful" to the club after not informing them of his intention to leave until 48-hours before the start of the club's pre-season.
Crewe Alexandra
After leaving Wrexham, Pogba signed for
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
on 7 July 2012 on a two-year deal. After scoring eight goals in 11 pre-season friendly matches, Pogba was given the number 9 shirt ahead of the new season.
Pogba quickly made an impact when he scored twice on his debut against
Hartlepool
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in a
League Cup
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first round
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tie on 11 August. A week later, he scored on his league debut, notching a 78th minute consolation in a 2–1 defeat to
Notts County
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,
which Pogba scored two weeks later, in a 5–1 loss against
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
. However, Pogba suffered a knee injury that kept him out of action for the most of September. He made his first team return, coming on as a substitute for
A-Jay Leitch-Smith
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A graduate of the Academy at Crewe Alexandra, he played on loan for Halifax Town, Newcastle ...
in the 62nd minute, in a 1–0 loss against
Milton Keynes Dons
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on 29 September 2012. By the end of December, Pogba scored four more league goals in 20 appearances (against
Doncaster Rovers
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,
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
,
Sheffield United
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and
Oldham Athletic
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), while scoring two more goals in separate cup competitions against
Wycombe Wanderers
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and Doncaster Rovers. After two months without scoring, Pogba ended his goal drought when he scored in a 2–1 loss against
Bournemouth
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on 12 February 2013. Pogba later added four more goals - one each against
Portsmouth
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, and Colchester United and a brace against MK Dons. However, Pogba suffered a torn thigh that sidelined him for the rest of the season, resulting him having an operation. Despite missing out for the
Football League Trophy Final and the club's promotion to League One, Pogba made 41 appearances and scoring 16 times (making him the club's top scorer of the 2012–13 season) in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, the club's head physio Rob Sharp expected Pogba to be fit for the start of pre-season friendlies. Pogba was included in five pre-season matches still in shirt number 9. However, he sustained a medial ligament injury to his right knee during a 2–0 defeat to a Manchester United XI. It was announced that he would be out for at least three months. By the end of October, Pogba returned to light training under supervision from the club's head physio and conditioning coach. While regaining his fitness, Pogba signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him at the club until 2015. By the end of December, he returned to full training to maintain his fitness. Pogba made his first team return, coming on as a substitute for Leitch-Smith in the 62nd minute, in a 4–2 loss against
Rotherham United
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on 11 January 2014. He then scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season, in a 3–3 draw against
Bradford City
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Th ...
on 8 February 2014 and scored two weeks later, in a 3–1 win over
Port Vale
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. On 22 March 2014, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over
Gillingham. Pogba later added two more goals towards the final month of the season (against
Shrewsbury Town
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and Preston). Despite an injury-hit 2013–14 season, he made 22 appearances and scored five times.
Ahead of the 2014–15 season, manager
Steve Davis
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was determined that Pogba could play as a central striker, but Pogba wanted to leave Crewe despite the club's attempt to persuade him to stay. Crewe accepted a bid from
Pescara
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.
Pogba later explained in ''
The Guardian
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'' that he wanted to leave Crewe to step up to new challenges.
Pescara
Pogba signed for
Serie B
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team
Pescara
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in July 2014, joining his brother Paul of Juventus in Italy for an undisclosed fee.
He made his Pescara debut on 28 September 2014, coming on as a substitute for
Matteo Politano
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Club career Roma
Of Calabria ...
in the 84th minute, in a 2–1 loss against
Catania
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. After six months at the club, Pogba was released by Pescara, after four appearances and no goals. He said that his time at Pescara was not good, as the manager
Marco Baroni
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Playing career
Baroni started his career with Fiorentina, and reached his football ...
did not see him play and rarely talked.
Crawley Town
Pogba signed for
League One
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team
Crawley Town
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on 4 February 2015 after his release by Pescara. Three days after signing for the club, he made his Crawley Town debut, in a 2–1 loss against
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
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. He scored his first goal for Crawley Town during a 4–3 defeat to
Peterborough United
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on 25 April 2015, ending a 15-game run without scoring. Pogba scored once more in the last game of the season, a 2–1 defeat to
Coventry City
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which resulted in Crawley's relegation from League One. Days later, he left the club.
Partick Thistle
On 3 August 2015, Pogba signed a one-year contract with
Scottish Premiership
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side
Partick Thistle
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, with an option to extend by a further year. He made his Partick Thistle debut, coming on as a substitute for
Steven Lawless
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Lawless, who is a product of Motherwell's youth system, started his professional car ...
in the 50th minute, in a 2–1 loss against
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five days later. Pogba scored his first Partick Thistle goal in a 1–1 draw with
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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on 24 October 2015. He scored his second Partick Thistle goal against the same opponents on 19 March 2016, in a 2–1 victory at
New Douglas Park
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.
Pogba scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season in a 4–1
Scottish League Cup
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win over
Stenhousemuir
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. On 31 August 2016, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.
Sparta Rotterdam
On 31 August 2016, Pogba signed a one-year contract with
Eredivisie
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side
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...
. He made his Sparta debut on 27 November 2016 in a 2–2 draw with Roda. Pogba scored his first goal for Sparta on 5 March 2017 in the first minute of the game against
Feyenoord
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.
In August 2018, Pogba trialled with German
third-tier side
KFC Uerdingen
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History
The ...
. The trial, however, was cut short after one day with coach
Stefan Krämer stating that Pogba, following an injury, was not in the physical shape required to be of any help to the club.
Tours
In September 2018, Pogba joined French third tier side
Tours
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.
Manchego
On 28 July 2019, Pogba completed a move to Spain's
Manchego
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; a team in the
Castilla–La Mancha
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group of the
Tercera División
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.
Lorca
On 1 January 2020, Pogba moved to
Lorca. He was released six months later, on 1 July 2020.
Racing Murcia
On 7 August 2020, Pogba signed for Spanish
Tercera División
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side
Racing Murcia
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.
Tabor Sežana
On 16 February 2021, Pogba joined
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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team
Tabor Sežana for the remainder of the
2020–21 season.
Belfort
On 10 August 2021, Pogba joined
Championnat National 2
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team
Belfort
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for the
2021–22 season.
International career
Pogba made his debut for Guinea in an international friendly against
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
in Paris on 5 February 2013. He came off the bench to play alongside twin brother
Florentin Pogba for the final 30 minutes of Guinea's 1–1 draw.
Personal life
Pogba has two brothers who are also professional footballers. His twin brother,
Florentin, plays for Indian side
ATK Mohun Bagan
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and his younger brother,
Paul
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, plays for Italian side
Juventus
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and the
France national football team
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.
The Pogba brothers grew up in Paris. Mathias and Paul lived together while playing for Wrexham and Manchester United respectively.
Mathias was at the
Stade de France
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watching his brother Paul play an international friendly against Germany when the
Paris attacks occurred on 13 November 2015.
In 2022 Mathias was charged and detained over an alleged plot to extort money from his brother,
Paul
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*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
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the France and Juventus midfielder. Paul filed a complaint with Turin prosecutors on 16 July claiming he was the target of a €13 million (£11.29 million) blackmail plot.
Honours
Crewe Alexandra
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Football League Trophy
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:
2012–13
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1990 births
Living people
Guinean twins
French twins
Twin sportspeople
Sportspeople from Conakry
Footballers from Seine-et-Marne
Guinean footballers
Association football forwards
RC Celta de Vigo players
Quimper Kerfeunteun F.C. players
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Crawley Town F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Sparta Rotterdam players
Tours FC players
CD Manchego Ciudad Real players
Lorca FC players
Racing Murcia FC players
NK Tabor Sežana players
ASM Belfort players
Championnat National 2 players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
Serie B players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Eredivisie players
Tweede Divisie players
Championnat National 3 players
Championnat National players
Tercera División players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Guinea international footballers
Guinean expatriate footballers
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Wales
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
Guinean emigrants to France
Naturalized citizens of France
Black French sportspeople
French sportspeople of Guinean descent
Mathias