In context
- When
- Monday, March 15 199333 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
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- Person
- Paul Pogba
At a glance
Born 1993-03-15.
Known as: association football player. Citizenship: France and Guinea.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Pogba is a practicing Muslim . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He has been married to Bolivian model María Zulay Salaues since 2019 [ 3 ] and they have two children together. [ 4 ] Pogba can speak French, English, Italian, and Spanish. [ 5 ] In August 2017, Pogba spoke about the possibility of openly gay footballers in the Premier League . During a UEFA respect campaign in Monaco , Pogba said that gay footballers should be considered "equal".
Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He is currently a free agent. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, he is known for his passing, vision, physicality, shooting, and dribbling.
Early life
Educated at: Ashton-on-Mersey School.
Early life Paul Labile Pogba [ 1 ] was born on 15 March 1993 [ 2 ] in Lagny-sur-Marne , Seine-et-Marne, France, [ 3 ] to Guinean parents. [ 4 ] He has two older brothers who are twins – Florentin Pogba and Mathias Pogba – born in Guinea, who are also footballers and play for the Guinean national team . [ 5 ] Florentin last played as a defender for ATK Mohun Bagan [ 6 ] while Mathias last played as a forward for ASM Belfort . [ 6 ] As a child,
Path and career
Awards / honours: Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Why this date
Paul Pogba appears on our March 15 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
March 15 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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March 15 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Monday.
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