Paul Pogba

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Pogba's career is marked by historic achievements. He is one of the few players to have won the Golden Boy, Bravo Award, and FIFA World Cup Best Young Player. He scored in the 2018 World Cup final, becoming the first French player to do so since Zinedine Zidane in 2006. His €105 million transfer to Manchester United in 2016 was a world record at the time. He has been ranked among the world's best midfielders by ESPN, The Guardian, and FourFourTwo.

AwardsPogba has won numerous individual and team awards. He received the Golden Boy in 2013, the Bravo Award in 2014, and the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player in 2014. He was named in the UEFA Team of the Year and FIFPro World XI in 2015, and the PFA Team of the Year in 2019. His greatest team achievement is winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France, where he scored in the final.

Honours & Distinctions

Knight of the Legion of Honour

French Government·2018

Awarded to the 2018 World Cup-winning squad.

Rankings & Lists

Top 10 Midfielders in the World

ESPN FC·2018

100 Best Footballers in the World

The Guardian·2018

Best Players in the World

FourFourTwo·2015

Magazine Covers

TIME

September 2018

The King of the World?

GQ (UK)

June 2018

The Most Expensive Player in the World

Vanity Fair (Italy)

July 2018

The New King of Football

Sports Illustrated

July 2018

The World Cup's Biggest Star

Records & Feats

Highest transfer fee for a Manchester United player

Transfer Record·2016

Pogba's €105 million return to Manchester United in 2016 remains the club's highest transfer fee paid.

First French player to score in a World Cup final since Zinedine Zidane

Historic First·2018

Pogba scored France's third goal in the 2018 World Cup final against Croatia.

Only player to win Golden Boy, Bravo Award, and World Cup Best Young Player

Career Milestone·2014

Pogba is the only footballer to have won all three prestigious young player awards.